Research
The 10-Year Map.
Every field we track, placed on one line from now to ten years out. Where a field sits is a judgement. Why it sits there is a paper.
Arriving nowcompanies can be built today
- Vertical AIAccelerating
- Agentic softwareAccelerating
- Energy and electrificationAccelerating
- ComputeAccelerating
- Defence, security and resilienceAccelerating
Formingthree to five years; the pieces exist, the category does not
- Robotics and physical AIEmerging
- Hardware, rebornEmerging
- Health, preventive and personalEmerging
- The built environment and climate adaptationEmerging
Ten years outthe science is there, the market is not
- Biology as engineeringEmerging
25 Sept 2026 · Decision · The site is planned. It launches before the school does, and says so.25 Sept 2026 · Decision · The measure is set: value per person, not jobs and not valuation alone.24 Sept 2026 · Decision · The logo carries the full name, Whitmont Fellows. Identity work begins.23 Sept 2026 · Decision · The name is chosen. Whitmont: a whit, the smallest amount; a mont, a mountain.15 Sept 2026 · Decision · The vision is written down for the first time: a startup school and fund for London, in one building, for teams of three to five.
Arriving nowcompanies can be built today
- Vertical AIAccelerating
- Agentic softwareAccelerating
- Energy and electrificationAccelerating
- ComputeAccelerating
- Defence, security and resilienceAccelerating
Formingthree to five years; the pieces exist, the category does not
- Robotics and physical AIEmerging
- Hardware, rebornEmerging
- Health, preventive and personalEmerging
- The built environment and climate adaptationEmerging
Ten years outthe science is there, the market is not
- Biology as engineeringEmerging
A field moves when the evidence moves. Every move is logged with the paper that caused it.
Ten fields today. The list changes when the research says it should, and the change is logged.