The AI Business Lab

Build the factory,
not the product.

We launch, operate, and scale AI-native software companies — then hand them to operators who do their best work at the 1-to-10 phase.

$78M+
Raised across ventures
$4T+
Assets underwritten by AI
AI companies built

Founder's work featured in

Wall Street JournalReutersAxiosInc.NVIDIA BlogGeekWireLaw.comLaw360ABA JournalBloomberg

CONSULTING

AI strategy that ships.

We help AI founders move faster — from strategy to production.

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VENTURES

We build AI companies.

We build and run AI-native companies from 0 to product-market fit.

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NOTES

We publish what we learn.

We share what we're learning as we build — no polish, no spin.

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Experiment 01

The hardest phase of building a company, made repeatable.

Mission

We take the messiest, most uncertain part of company creation — the 0-to-1 phase — and turn it into a system. Every venture we launch runs on a shared AI orchestration layer: common infrastructure, shared agents, unified data pipelines. We validate ideas fast, build real products, and find product-market fit before most startups finish their pitch deck — at a fraction of the cost.

One orchestration layer. Many ventures.
100x more efficient than traditional SaaS.

Vision

As AI reshapes every industry, the biggest opportunity isn't any single product. It's creating the infrastructure that lets more people participate in the new economy — as builders, operators, and owners.

Right now, we're proving the model. Ship ventures fast, compound knowledge across each one, and hand validated businesses to operators who scale them. Because every venture shares the same AI infrastructure, each one runs 100x leaner than a traditional SaaS company — and that gap only widens with scale.

Track Record

Industry firsts.
Built by this team.

First of its kind

Industry-first AI wildfire underwriting model

Z-FIRE™ · ZestyAI

Outperforms traditional models by 44× in predicting property-level wildfire risk. Trusted by carriers insuring 40% of the California homeowners market. Approved by California Dept of Insurance for underwriting and rating.

First of its kind

Industry-first AI hail model

Z-HAIL™ · ZestyAI

20× lift in loss ratio segmentation between high- and low-risk properties. Launched April 2023.

First of its kind

Industry-first generative AI legal citator

Paxton AI Citator · Paxton AI

94% accuracy on the Stanford Casehold benchmark (2,400 examples). Launched July 2024.

First of its kind

Industry-first AI solar assessment model

PowerScout · PowerScout

Used satellite imagery and ML to detect rooftop solar potential at scale — no site visit required. Featured by NVIDIA. $1.5M DOE SunShot Incubator award.

Experiment 02 · Consulting

AI implementation,
without the guesswork.

For AI founders and engineering leaders who know they need to move faster — but aren't sure where to start. We've built AI products three times. We'll tell you exactly where AI fits in yours.

Seed to Series B is our sweet spot. If you have a product, a team, and a real problem to solve, we can help.

AI Strategy Review

2 working sessions. Codebase + competitor audit. A written roadmap you can hand to any engineer. 2-week turnaround.

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Custom Implementation

Once the plan is locked, we can build it. Project-based and milestone-driven. We've shipped AI features across fintech, SaaS, and consumer products.

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Experiment 03

Ventures

Each venture is a standalone brand — but under the hood, they all run on a shared AI orchestration layer. Common infrastructure, shared agents, unified data.

Intuo

Intuo

Live

AI-Powered LinkedIn Content Generation

Professional content that sounds like you, not a robot. Intuo analyzes your voice, your audience, and your goals — then generates LinkedIn posts that build real authority and drive real engagement. No templates. No cringe.

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Tenki

Tenki

Live

AI prediction market research, daily.

Scanning 10,000+ Kalshi markets and delivering 3–7 sourced picks to your inbox before the market moves — every morning by 7am ET.

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Scottie

Scottie

Live

Read the news 30x faster.

Personalized daily news briefs powered by AI. Scottie reads everything so you can read less and know more.

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More experiments in the pipeline. Watch this space.

Experiment ∞

Follow along as we build in public.

We share what we're testing, what's working, and what isn't. No polish, no spin — just notes from inside the labs.

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Not sure where to start with AI?

We'll review your product, your team, and your roadmap — then give you a concrete implementation plan. Built for AI founders and engineering teams who need to move fast.

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Mike Ulin

CEO & Founder, Whimsey Labs

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