Killian Dempsey

About

Most recently I was at Hypericum.ai, a boutique of former private equity investors. Working alongside them on PE deal data, and supporting a hedge fund client, I learned how investors look at a business: its strategy, what drives value, and how an investment thesis comes together.

In 2026 I co-founded Nemoo, an AI reading platform for primary schools. We built the product, ran a pilot with over 100 students and took it to market — and then concluded that the pricing and demand weren't there for a venture-scale business. The big lesson: a good product isn't the same as a good business.

Before that, at Alpha Data, I advised a UAE government authority on AI and data strategy, running executive workshops and building its use-case roadmap, and worked on AI projects with ADNOC.

I'm now building on that and moving further into the business side, in strategy and management. I'm based in Dubai but open on location. If you'd like to chat, it would be great to connect.

Experience

• Hypericum.ai — Senior Data Scientist 2025 – 2026 Boutique advisory team of former PE investors: deal-data analysis behind the firm's investment platform, and back-testing for an $800M hedge fund client.
• Nemoo — Co-founder 2026 AI reading for primary schools. Tested the business case: 100+ student pilot, pricing, go-to-market and financial model.
• Alpha Data — Data Scientist 2024 – 2025 Advised a UAE government authority on AI and data strategy: executive workshops, use-case roadmap and governance framework. AI projects with ADNOC.

Education

MSc Advanced Computing (AI/ML), King's College London
BSc Computer Science, University of the West of England