FOUNDER'S EDITION · OCTOBER 2026

INDEPENDENT BUILDER. MULTIDISCIPLINARY THINKER.

Atoms,
Software,
and Human
Wellbeing.

Building at the intersection of physical construction, industry software, consumer experiences, AI assistance and a more intentional everyday life.

Simo founder portraitTHE FOUNDER / LONDON
NOW / OPERATING SMC · DEVELOPING AURA
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FOUNDER / OPERATOR
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FIG. 001THE WORK IS THE PROOF.
SCROLL TO DISCOVER CONSTRUCTION × TECHNOLOGY × HUMAN POTENTIAL
THE PORTFOLIOPHYSICAL INDUSTRYVERTICAL SOFTWAREAI & WELLBEINGBUILT FROM FIRST PRINCIPLES
THE VENTURE MATRIX

Five ventures.
One conviction.

Great products start with a problem worth living with. From a workshop floor to a software dashboard, each company sits at a different point on the same journey.

PHYSICAL INDUSTRYVERTICAL SOFTWARENEXT-GENERATION TECHNOLOGY
VENTURE 1OPERATING BUSINESS
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Simo Marble & Construction

The physical foundation. Specialist stone fabrication and installation, construction and renovation, built around the realities of delivering work on site.

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VENTURE 2ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT
VERTICAL B2B SOFTWARE

GeoCore

One operating system for stone and construction teams. Customers, estimates, quotations, projects and business workflows in a single operational picture.

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VENTURE 3IN DEVELOPMENT
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

SMC Pro Studio

A clearer digital experience for homeowners planning and following renovation or construction projects. A path from enquiry and quotation to project progress.

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VENTURE 4EARLY DEVELOPMENT
AI MONEY & LIFE AGENT

Aura

A consumer AI concept focused on finding missed subscriptions, renewals, price changes and financial admin worth reviewing. The goal: greater everyday clarity.

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VENTURE 5IN DEVELOPMENT
PERSONAL WELLBEING

MeOra

A calm daily-motivation and affirmation experience for iOS and Android. Building small, meaningful rituals that make an ordinary morning feel more intentional.

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Simo, founder and operator
THE OPERATOR BEHIND THE IDEAS ↗
THE FOUNDER'S THESIS

From atoms
to bits.

Real work exposes the gaps. The hardest problems rarely announce themselves in a meeting. They show up on site, in a missed phone call, inside a spreadsheet, or at the end of a very long day.

Construction became the laboratory. Working in stone and construction revealed how much business energy disappears between enquiries, quotations, project changes and fragmented systems. That lived experience became the starting point for GeoCore and a better customer journey through SMC Pro Studio.

That same curiosity reaches beyond construction. Aura explores the overlooked friction in everyday money admin. MeOra looks at a different challenge: the rituals, motivation and mindset that support a meaningful day.

“Build from what you know. Stay curious about what you don't.”
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USEFUL BY DESIGN

Less noise.
More clarity.

A small demonstration of the thinking behind Aura: turn everyday operational friction into something you can see, measure and act on.

OPERATIONS UTILITY / 001

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ILLUSTRATIVE MONTHLY OPPORTUNITY£189

£2,268 estimated annual opportunity

18.0 hrsEstimated monthly admin time
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Illustration only: assumes 35% of manual processing time could be reduced. Not a measured Aura outcome or guaranteed financial saving.

THE NOW LOG

Work in
progress.

A living view of current priorities, ideas I'm studying and experiments shaping what comes next.

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01 / FOCUS

Systems built for people actually doing the work.

GeoCore, customer workflows and operational clarity.

02 / EXPLORATION

Practical AI for everyday financial admin.

Aura's early product thinking and safe, useful assistance.

03 / RITUAL

Make progress that lasts.

Building daily habits and thoughtful digital experiences.

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Not just a portfolio. A working platform.

EARLY ACCESS, WITHOUT THE NOISE

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