Academic rigour meets startup speed

95% of AI projects fail.We build the 5% that work.

We help mid-sized businesses find where AI creates real value, deploy working solutions fast, and grow capability across their teams. Deep AI research combined with startup execution.

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The problem

95%

of enterprise AI pilots deliver zero measurable return

MIT NANDA Study, 2025

$40B

invested by US businesses with almost nothing to show

MIT, 2025

85%

of the workforce has no value-driving AI use case

Section AI Proficiency Report, 2025

The gap is clear. Big consultancies need $100K+ engagements to make their model work. DIY approaches fail. Off-the-shelf tools don't fit real workflows. Mid-sized businesses are stuck between overpriced advice and no advice at all.

What we do

01

Assess

We walk into your business, map your processes, and find the 3–5 places where AI will create the biggest return. Not a generic report — a specific, actionable roadmap built from how your business actually works.

02

Deploy

We build and implement working AI solutions. Prototypes in days, not months. Custom tools, workflow automation, and integrations that fit your team — not the other way around.

03

Grow

AI only works if your people use it. We train teams on high-value, role-specific use cases, build internal capability, and help you scale what’s working.

Built, not theorised

We ship real AI products, not slide decks.

Live product

SciTrue

AI-powered scientific claim verification. Searches 200M+ research papers to validate claims with transparent attribution and full context. Chrome extension, web app, and API.

scitrue.org
In deployment

Zetify

AI-native process automation platform. Currently in proof-of-concept with mid-sized European enterprises.

Trusted by & published at

University of AucklandResearch
Allen Institute for AICollaboration
Startup GenomeResearch
PorscheClient
AdidasClient
LufthansaClient
CommerzbankAdvisory
PublishedACL
PublishedEACL
PublishedIJCAI
2PhDs in AI & NLP
3Startups founded
1Successful exit
200M+Papers searchable via SciTrue

The team

AI research meets business building.

Neset Tan

Neset Tan

AI & Research

PhD (NLP)PhD (Language Models)University of Auckland

Research Fellow at the University of Auckland's Strong AI Lab. Two PhDs in natural language processing and domain-specific language models. Published at ACL, EACL, and IJCAI. Collaborated with the Allen Institute for AI in Seattle. Built SciTrue from research to live product.

Danny Holtschke

Danny Holtschke

Strategy & Execution

Silicon Valley3x FounderExit to Uberall

Serial entrepreneur across Berlin, Silicon Valley, and Auckland. Co-founded Spotistic (acquired by Uberall, 2015). Co-authored the Startup Ecosystem Reports with Startup Genome. Consulted for Porsche, Adidas, and Lufthansa.

Advisors

Prof. Michael Witbrock

Internationally recognized AI expert and Professor of Computer Science.

Heiko Burdack

Ex-CTO, Commerzbank (DAX 40). Building Zetify.

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