New Odyssey

AI consultancy

AI Consultancy in London for Mid-Market and Enterprise Teams

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The short answer

New Odyssey is an AI consultancy based in London, founded in 2016 and registered in England and Wales (company 10193156), with US operations in Dallas. We work with mid-market and enterprise operations, finance, HR, legal and compliance teams. Unlike strategy-only firms, we take a workflow from assessment to production: we measure what it costs today, build the AI agents and system integrations, and run them under governance with our open-source control plane, CIP. Engagements start with a fixed-fee Process Assessment or a fixed-scope Automation Sprint.

What our AI consultants do

  • Find the work worth automating: we map a process, measure its volume, handling time and error rate, and tell you whether AI, plain automation or a process fix is the right answer.
  • Build AI agents into real workflows: document handling, reconciliation, onboarding, contract review, privacy requests and other work that spans several systems.
  • Connect the systems: agents read from and write back to your ERP, HRIS, CRM, ticketing and document systems, so nobody re-keys the output.
  • Govern what runs: approval steps, segregation of duties and an audit log of every agent decision, enforced by CIP.
  • Run it after launch: managed automation keeps workflows working as systems, rules and volumes change.

How an engagement works

Every engagement is fixed in scope before it starts, so the decision to go ahead is a decision about a known amount of work. We do not publish prices; each stage is quoted once the scope is agreed.

StageWhat happensCommitment
Process AssessmentMap one process, measure what it costs today, assess feasibility and risk, and recommend an approach.Fixed fee, credited against a Sprint
Automation SprintRedesign and build the workflow, then prove whether the economics justify scaling it.Fixed scope, fixed fee
Production ImplementationHarden the validated workflow for real users, real data, security, monitoring and scale.Scoped from the Sprint findings
Managed AutomationKeep the automation reliable as systems, rules and volumes change.Monthly retainer

Packaged agents when you don't need a custom build

Some work is common enough that a packaged agent fits better than a project. Pegasus is our catalogue of AI agents for finance, people, legal and compliance teams, deployed into the systems you already use. Phoenix is for organisation-wide programmes that no packaged agent covers. Both run on CIP.

Who we work with

  • Mid-market and enterprise companies in the UK and US, typically with an operations, finance or people team carrying manual work between systems.
  • Teams that have run AI pilots and need them to reach production, with someone accountable for the outcome.
  • Regulated businesses, such as insurance and financial services, that need human approval steps and an audit trail before AI acts.

How to choose an AI consultancy

  • Ask what they will have built at the end. A roadmap is useful; a workflow running in production is better.
  • Ask how they measure success, and insist on a baseline before work starts.
  • Ask who runs the system after launch, and what happens when an upstream system changes.
  • Ask how AI decisions are approved and logged. If the answer is vague, the risk sits with you.
  • Ask for a fixed first step. A consultancy confident in its method can scope one process for a fixed fee.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is New Odyssey based?
New Odyssey Ltd is headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and registered in England and Wales under company number 10193156. It has US operations in Dallas, Texas, and works with clients in both countries.
What is the difference between an AI consultancy and an AI agency?
The terms overlap. A consultancy usually leads with assessment and strategy, while an agency usually leads with building. New Odyssey does both: it assesses one workflow, builds the automation, and runs it in production.
How much does an AI consultant cost?
Rates vary widely by firm and scope. New Odyssey does not publish prices. Every engagement starts with a fixed fee for a defined scope, and the Process Assessment fee is credited in full against a Sprint if you go ahead.
Do you only work with companies in London?
No. The company is based in London and works with organisations across the UK and in the US. Most delivery happens remotely, with on-site workshops where they help.

Next step

Start with one workflow

Book a Process Assessment, or answer three questions and we will tell you where to start.