The best AI work doesn’t come from people who all think the same way. It comes from weather engineers who retrained as lawyers, playwrights who learned to talk to machines, and computer scientists who grew up across languages and countries.
We’re building this team around a simple conviction: in an AI world, what matters most is everything beyond the technical skills. The questions you ask. The cultures you’ve navigated. The careers you’ve reinvented. AI amplifies whatever you already know, which means the broader and more diverse the experience, the better the work.
These are the people behind Activate Intelligence. So far.
Evgeniya SvintsovaEvgeniya began with an engineering degree in weather systems and optical-electronical devices in Moscow. She retrained as a lawyer, then moved to the UK in 2019 and pivoted into software development. She speaks Russian and English fluently and is learning Spanish. Her approach to AI is that it’s a tool, not an oracle.Mollie SempleMollie studied English Literature at Cambridge and trained as an actor. She is a playwright whose debut Loneliness and Other Adventures premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe. She joined Activate Intelligence as a prompt artist, bringing a unique blend of creative writing and AI skills.Paolo ValdemarinOriginally from Gorizia on the Italian-Slovenian border, Paolo has spent the last eleven years in London. He founded Activate Intelligence after running Activate Studio building digital products for startups. He sees AI as an amplifier of whatever you already know.Usama KhaliqUsama studied computer science and completed a Masters in Artificial Intelligence at London Metropolitan University. Originally from Lahore, he grew up in northern Italy before moving to London. He speaks Italian, English, Urdu, some German and a little Hindi.Wei Lian TeoWei studied Computer Science at Loughborough, worked in data and experimentation roles at MUBI and Entain, and completed a Masters in Artificial Intelligence at London Metropolitan University. Originally from Malaysia, he speaks English, Mandarin and Malay.
