The Compression Company
Entrepreneur First '25London, GB · Founded 2025 · 2 known investors
The Compression Company builds custom AI compression algorithms tuned to a client's specific data and hardware, offering lossless, near-lossless, and mixed compression that outperforms standard codecs like JPEG 2000 and CCSDS-122. It targets satellite and edge-deployment use cases, enabling constellations to downlink more imagery via a software upload without launching new hardware.
Founders & leadership
The Compression Company was founded in 2025 by Michael Stanway and Joe Griffith.
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Michael StanwayinCEOMichael Stanway holds a BSc in Mathematics and Physics from a top-ranked Scottish university and a Master of Research from Imperial College London. His graduate research explored new techniques for sustaining brain tissue outside the body.
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Joe GriffithinCTOJoe Griffith spent five years at Imperial College London developing neuro-inspired machine learning methods for AI compression. He holds two Master's degrees in AI and departed his PhD program to commercialize the research.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does The Compression Company do?
- The Compression Company builds custom AI compression algorithms tuned to a client's specific data and hardware, offering lossless, near-lossless, and mixed compression that outperforms standard codecs like JPEG 2000 and CCSDS-122. It targets satellite and edge-deployment use cases, enabling constellations to downlink more imagery via a software upload without launching new hardware.
- Who founded The Compression Company?
- The Compression Company was founded by Michael Stanway, Joe Griffith in 2025.
- Who are The Compression Company's investors?
- The Compression Company's investors include Entrepreneur First, Ludlow Ventures.
- Where is The Compression Company headquartered?
- The Compression Company is headquartered in London, GB.