With views overlooking Manchester’s city skyline from the top floor of Bruntwood’s 52,000 sq ft Neo building you’ll find Peak, a pioneering AI company with some big plans for the future.
Launched in 2015 by Richard Potter, David Leitch and Atul Sharma, Manchester’s Peak has since grown rapidly through its work with companies to embed AI into decision-making.
Stepping into the office, I’m instantly greeted by what appears to be a botanical haven entwined with walkthrough trellis and a real buzz in the air, with staff chattering away.
It has been home to Peak’s Manchester team since 2018 to support the company in its scale-up plans, but not for much longer.
“We’ve increased our headcount by 70% in the last 12 months, so we’ve run out of space!” David Leitch, co-founder and Chief Information Officer at Peak, told Prolific North.
As we chatted in a meeting room, with an artificial grass floor beneath our feet, he explained the company is preparing to move into Manchester Goods Yard at Enterprise City by January 2023.
With more than 200 staff based just in Manchester, a slice of more than 400 staff spread across various offices including New York, London, Australia as well as Jaipur, Mumbai and Pune in India, Enterprise City seemed like the next perfect fit.
“We are still on a growth trajectory and hiring people into roles that are going to enable that growth,” he said.
