Turning startup-building expertise and real-world insight into commercial tech products.

Conker builds commercial tech products from the knowledge, workflows and decisions that experienced operators use to solve real problems.


We use decades of experience in validation, product development and early growth to turn promising ideas into products with real commercial potential.

We’re tech founders, operators and builders

The Conker team has spent decades building, launching and growing early-stage tech products. Across UX, software development, customer discovery, sales, marketing and growth, we have built products ourselves and supported teams from first idea through to launch, traction and scale.

We know how hard the early stages are, because we have lived them from the inside and developed practical ways to navigate the mess.

Jo York

Co-founder, CEO & CCO

27 years in software. Inc 8 years as cofounder & Chief Customer Officer.


Experience: Customer discovery, UX/UI, sales, marketing & startup leadership.



Designed, led, advised & mentored multiple accelerator programmes.

Kev Price

Co-founder & CPO

24 years in software. Inc 8 years as cofounder & Chief Product Officer.

Experience: Rapid prototyping, managing dev teams, data lead focus.

Advised & mentored multiple accelerator programmes.

Joanna Montgomery

Co-founder & CVO

14 years founder of global IoT startup. Tech Angel investor.

Experience: Product development,
non-UI interfaces, patent applications.

Operated in multiple ecosystems. Mentored multiple accelerators. 

Want to build with us?

We’re always looking for people who understand a real problem in an industry they know well, to join Conker and build a tech product with us. You do not need a finished product, prototype, technical background or experience building and growing a product.

That’s where Conker comes in. What matters is the quality of the problem, the depth of your insight and the potential to build something commercially useful.

Tell us what you want to build

Use the form below to tell us about the problem, the industry and the product you think could be built around it.

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