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Most enterprises are spending millions on AI and have no idea if it's working. 56% of CEOs report zero financial benefit. 82% of employees use AI weekly, but only 18% of organizations measure whether it matters. I've spent 20+ years building SaaS companies from scratch in Silicon Valley, from Fireclick (acquired by Digital River) to Liveclicker (acquired by Campaign Monitor) to Presto (NASDAQ: PRST). Multiple US patents. Stanford MS, Ecole Polytechnique BS. Now I'm building Olakai, backed by Andrew Ng's AI Fund, to solve the measurement gap. We help enterprises see what AI is actually running, measure whether it's delivering value, and make decisions based on data instead of hope. I write about the economics of enterprise AI at The AI Boardroom on Substack.
I started Olakai because I kept hearing the same thing from enterprise leaders: we're spending millions on AI and we have no idea what's working. Not which tools people are using. Not whether any of it is driving value. Not where the compliance gaps are. Olakai is the AI measurement layer. We give enterprises full visibility into AI adoption, usage, and ROI across every touchpoint, from chatbots and copilots to autonomous agents, so they can govern what they have and prove the value of what they're building. Backed by Andrew Ng's AI Fund. Based in Mountain View California.
AI and other technological adoptions fail without structured and documented data. Agimus provides a platform that solves this issue by creating a unified operational model that is used and referenced to execute actions, automate tasks, and build out internal applications.
Incept AI provides a voice AI system for restaurants to automate order-taking in noisy environments like drive-thrus and phone calls. Its proprietary technology, the Incept Neural Engine, cleans up audio in real-time to ensure accurate order processing, which can be integrated with existing point-of-sale (POS) systems. This allows restaurants to improve efficiency, speed of service, and staff allocation, ultimately leading to increased profits and a better customer experience.
The AI Fund is an incubator founded by Andrew Ng, renowned in the field of artificial intelligence. As a Founder in Residence, I am developing a new stealth startup in the AI enterprise space. I'm excited to be working alongside talented colleagues like Warren Packard, Linda Lee, and Katherine Baird as we collaborate to innovate and create impactful AI solutions for the Enterprise.
Presto (NASDAQ: PRST) is the leader in AI restaurant automation - our flagship product (Presto Voice) uses advanced AI techniques, including large language models (LLM) and generative AI, to automate order taking in the drive-thru.