
We are a research-led applied AI team advancing the future operating systems of AI. Traditional, fragmented AI stacks are struggling to scale under the demands of production, governance, and security, creating barriers to reliable, enterprise-grade AI deployment. With deep expertise spanning carrier and data centre architecture to applied AI and agent orchestration, we close that gap to deliver production-scale, compliant systems for enterprises operating with high-value, high-risk data across space, retail, media, and entertainment – embedding ethics, governance, and responsible AI practices at every stage.

We are a research-led applied AI team advancing the future operating systems of AI. Traditional, fragmented AI stacks are struggling to scale under the demands of production, governance, and security, creating barriers to reliable, enterprise-grade AI deployment. With deep expertise spanning carrier and data centre architecture to applied AI and agent orchestration, we close that gap to deliver production-scale, compliant systems for enterprises operating with high-value, high-risk data across space, retail, media, and entertainment – embedding ethics, governance, and responsible AI practices at every stage.
What: Enterprise AI infrastructure (SteliaOS control plane; Lyra distributed AI runtime)
Founder / CEO: Tobias Hooton
Recent funding: Convertible Note dated 2025-03-01 led by 3VC
Investors: Includes 3VC, Episode 1 Ventures, firedrop, and Alex Macdonald
Employees: 39
Production-scale enterprise AI deployment, governance and compliance of AI actions, data mobility and distributed AI operations across data centers and regions.
AI infrastructure
Listed as a Convertible Note round with 3VC as lead investor.
Seed round listed with Episode 1 as lead investor.
Dealroom lists a funding entry in July 2024 showing Episode 1 Ventures and firedrop as investors.
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“Backed by venture investors including 3VC (lead on a 2025 convertible note) and Episode 1 Ventures; Crunchbase also lists Alex Macdonald among recent investors and Dealroom shows firedrop as an investor.”
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Your mission As a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), you are the architect of our customers' technical success. You will lead the deployment and integration of our AI OS into the heart of enterprise infrastructures to deliver tangible business value at scale. Your primary metric of success is Speed to Value: the velocity at which you can move from initial engagement to robust, functional enterprise AI deployment at scale.
Your role Key Responsibilities
Your profile The Speed to Value Mindset
Technical Requirements
About Us At Stelia, we are building the AI Operating System for a distributed, intelligent world. Our mission is to dismantle the boundaries between humanity and technology by creating an Enterprise AI designed for trust, resilience, and scale.