Faculty was founded by Marc Warner, Angie Ma and Andy Brookes in 2014,[1] under the name Advanced Skills Initiative as a fellowship programme for PhD graduates.

[6][5] The Guardian revealed in 2020 that Faculty had received £260,000 from Dominic Cummings's private company, Dynamic Maps in 2018 and 2019.

[4] In February 2018, the Home Office and ASI developed a terrorist content blocking tool that claimed to identify 94% of Daesh propaganda, aiding in preventing it from being uploaded to the Internet.

[4] In 2020, Faculty won a £400,000 contract to assist the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government in the United Kingdom in its response to COVID-19.

[11] Faculty develops artificial intelligence software for technology, healthcare, engineering, and governmental organisations.

[3] Faculty founder Marc Warner's brother was a political advisor with access to the meetings of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE).

[2] His brother also worked with Dominic Cummings on the Vote Leave campaign for which Faculty was later hired.

[3][4] Additionally, politician Lord Agnew the Cabinet Minister with responsibility for promoting the use of technology in public services, owned £90,000 worth of Faculty's shares.