Innovation today is stifled by fragmentation, bureaucracy, and misaligned incentives. People have rightly started to question our innovation ecosystems, as talented individuals with transformative ideas face unnecessary barriers while technology too often fails to address our most pressing challenges.
Innovation today is stifled by fragmentation, bureaucracy, and misaligned incentives. People have rightly started to question our innovation ecosystems, as talented individuals with transformative ideas face unnecessary barriers while technology too often fails to address our most pressing challenges.
Telos House empowers exceptional talent through a comprehensive ecosystem that bridges potential and real-world impact. By providing living spaces, grants, and specialized facilities in one integrated framework, we create the missing link in innovation. Our place-based approach makes breakthrough work visible to the surrounding community, demonstrating tangible impacts and rebuilding trust in technology's ability to genuinely advance human flourishing.
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Residential Programmes
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Scholarships & Fellowships
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Application-Focused Research Circles
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Space, Labs & Resources
Fellows
Residents
Partner Organisations
Scholarship Programmes
Mission
In just over a year, Telos House has created a tight-knit ecosystem that has fostered success, creating both commercial and non-commercial outputs.
PMV of Resident-Built Startups
Research Groups Incepted
Our Residency is an invitation-only programme where residents can live and work together, 24/7. Our space combines private accommodations, collaborative workspaces, ideation zones, and maker facilities.
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Location: King's Cross
Walking distance from DeepMind, the Francis Crick Institute, and St Pancras Station
High-Quality Amenities
Quiet Workspaces, Penthouse, Brainstorming Rooms, Gym + more
Serendipity
Easy access to ideas, advice and help from other talented residents.
Deep Community
Build meaningful relationships that transcend your work.
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Elite Research Community
Immediate integration with top-tier researchers from leading global institutions.
Collaborative Thesis Platform
Opportunities to co-develop and publish groundbreaking research across disciplines.
Research Acceleration Channels
Direct connections to critical research agencies and strategic platforms.
Commercialisation Pathways
Strategic support to transform research into viable market opportunities.
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Dedicated Hacker Space
Advanced equipment and experimental environments for creative technology development.
Elite Peer Collective
Collaboration with exceptional minds driving technological breakthroughs.
Real-World Problem Solving
Developing practical solutions and gathering critical user feedback on emerging technologies.
Commercialisation Pathways
Strategic support to transform tech innovations into market-ready products.
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Investor Network
Strategic connections to leading investors, Venture Capital, and funding opportunities.
Mentorship Ecosystem
Powerful network of experienced mentors, design partners, and strategic advisors.
Strategic Location
Prime ecosystem for customer discovery, networking, and rapid venture development.
Talent and Resources
Access to critical team members, design expertise, and technological collaboration.
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A Premier Property
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Scientist-In-Residence
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Technologist-In-Residence
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Entrepreneur-In-Residence
Our Circles Initiative convene cross-sector experts to solve complex challenges. Through our proprietary methodology, specialized software, and design frameworks, we develop actionable conclusions that directly inform structured research and development pathways.
The Three C Framework
Our systematic approach, where we contextualise, conceptualise, and codify complex problems.
Cross-Sector Perspectives
We bring together innovators, public servants, leaders, and frontline experts, so no viewpoint is missed.
Real-Time Dialogue Mapping
We build software to track conversational dynamics for meaningful, balanced engagement.
Spatial Design
We create/design spatial environments that nurture natural dialogue and real-world insights.
Dialectical Mapping
Visualizing interdisciplinary connections and the nuanced flow of collaborative discourse.
Knowledge Support
AI assistants enabling participation by translating technical complexity for all backgrounds.
Narrative Integration
Weaving individual experiences into a cohesive, coordinated stream of collective insight, centred around the problem statement.
Deliverable Capture
Preserving critical agreements and actionable insights beyond momentary disagreements.
Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives
Participants representing frontline workers, innovation leaders, private sector, and public sector.
Committed Stakeholders
Participants with skin-in-the-game, and a direct personal stake in resolving the challenge.
Real-World Experience
Participants with contributions grounded in tangible, lived understanding of the problem.
Invitation-Only Participation
Carefully selected individuals uniquely positioned to drive meaningful dialogue.
Spheres of Impact
We create a comprehensive roadmap detailing all deliverables, with specific participants assigned to each action.
Full Circle
The "Full Circle" is our comprehensive report of the circle, including the dialectical map, gleaned insights, and key conclusions.
