Technical due diligence, ecosystem activation, and strategic translation for frontier technologies — from first discovery to funded deployment.
OFI is a strategic intelligence and translation firm founded in Cambridge, UK.
We serve as the intelligence layer between the UK Golden Triangle’s frontier-tech ecosystem and global partners—delivering the scientific conviction required by founders, operators and investors to back the next generation of breakthrough technology.
Through ecosystem activation and bespoke advisory, we ensure the frontier isn’t just discovered, but deployed.
Discuss a mandateDecision-quality intelligence. Know exactly where the technology is.
Institutional-grade assessment across quantum computing, AI systems, synthetic biology, advanced materials, space technology, and fusion. TRL 1–9 mapping, IP landscape, competitive moat, team depth, and investment-readiness. We surface what others miss — the technical conviction to act, not just another report.
The rooms where deep tech becomes ventures. We build them.
The infrastructure where frontier science becomes live deal flow — for founders, researchers, and the investors who back them. Hackathons, salons, and innovation programmes that generate real pipeline, not just footfall. 9 programmes. 2,000+ vetted builders. £100K+ in prizes.
Discoveries don't commercialise themselves. We close that gap.
Academic-industry partnership structuring, translational roadmaps, go-to-market strategy, and sovereign programme advisory. We convert research assets into investment-ready ventures — structuring the deals that move frontier science to market. One point of contact. Full-spectrum capability.
A curated gathering where seed-stage and beyond founders meet angels, family offices, and VCs actively deploying capital in longevity biotech and deeptech startups. No panels, no pitches to the room — just the kind of 1:1 relationship building that actually moves things forward.
GetSeen Ventures, a GenerativeAI co-creation lab. Organised the first ever AI hackathon at the University of Cambridge. Delivered 10+ events including 4 AI/GenAI hackathons and a GenAI bootcamp across Cambridge and London. Ran institutional-grade due diligence on 100+ AI and DeepTech startups — spanning seed through growth stage — assessing technical moat, IP position, and commercial readiness.
5+ Hackathons. Cambridge · Oxford · London · Berlin · Paris · Stockholm. 2,000+ registrations. 450+ vetted builders — AI engineers, scientists, clinicians, and founders — competing for £100K in prizes with 150+ mentors. Partners include Alpha Intelligence Capital, Apple, Daphni VC, Exo Labs, HSBC Innovation Banking, Hugging Face, Huma, Lyceum, Netmind, and Zerve etc.
Two landmark programmes at University of Cambridge, UK: the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre Entrepreneurship Summer School, equipping researchers with commercialisation skills and venture formation fundamentals; and the first CRUK AI × Cancer Biology Hackathon.
Each is a standalone engagement. Most clients use two or three — start wherever the knowledge gap sits.
We identify the frontier — what's real, what's noise, where the science is vs where the hype says it is. Deep primary research, academic networks, and TRL-grounded analysis.
Investor-grade due diligence: IP mapping, technology readiness, competitive landscape, team, and commercial translation pathway. We call it how we see it.
From insight to motion. Hackathons, salons, innovation programmes, partnership structures — we build the scaffolding that moves ideas toward capital and deployment.
Strategic translation for the commercialisation gap. Academic-industry partnerships, roadmaps, and advisory for organisations ready to deploy what science has already discovered.
For technical due diligence, strategic advisory, or sovereign-scale mandates. Our response time is under 48 hours.