How we partner

One full-stack research relationship, pointed at your question.

We work with three kinds of partner. Each buys the same thing, a research partner who can reason from the transistor up, applied to a different decision.

01 / Investors

VCs, hedge funds, and investment funds

What we solve
  • Telling a real silicon-level advantage from a narrative one
  • Validating a thesis on hardware roadmaps, inference economics, or datacenter buildout
  • Independent technical due diligence on an AI or semiconductor investment

A typical engagement is a focused due-diligence memo or a custom research piece on a specific question, with a follow-up briefing for the investment team. Some funds keep us on retainer for ongoing market intelligence.

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02 / Consultancies

McKinsey, BCG, Bain, and peers

What we solve
  • Client work that needs genuine hardware-and-model depth not available in-house
  • Specialist technical research that augments an existing engagement
  • Expert input the client can trust because it comes from people who built the stack

We act as a specialist technical partner behind your engagement: scoped research, expert review of a technical thesis, or direct briefings, delivered to fit your timeline and your client's standard.

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03 / Teams building AI

Product and engineering leaders

What we solve
  • Choosing which models and tools actually fit the problem
  • Architecting for cost and performance instead of discovering the bill later
  • Knowing what is worth building versus buying, and where teams waste time and money

The same research-and-advisory relationship we offer investors and consultancies, pointed at your build: an architecture and cost review, ongoing technical advisory, or a deep dive on a specific decision, so your choices stay current and grounded from the model down to the silicon.

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Engagement models

Ways to work with us.

Custom research reports

Commissioned, primary-source research on a specific question, written from the silicon up and fully sourced.

Ongoing research retainer

A continuing relationship that keeps your thesis, roadmap, or market view current as the stack moves.

Technical due diligence

A one-off, deep technical assessment of an AI or semiconductor investment or build.

Advisory & expert briefings

Direct, expert-network-style access to full-stack expertise for a board, an IC, or an engineering team.

Technical advisory for builders

Hands-on guidance for teams building AI products: model selection, architecture, cost, and build-vs-buy.

Not sure which fits? Tell us the question and we'll scope it.

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