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THE PLATFORM

One engine underneath both streams

Whether we're building a new AI company or rebuilding an acquired one, the work runs through the same four engines: discover the real operation, inventory the systems, build to spec, then operate and optimise under human governance. That's the moat — a platform that compounds with every engagement.

01
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Discover

Extracts and models a business as an attributed process graph — domains, journeys, activities, roles, systems. The AS-IS state in weeks, from event logs rather than opinions.

In a venture
Maps the workflow your expertise automates, before a line of code is written.
In a turnaround
Delivers the diligence-grade process map behind the viability verdict.
02
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Inventory

Maps the full application estate — every system, API, dependency, and health signal. Quantifies tech debt and shows exactly what to keep, replace, or retire.

In a venture
Keeps a new venture's estate clean, observable, and investable from day one.
In a turnaround
Scores an acquisition's tech risk and carve-out readiness before the bid.
03
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Build

A spec-driven development pipeline: governed specifications, typed contracts, and acceptance harnesses on every build. Production-grade systems, not prototypes.

In a venture
Ships a working MVP in weeks, with evals and playbooks built in.
In a turnaround
Generates the replacement systems the value-creation plan calls for.
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Operate & optimise

90+ retail-domain microservices and AI agents covering pricing, promotions, inventory, supplier collaboration, and supply-chain analytics — operating under human gates.

In a venture
Keeps operating and improving the product after launch, at lower run cost.
In a turnaround
Runs the acquired company's commercial operations and compounds the margin.
Spec-driven

Every system is generated from governed specifications with typed contracts and acceptance tests — quality is measured, not assumed.

Human-gated

AI agents earn autonomy through a four-level trust ladder; material decisions always pass a human gate.

Auditable

Decisions, gates, and artifacts land in a tamper-evident trail a board, investor, or lender can inspect.

M&A TURNAROUND — NEW

The turnaround stream, end to end

A PE-grade operating capability for underperforming retail & CPG assets. Objective diligence before the bid, cash control before the build, and a value-creation plan implemented as production systems — not slideware.

Most turnarounds fail on two things: buying the wrong asset, and spending on transformation before the cash is under control. The stream is built around both — five scored diligence lenses resolve into a GO / CONDITIONAL / NO-GO verdict with named kill criteria, and a 13-week cash forecast gates every build dollar until stabilisation lands.

Then the platform does what consultants can't: it implements the plan it scoped. Replacement systems are generated to spec and cut over per slice, and AI agents run the commercial operation under human gates all the way to an evidence-backed exit.

6–9 mo
Commercial replacement systems live — best case; 9–15 months for the full turnaround
5
Scored diligence lenses behind every GO / CONDITIONAL / NO-GO verdict
13-wk
Rolling cash forecast — build spend is gated until cash is stable
100%
Material decisions passed through a human gate with a tamper-evident audit trail
1
Assess
Objective-first diligence in 4–8 weeks: process graph, app estate, quantified value leaks — resolved into a GO / CONDITIONAL / NO-GO viability verdict before you bid
2
Stabilise
First 100 days: 13-week cash control, retrenchment, creditor alignment under interim leadership — no build dollar is spent until cash is under control
3
Transform
Reverse- then forward-engineer the operation: spec-driven replacement systems generated, tested, and cut over per slice in months 3–9
4
Optimise & Exit
AI agents run commercial operations under human gates; exit on an evidence-backed value narrative with a buyer-ready diligence pack
Seven named gates, no skipping
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AI VENTURE STUDIO — HOW IT WORKS

From founder expertise to AI company

The venture stream, end to end — a workflow designed to compound domain knowledge into an operating application.

1

From idea to strategy

Turn your expertise into a focused business plan with clear revenue potential

Your Part

Share what you know best and the problems you solve daily

Describe the biggest pain point in your industry

Our Work Together

Identify which part of your workflow has the highest ROI for automation

Map out who will pay for this solution and why

Create a one-page business plan with revenue projections

What You Get

Business plan + target customer profile + revenue model

Venture brief + success metrics
2

Validate before you build

Prove customers will pay before writing a single line of code

Your Part

Introduce us to 3-5 people who have the problem you're solving

Join weekly 30-min calls to review what we learned

Our Work Together

Interview potential customers and test simple prototypes

Measure if they'll actually pay and how much

Adjust the solution based on real feedback, not guesses

What You Get

Customer interviews + pricing validation + go/no-go decision

Validated product-market fit signal
3

Build your AI application

From validated idea to working product in weeks, not months

Your Part

Share examples of how you currently solve the problem

Test the app weekly and tell us what feels wrong

Our Work Together

Build the AI application with your expertise baked in

Set up monitoring so you know if anything breaks

Deploy to real customers and collect payments

What You Get

Live AI application + payment processing + customer dashboard

Working MVP in production
4

Launch and iterate

Get your first paying customers and refine based on real usage

Your Part

Review documents and sign where needed (we guide you)

