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Two engineers who've been
fighting this bottleneck
for a decade.

Alexey and Elie founded Hypercritical^ to tackle a problem they had wrestled with for over a decade — the lack of capacity and capability in software had become a bottleneck, preventing new technologies from being developed at the pace we need. They created Hyperpilot^, and at its core is a milestone in controls engineering: an artificial engineering super-intelligence.

Founders
Elie Talj
Elie Talj
Co-founder · CEO

Worked in the UK's automotive industry for over a decade. Led everything from the development of ultra-high power-density batteries at McLaren Automotive, to the entire electric powertrain at Arrival, where he met Alexey. From that point on, it was only a matter of time before Hypercritical^ would be founded.

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Alexey Barinov
Alexey Barinov
Co-founder · CPO

A physicist by training, and his first job was Marussia Motors' youngest ever engineering manager. At the next company, he led a team of over 120 people before joining Arrival in 2018. His leadership of the entire High Voltage system was critical in enabling Arrival's journey from startup to the UK's largest public listing.

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Funding partners
/ Investor
Join Capital
join.capital
/ Investor
Octopus Ventures
octopusventures.com
/ Investor
Plug and Play
plugandplaytechcenter.com
/ Investor
tiny.vc
tiny.vc
How we build

Redefine how software is built.
One odd piece at a time.

We build differently. We're deep in the weird parts of tech — where the rules aren't written yet. That means faster decisions. Sharper thinking. Relentless curiosity. We have a bold vision for the future of software development, and we plan to shape it.

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