Services · Physical AI startups
We lead, or we solve. Often both.
Two ways to work with us. Lead: Paranjay joins as your part-time Head of Data & AI, Product or Engineering. Solve: a defined problem, one named outcome, our team to deliver it. Many clients start with one and add the other.
Lead
Fractional leadership, part-time, from week one
FRACTIONAL CDO
Head of Data & AI
For: Physical AI startups whose product depends on field data they don't yet collect or use well.
What you get
- What to collect from your devices, and why
- Architecture from device to cloud to model
- AI roadmap and build-vs-buy calls
- Data quality standards so models hold up in the field
- A credible data story for your next round
FRACTIONAL CPO
Head of Product
For: Non-technical founders going from seed to first pilots.
What you get
- Discovery with the technicians, operators and fleet managers who'll use it
- Scope and roadmap that fit your runway
- An MVP shipped with our team
- Pilots designed to convert to paid
Proof: Industrial AI: idea to live MVP in 5 months, 3 pilots, 1 converted to paid.
FRACTIONAL CTO
Head of Engineering
For: Founders without a technical co-founder, or a CTO who wants a senior partner.
What you get
- Architecture and technology choices, explained in plain language
- Help hiring and assessing your first engineers
- A delivery rhythm: sprints that end in working demos
- Reliability and security your enterprise customers will ask about
Solve
A defined problem, a named outcome, a team to deliver it
2 WEEKS
Data & AI Diagnostic
For: Anyone unsure where to start, or unsure their current plan is right.
What you get
- Audit of your devices, data and pipelines
- Review of your AI plans and models
- A written plan: what to fix first, what to ignore
- One named outcome and how we'll measure it
DATA
Device-to-Cloud Data Platforms
For: Products where pilots break because the data pipeline does.
What you get
- Integration with ready-made sensors, gateways and edge devices
- Streaming ingest, in real time and in batch
- Time-series storage with data quality checks
- Dashboards your operations teams actually use
AI
Physical AI Products
For: Teams with a use case and field data, but no path to production.
What you get
- Diagnostics assistants and expert knowledge bases
- Predictive maintenance and anomaly detection
- Fleet and asset intelligence
- From MVP to paying customers
Not sure which fits?
Start from where you are today.
Just raised seed, no technical leader yet
→ Fractional CPO or CTO, plus our team to build the MVP
Product is live, but the data is cracking
→ Diagnostic first, then a Fractional CDO
You have a CTO, but need data and AI depth
→ Fractional CDO joins your team; our engineers build alongside yours
You know exactly what needs building
→ A Solve engagement with one named outcome
How engagements work
Clear terms, before we write a line of code.
How we start
A free 30-min call with Paranjay, then usually the 2-week diagnostic.
Pricing
A fixed scope tied to one named outcome. No open-ended hourly billing.
Cadence
Weekly check-ins with Paranjay. Sprints that end in a working demo.
Your team
We work alongside your founders or CTO, never around them.
Hardware
Ready-made sensors, gateways and edge devices. We don't design hardware.
Ownership
You own all code, pipelines, models and documentation.
Where
Remote, worldwide. Based in India.
Proof · Fractional CPO
An industrial AI startup went from idea to a product customers are piloting in 5 months.
Read the case study →5 mo
idea to live MVP
3
customer pilots
1
converted to paid
1 → 7
team scaled with scope
Not sure where to start? Start with a call.
Tell us what you're building and where it's stuck. We'll tell you honestly which service fits — or if none does.
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