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Case studies

Work across three continents

A selection of engagements from our practice, spanning AI strategy, AI-native transformation, fractional leadership, and investor diligence. We have advised teams across India, the United States, and Asia-Pacific.

Illustrative. These case studies are representative of our work and are anonymized. They do not name clients, and outcomes are described qualitatively. Real references are available under NDA during an engagement conversation.

Our footprint

7

engagements in India

7

engagements in United States

8

engagements in Asia-Pacific

20

sectors served

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22 case studies

India B2B SaaS

Bringing focus to a scattered AI effort at a B2B SaaS company

A product org running a dozen disconnected AI experiments needed a way to choose what to actually build.

AI Strategy & Roadmap
India Fintech lending

Redesigning underwriting document review at a lending fintech

A promising document-extraction pilot worked in the demo and stalled on the way to production.

AI-Native Transformation
India Direct-to-consumer

Fractional AI leadership for a fast-growing D2C brand

A founder making weekly AI decisions with no senior technical owner needed judgment in the room.

Fractional AI Leadership
India Venture capital

Technical diligence on a Series A AI SaaS company

An investor needed to know whether an impressive AI product was a durable company or a wrapper.

AI Diligence for Investors
India E-commerce

Taking support automation from pilot to production for an online retailer

A support-deflection pilot looked good in trials but never changed the actual support operation.

AI-Native Transformation
India Healthcare

An AI roadmap for clinical operations at a healthcare provider

A provider wanted to use AI in clinical operations without betting patient trust on a demo.

AI Strategy & Roadmap
India Logistics

Finding where AI actually changes the economics of a logistics business

A logistics operator wanted an honest view of where AI would move real numbers, not the industry in general.

AI Strategy & Roadmap
United States B2B SaaS

Rebuilding a sales workflow around AI at a B2B SaaS company

Slick demos of AI sales tooling never translated into a change in how the team sold.

AI-Native Transformation
United States Insurance

An AI thesis and roadmap for claims at an insurer

An insurer needed a defensible plan for AI in claims that its board and regulators could stand behind.

AI Strategy & Roadmap
United States Technology startup

Interim head of AI for a Series B startup

A scaling startup needed senior AI direction immediately, well before it could land a full-time leader.

Fractional AI Leadership
United States Growth equity

Diligence on an AI infrastructure company for a growth fund

A growth investor needed to test whether an AI infrastructure story would survive the next model cycle.

AI Diligence for Investors
United States Media and publishing

An AI-native editorial workflow at a media company

A publisher wanted AI in the editorial process without compromising quality or trust.

AI-Native Transformation
United States Manufacturing

Designing an AI operating model for a manufacturer

A manufacturer had isolated AI wins that never spread because the operating model never changed.

AI Strategy & Roadmap
United States Corporate development

Acquisition diligence on an AI startup for a corporate buyer

A corporate acquirer needed to know what it was really buying beneath an impressive AI demo.

AI Diligence for Investors
Asia-Pacific Banking

An enterprise generative AI strategy for a bank

A bank needed to turn broad generative AI enthusiasm into a governed, prioritized plan.

AI Strategy & Roadmap
Asia-Pacific Mobility

Automating operations workflows at a mobility platform

A mobility platform wanted to move operations from manual review to a monitored AI-supported system.

AI-Native Transformation
Asia-Pacific Fintech

Fractional Chief AI Officer for a regional fintech

A fintech needed executive-level AI judgment across several markets without a full-time hire yet.

Fractional AI Leadership
Asia-Pacific Private equity

Diligence on a vertical AI SaaS target for a private equity fund

A PE fund needed an independent technical read on a vertical AI SaaS company before a controlling investment.

AI Diligence for Investors
Asia-Pacific Telecommunications

Transforming customer service at a telecom operator

A telecom wanted AI in customer service that improved experience rather than frustrating customers.

AI-Native Transformation
Asia-Pacific E-commerce

Prioritizing AI use cases for an e-commerce group

An e-commerce group had more AI ideas than focus and needed a way to sequence them.

AI Strategy & Roadmap
Asia-Pacific Electronics manufacturing

Rebuilding a quality-inspection workflow at an electronics manufacturer

A manufacturer had a promising visual-inspection model that never made it out of the lab.

AI-Native Transformation
Asia-Pacific Healthtech

Fractional AI leadership for a healthtech scale-up

A healthtech scale-up needed senior AI direction that respected clinical and regulatory risk.

Fractional AI Leadership

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