
Vanellus is a technology company developing a next-generation physics simulation solver for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) with a focus on heat exchangers designed for additive manufacturing. Their solver integrates novel machine learning research and modern numerical programming to achieve order of magnitude efficiency gains, deploying on cutting-edge hardware accelerators like GPUs and TPUs. This innovation addresses the bottleneck of expensive and time-consuming simulations in aerospace, manufacturing, and integrated circuits, enabling engineers to optimize designs faster and more effectively. The company operates via a web application and API gateway, targeting engineers and product developers to accelerate product development cycles. Founded in 2022 by experts in applied mathematics and machine learning, Vanellus has raised pre-seed funding and is actively developing its prototype solver with a team combining deep expertise in applied math, machine learning, and software engineering.

Vanellus is a technology company developing a next-generation physics simulation solver for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) with a focus on heat exchangers designed for additive manufacturing. Their solver integrates novel machine learning research and modern numerical programming to achieve order of magnitude efficiency gains, deploying on cutting-edge hardware accelerators like GPUs and TPUs. This innovation addresses the bottleneck of expensive and time-consuming simulations in aerospace, manufacturing, and integrated circuits, enabling engineers to optimize designs faster and more effectively. The company operates via a web application and API gateway, targeting engineers and product developers to accelerate product development cycles. Founded in 2022 by experts in applied mathematics and machine learning, Vanellus has raised pre-seed funding and is actively developing its prototype solver with a team combining deep expertise in applied math, machine learning, and software engineering.
Product: GPU‑accelerated fluid and thermal simulation solver for electronics cooling (PCBs) and CFD for heat exchangers
Founded / Location: 2022 — Cambridge, UK
Leadership: CEO Laurence Cullen; CTO Dr Michael Negus
Tech: ML-integrated differentiable solver; deploys on GPUs/TPUs; accessible via web app and API
Funding / Backers: Pre-seed stage; backed by Entrepreneur First and multiple angel investors
Computational fluid dynamics and thermal simulation for electronics cooling (PCBs) and heat exchanger design.
2022
DeepTech
Company lists Entrepreneur First and multiple angel investors as backers.
“Backed by Entrepreneur First and several angel investors, including Amar Shah and Charlie Songhurst (among others listed)”