Our team has deep AI credentials

Our team are some of the most experienced AI engineers, researchers and commercial implementation managers on the planet, with two decades of experience.

Our CEO's previous AI company was acquired by IBM. Before that, she founded a search engine company that went public.

Our divisions are:

  • Advanced AI and special projects (e.g. Robotics, Space, Quantum)
  • Product and Customer journey
  • Public Benefit, Clinical Trials
  • Operations
The Akin team: the wider team together, CEO Liesl Yearsley working with an engineer, and the team with an Akin robot
From one mum to another

“As a caregiver and working mum I have been looking for this technology my whole life, which is why I founded aKin”

Our founder's story

Liesl Yearsley - CEO

The idea for aKin's Hey Pixi came to our founder after a personal journey. While building enterprise grade AI systems for large corporations as a working mum she realised two things:

  • AI systems have more influence on daily life than people realise. They learn everything about us, communicate in ways that are natural and intuitive, and shape our behaviours every day.
  • Nobody was applying deep tech and AI to solve a problem she lived every day: trying to contribute to society by working, but also as a primary caregiver running a home and caring for the well-being of people she loved.

The resulting epiphany was – what if big-tech really cared? What if tech could understand our hopes and our dreams, and help us live our best lives? Imagine the impact on society if a caring technology supported us in our daily lives, reflected our values, and used this to manage the activities of daily living. Assisting with meal plans, chores, managing time and resources, fun and relaxation, and optimising for life outcomes.

As a Public Benefit Corporation, we build AI for the good of people and society.

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