Monumo

Monumo is a deep-tech engineering company founded in 2021 by CEO Dominic Vergine and CTO Jaroslaw Rzepecki, with operations in Cambridge and Coventry, UK. The firm specializes in redesigning electric motors by combining artificial intelligence, machine learning, and multi-physics simulation. Vergine, a serial entrepreneur and former VP of Sustainability at Arm, and Rzepecki, with previous engineering roles at Siemens and Microsoft Research, lead a team where over half of the employees hold PhDs in fields like physics, engineering, or computer science.

The company's core technology is the Anser® Engine, a proprietary platform that performs millions of multi-physics simulations daily to create and optimize electric motor designs. This approach allows for a holistic, system-level design process, moving beyond traditional methods that optimize components in isolation. Monumo's technology aims to produce motors that are more efficient, cost-effective, lighter, and less reliant on rare-earth materials. One of its initial achievements was creating a switched reluctance motor (SRM) design that reduces torque ripple by 50%, making it smoother and quieter.

Monumo operates on a B2B model, licensing its intellectual property and motor designs to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier 1 suppliers, with an initial focus on the electric vehicle (EV) market. The company has demonstrated the ability to reduce motor costs by over 11% and magnet use by nearly 25%. After emerging from stealth mode in February 2024, Monumo announced a £10.5 million seed funding round from angel investors and later secured a £750,000 grant from Innovate UK. The company is collaborating with partners like the University of Nottingham and hofer powertrain to accelerate development.

Keywords: electric motor design, AI in engineering, machine learning, deeptech, powertrain optimization, switched reluctance motor, Anser Engine, electric vehicle technology, multi-physics simulation, generative AI, automotive engineering, sustainable engineering, motor efficiency, cost reduction, rare-earth free motors, torque ripple, intellectual property licensing, B2B technology, Cambridge tech, system-level design