25-Year-Old Founder Shares Path from Consulting to Launching AI Robotics Startup

graduated from the University of Oxford in 2022 and took a gap year before starting at the consulting firm in September 2023 on the private equity team. While working long hours, often until midnight, Brisset used weekends to learn coding through interactions with AI models like Claude and ChatGPT, which he prompted to ask leading questions rather than provide direct answers.

He also utilized YouTube for tools and frameworks, along with a textbook for theoretical understanding.

In 2024, Brisset used 18 of his 25 vacation days to focus on coding, aiming to build skills for founding a company. About a year and a half into his consulting role, he shifted to an AI engineer position. One weekend in May, he had a crisis. That summer, he and cofounder Ben Kaye developed the idea for Remy AI, which creates robots that adapt to changing conditions without preprogramming for each object, focusing on warehouses and logistics.

In October, he and Kaye traveled to San Francisco to seek funding, networking and pitching to investors. They joined the Winter 2026 batch of an accelerator program, which provided $500,000, supplemented by other investors. In November 2025, Brisset quit his consulting job to focus on the business.

“My key piece of advice to others with a background like mine is not to be scared to teach yourself technical skills.”

Brisset noted that large language models can accelerate learning, enabling quick progress in software engineering. He encouraged persistence despite initial perceptions of difficulty.