A list of AI deployment and implementation firms, aka “DeployCos.” These companies help organizations design, integrate, and operationalize production AI systems via forward-deployed engineering, productized software, and change management.
| Company | Founders | Site |
|---|---|---|
| Augusta Labs | Rodrigo Fernandes, João Cerejeira | augustalabs.ai |
| Cerenovus | Lucas Baur, Oliver Moreland, Jonathan Waldorf | cerenovus.ai |
| Ciridae | Jack Soslow, Jack Weissenberger | ciridae.com |
| Dataland | Arthur Wu, Howard Zuo | dataland.io |
| Distyl AI | Arjun Prakash, Derek Ho | distyl.ai |
| Mechanical Orchard | Rob Mee | mechanical-orchard.com |
| OHDC | Jake Ottiger, Patrick Hultquist | ottigerllc.com |
| Percepta | Hirsh Jain, Thomas Mathew, Athul Paul Jacob, Costis Daskalakis | percepta.ai |
| Plank | Privahini Bradoo, Anusheel Bhushan | joinplank.com |
| Poetic | Markie Wagner | poetic.com |
| Tribe AI | Jaclyn Rice Nelson, Noah Gale | tribe.ai |
| Trope | Matthew Chow, Victor Vannara | trope.ai |
| Varick Agents | Vasuman Moza | varickagents.com |
| Wonderful | Bar Winkler, Roey Lalazar | wonderful.ai |
| Company | Founders | Acquired | Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty | Marc Warner, Angie Ma, Andy Brookes | Accenture, January 2026, reported ~$1B | faculty.ai |
| Fractional AI | Chris Taylor, Eddie Siegel, Travis May | Anthropic-backed services company, May 2026, undisclosed | fractional.ai |
| Northslope | Bill Ward | OpenAI Deployment Company, July 2026, undisclosed | northslope.com |
| Tomoro | Rishabh Sagar, Albert Phelps, Chris Spencer, Ed Broussard, Chloe Kelleher, Ash Garner, Sandi Chanda | OpenAI Deployment Company, May 2026, undisclosed | tomoro.ai |
| Company | Leadership | Site |
|---|---|---|
| Accenture | Lan Guan, Chief AI Officer | accenture.com |
| Anthropic’s services company | Unannounced | anthropic.com |
| AWS Forward Deployed Engineering | Francessca Vasquez, VP, Frontier AI Engineering | aws.amazon.com |
| Bain & Company | Chuck Whitten, Head of Digital Practices | bain.com |
| BCG X | Sylvain Duranton, Global Leader | bcg.com |
| Capgemini | Aiman Ezzat, CEO | capgemini.com |
| Cognizant | Ravi Kumar S, CEO | cognizant.com |
| Deloitte | Jim Rowan, US Head of AI | deloitte.com |
| EPAM | Balazs Fejes, CEO | epam.com |
| Google Cloud FDE | Kevin Ichhpurani, President, Global Partner Ecosystem | cloud.google.com |
| IBM Consulting | Mohamad Ali, SVP, IBM Consulting | ibm.com |
| Infosys | Salil Parekh, CEO | infosys.com |
| McKinsey & Company | Alex Singla, Global Leader, QuantumBlack | mckinsey.com |
| Microsoft Frontier Company | Rodrigo Kede Lima, President | microsoft.com |
| OpenAI Deployment Company | Brad Lightcap, OpenAI COO | deploy.co |
| Palantir | Shyam Sankar, CTO | palantir.com |
| TCS | K Krithivasan, CEO | tcs.com |