AI Advisory

Where AI expertise
meets commercial reality.

Ballista is a specialist AI advisory firm combining frontier research credentials, deep technical experience, and hands-on commercial delivery.

Services

Designed around your actual challenge.

We do not offer a standard menu. Every engagement starts with a genuine understanding of where you are and what you need to achieve.

Our Team

Small, deliberate, credentialled.

Every partner brings specific, verifiable depth. Collectively we cover a range most advisory firms cannot match — and none of it is borrowed from a previous employer's reputation.

Due Diligence

Due diligence that tells you what you actually need to know.

Independent, rigorous, dual-track assessment covering both technical architecture and commercial fundamentals. Designed for investors, acquirers, and boards who need real confidence.

CTO-on-Demand

Your CTO. On demand. Backed by AI.

Senior technical leadership for AI companies whose founders have everything except a technologist at the table.

Insights

From the frontier.

Our team publishes regularly on AI, energy, retail technology, investment, and the practical business of building and deploying AI systems. These are the perspectives of people active in these fields every day.

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Whether you are exploring whether we might be the right partner, have a specific brief in mind, or want to understand more about a service — we welcome the conversation. We respond to all enquiries within one working day.

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Last updated: June 2026

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Due DiligenceJune 2026 · 3 min read

What investors consistently miss in AI due diligence - a technology executive's perspective

Standard due diligence frameworks often miss the gap between an AI company's demo, its architecture and its ability to operate reliably after investment.

Anthony Smith · Technical Partner - Due Diligence

Due DiligenceApril 2026 · 3 min read

What a code review actually tells you about an AI company - and what it does not

A codebase review is necessary but not sufficient in AI due diligence. The most important signals are often found in the relationship between code, data, team process and operating discipline.

Anthony Smith · Technical Partner - Due Diligence