Neve Phillips

I took Solace from research question to live app on both stores — alone.

I'm Neve — a philosophy graduate of King's College London and a self-taught product builder. Solace is a mental-health app for people with ADHD, grounded in nervous-system science and built end-to-end with Claude, GPT-4, and AI prototyping tools: no engineering budget, no team. I care about technology that actually serves the people it claims to — which is also why I research AI governance.

London/US & UK citizen — full US work authorisation/Available full-time from October 2026

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Neve Phillips
The bar above is Solace's seven-state model — it runs through everything here.

Selected work

Solace

Founder · 2024 — Present

A mental-health app for people with ADHD, live on the App Store and Google Play. Instead of generic meditation, it reads how you feel right now — one of seven nervous-system states — and matches you to a short regulation tool designed for that state.

I built it end-to-end: the research, the intervention model (validated with practising therapists), the design, the build, the launch, and the growth.

45 beta testers · 20 with ADHD
89% reported relief within 5 minutes · 93% preferred Solace to competitors
150+ regulation activities shipped · every store metric grew quarter on quarter

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Solace state selector — choose from seven nervous-system states, from relaxed to burnt out

CEOfriend

Product & Growth Associate · 2026

An AI advisory platform for SME founders. I support the AI boardroom product across UX, analytics, and founder-facing strategy outputs — including designing a proof-first journey from free competitor report to trial sign-up, and mapping conversion events across GA4, Clarity, BigQuery, and the CRM.

SortaNotes

Side project

An AI-powered note-taking app that organises your thoughts as you write — extracting tasks, events, and topics in real time. Built on Replit.

Research & writing

The other half of building with AI is thinking hard about it.

My academic work sits where philosophy, policy, and technology meet — built on five years of self-directed study in AI safety alongside my degree.

2026 · KCL
Should Artificial Intelligence Systems Be Classified as Legal Persons Under European Union Law?

My dissertation — proposing dependent, functional legal personhood as the most effective governance mechanism. Not full personhood: a new legal category for increasingly autonomous systems, bridging philosophy of mind, legal theory, and AI policy.

Independent paper
The Governance Gap

Why democratic institutions under-respond to catastrophic AI risk — the disconnect between expert warnings and public response, and what nuclear, pharmaceutical, and financial regulation suggest we do about it.

2023 · LSE Online
Ethics of AI — certification

Fairness, accountability, bias, and regulation; frameworks for responsible AI in UX, data handling, and algorithmic decision-making.

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Speaking & media

Jan 2026
ADHD, Emotional Intelligence & Joy

Guest on The Art & Science of Joy — emotional dysregulation in ADHD, practical regulation tools, and making joy accessible for neurodivergent people.

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Highgate School
Neurodiversity Celebration Week — featured speaker

Returned to my old school to talk about ADHD, building Solace, and what neurodivergent students should hear more often.

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Old Cholmeleians
Emotional Intelligence & ADHD — feature

Profiled by Highgate's alumni network on ADHD, emotional intelligence, and Solace.

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Experience

2024 — Present
Founder — Solace · Remote, UK

Built and shipped a cross-platform app solo and end-to-end: user research, UX/UI (self-taught Figma), development with Claude, GPT-4, Lovable, and Replit, App Store and Google Play launch, full-funnel analytics, and iteration.

2026
Product & Growth Associate — CEOfriend · London, hybrid

AI advisory platform for SME founders. UX, analytics, and founder-facing strategy outputs; proof-first conversion journey; event mapping across GA4, Clarity, BigQuery, and CRM.

2021 — 2024
Strategy & Product Intern — Zappi · Remote, part-time alongside school and university

Worked with design, data science, and product teams on dashboard usability improvements; client satisfaction rose 12% over the period. Synthesised customer insight interviews into roadmap recommendations.

2019
Entrepreneurship Intern — Peter Jones Foundation

Designed and pitched a startup concept with go-to-market and pricing strategy; certified for clarity, creativity, and structured planning.

Beyond work

Refugee befriender — HostNation UK

2025 — Present · London · Weekly, in person

Weekly befriender to a newly arrived refugee navigating an entirely unfamiliar system. I designed a bilingual meeting plan and scheduling approach that has sustained 100% attendance from the fourth week onward — but mostly, it's about showing up, listening, and being someone a stranger in a strange city can rely on.

"She's capable, determined and great fun. I couldn't recommend her highly enough."

Dr Syd Nadim Hon. Litt.D. — Chairman & Founder, Clock Limited

Education

2023 — 2026
BA (Hons) Philosophy — King's College London · Predicted First

Dissertation: Should Artificial Intelligence Systems Be Classified as Legal Persons Under European Union Law? Proposing Dependent, Functional Legal Personhood as the Most Effective Governance Mechanism.

Highgate School
A-Levels: A*, A*, A · GCSEs: 8 A*, 2 A