Advisory Circle
Steering committees to ensure continued progress and strategic implementation.
Circling Back
Ongoing support in the circle's objectives, with updates and deliverable tracking.
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A Unique Format
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AI-Native
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Curated Participants
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Output Driven
For senior members who contribute strategic guidance, institutional knowledge, and valuable networks to accelerate our community's breakthrough innovations and overall impact.
A Forum of Leaders
Curated network of seasoned leaders with decades of experience, proven track records, and global impact.
Cross-Sector Mobilization
Rapidly activate expertise from diverse sectors and domains of expertise.
Operational Readiness
Network primed and ready to directly engage in and drive transformative projects.
Precision Introductions
We've built proprietary software for enabling strategic, targeted collaboration and connection.
Project Development
Dedicated support in developing and advancing aligned projects and initiatives.
Talent Activation
Access to exceptional talent across fellows, residents, scholars, and broader community.
Spotlighting Projects
Featuring our project showcase, courting top talent across our network and key platforms.
Partnership Mobilisation
Activating our network to ensure projects receive critical support and visibility.
High-Impact Project Advisory
Providing critical guidance to projects within Telos House, such as those made by other fellows, residents, or scholars, with significant societal and industry potential.
Committee Leadership
Serving on key research and steering committees addressing complex challenges.
Intentional Partnerships
Establishing deep connections with aligned initiatives through targeted advisory roles.
Strategic Direction
Fellows form our trusted cadre of advisors whose experience and expertise guide and influence the long-term direction of Telos House.
Host Events
Events for fellows at our global locations, including fellow-recommended gatherings.
Circles Priority
Priority consideration for fellow recommendations and participation in circles relevant to their expertise.
Exclusive Access
Curated list of invitation-only events and experiences through Telos House.
Regular Gatherings
Regular gatherings creating natural spaces for fellows to connect with the broader Telos ecosystem.
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Strategic Network
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Project Building
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Advisory & Influence
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Events & Circles
Our scholarship programmes ensure financial circumstances never prevent exceptional talent from participating in our programmes.
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Residency Fast-Track
Preferential Access to Technologist-In-Residence Programme
Software & Equipment
We'll provide you with the resources you need to explore what you want.
Project Grants
Up to $10000
Living Stipend
Up to $1000/month
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Residency Fast-Track
Preferential Access to Scientist-In-Residence Programme
Institutional Partnerships
We'll help you partner with scientific institutions to legitimise your work.
Project Grants
Up to $10000
Living Stipend
Up to $1000/month
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Residency Fast-Track
Preferential access to a residency programme of choice.
Network & Partnerships
Gain access to our partner institutions who support Sundiata scholars.
Project Grants
Up to $10000
Living Stipend
Up to $1000/month
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First-Tier Projects
Immediate involvement in critical projects, with senior fellows and partners.
Curated Network
Direct access to influential stakeholders and strategic connections.
Cutting-Edge Resources
Advanced Equipment & Resources to fuel your work.
Career Launchpad
Residency opportunities, jobs or mentorships, post-scholarship.
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Kilby Scholarship
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Hodgkin Scholarship
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Sundiata Scholarship
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Pancras Scholarship
Capital That's Ready When You Are
The Telos Network is the backbone of Telos House —a vibrant, purpose-driven community of exceptional individuals committed to advancing innovation.
The Telos Network is the backbone of Telos House —a vibrant, purpose-driven community of exceptional individuals committed to advancing innovation.
Why Our Community Works
What makes our network unique is its responsiveness and shared vision. Unlike typical communities, the Telos ecosystem spans industry veterans, founders, researchers, scientists, and local leaders who are committed to our goals and have aligned projects. This shared buy-in to our initiative as the vehicle to actualize these ambitions makes members genuinely accessible, creating uncommon collaboration across diverse expertise, enriched by international perspectives from residents who've specifically relocated to participate.
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Nanotechnologist and Biologist
Partner Institutions
committed to our mission.
From Research to Venture to Charity.
Innovation Infrastructure
The Missing Piece: Our Thesis
Innovation infrastructure bridges potential and realization in knowledge economies. Telos House builds this foundation by creating institutions, groups, and models that transform isolated assets into interconnected ecosystems. While regions often have universities, labs, capital, and talent functioning separately, Telos House develops catalytic infrastructure to facilitate the flow of ideas, resources, and people across boundaries, enabling regions to capitalize on latent potential and produce transformative breakthroughs.