Decide how equity is split between founders

Our Work Together

File incorporation and set up your company properly

Protect your IP and ensure you own what you build

Create contract templates for customers and partners

What You Get

Incorporated company + IP protection + customer contracts

Incorporation + legal templates
5

Scale your business

Grow from 10 to 1,000 customers without hiring a team

Your Part

Focus on talking to customers and closing deals

Make strategic decisions about product direction

Our Work Together

Automate customer onboarding and billing

Create playbooks so you can handle issues yourself

Scale infrastructure to handle 100x more users

What You Get

Automated operations + support playbooks + scalable infrastructure

Operating system + scale plan
CAPITAL

Built with access to scale capital

Capital strategy and introductions for founders when the signal is real — and aligned, deal-by-deal structures for sponsors backing a turnaround.

Institutional signal
Ventures and turnarounds alike are positioned for credibility with partners, customers, lenders, and future investors — evidence first, narrative second.
Capital readiness
Milestone-driven narratives, unit economics, and data rooms that make diligence smoother — for a venture raise or a buyer's diligence pack at exit.
Aligned structures
Qualified ventures get PE/VC introductions. Turnaround acquisitions run through co-underwritten, deal-by-deal SPVs with our fees subordinated until investor capital is returned.
Access is merit-based and depends on traction, fit, and timing.
PROOF
Built for operators who ship.
Founders with deep domain expertise, and sponsors with assets to fix — both get the same discipline: measurable outcomes, instrumented delivery, and no claims without evidence.
Weeks
to an MVP — or a diligence-grade diagnosis
Evals
and acceptance harnesses on every build
Gates
from first screen to exit, every decision logged
FAQ

Common questions

Short answers to reduce friction — for founders building a venture and sponsors weighing a turnaround.

FOR FOUNDERS
What types of founders do you work with?
We partner with established domain experts (10+ years experience) who have a proven track record in their field—whether you're an independent consultant, coach, corporate specialist, or employed expert in a specific domain. You should have an active network and the ability to identify 10+ potential early customers by name.
How much of my time will this require?
Expect 10-15 hours/week during the validation phase (first 6 weeks), then 5-10 hours/week during build. You'll be most involved in customer interviews, content creation, and strategic decisions—not technical implementation. We handle all the code.
What if I don't have a technical background?
Perfect. We're looking for domain experts who know their field deeply, not developers. Your job is to articulate the problem and solution—we handle all the technical execution, from UX to backend to monitoring.
How much does this cost?
We work on an equity partnership model. There's no upfront cash required, but you'll need to invest your time and expertise. We'll discuss the specific structure on the founder call based on your situation and commitment level.
What if we discover there's no market?
We timebox validation to 6 weeks. If we can't find paying customers willing to commit, we'll help you pivot or part ways professionally. Better to know early than waste 2 years building the wrong thing.
Do I need to quit my job?
No. Most of our founders keep their consulting practice or day job during validation. Once we prove traction and you're ready to scale, we'll discuss transition options. This is designed to de-risk the leap.
How do you reduce risk in the early phase?
We timebox validation, instrument outcomes, and use established legal and operational frameworks so you don't rebuild foundations later. You'll know within 6 weeks if this has legs.
How does capital access work?
Qualified ventures may receive support on capital strategy and introductions through PE/VC relationships once traction and fit are demonstrated. Capital comes after validation, not before.
FOR SPONSORS & OPERATORS
What assets fit the turnaround stream?
Underperforming retail and CPG businesses — $50M–$500M revenue, 200–2,000 employees, Southeast Asia first. The pattern we look for is cyclical underperformance with a defensible core: legacy systems, manual commercial processes, margin compression the platform can attack.
How is this different from hiring a turnaround consultancy?
The deliverable is production software, not a report. The same platform and team that diagnose the value leaks build and deploy the replacement systems, then keep optimising them — one accountable party from diligence to exit. We implement the plan we scoped.
How fast is the turnaround, honestly?
Commercial replacement systems go live in 6–9 months on high-readiness, data-rich targets; the full turnaround runs 9–15 months with EBITDA inflection expected by month 12–15. We publish the scope of the claim rather than rounding it up.
Who governs the AI running the business?
Humans do. Agents climb a four-level trust ladder by earning measured acceptance rates, any incident demotes them, and every material decision passes a human gate into a tamper-evident audit trail your board, lender, or auditor can inspect.
CONTACT

Talk to us

Tell us what you're building and what domain you want to scale.

NEXT STEP
Two streams. One conversation away.
FOR DOMAIN EXPERTS
Build your AI venture.

If you have domain expertise and a problem worth automating, we'll help you ship, validate, and operate an AI-powered application with speed and rigor.

FOR SPONSORS & OPERATORS
Turn around an acquisition.

If you hold — or are eyeing — an underperforming retail or CPG asset, we'll bring the diligence verdict, the stabilisation discipline, and the platform that implements the plan.