BuildLab partners with small and mid-sized companies to design, develop, and deploy AI tools shaped entirely around your business — from first assessment to full integration.
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We don't sell products — we build solutions. Companies know they need AI. But off-the-shelf tools don't fit, hiring a full team isn't realistic, and most consultancies hand you a slide deck instead of a working product.
We handle every phase of bringing AI into your business — so you can focus on running it.
We map your operations, infrastructure, and workflows to identify where AI can create measurable impact. No generic audits — we learn your business from the inside.
Business assessment → Workflow map → AI opportunity shortlist → Pilot roadmap
We architect and develop a bespoke AI solution tailored to your specific challenge — often leveraging LLMs as the processing core, integrated with your existing systems.
Custom architecture → LLM integration → System connectors → Working prototype
We implement the solution into your business and ensure your team is equipped to use it. Then we stick around — with optional ongoing support to keep things running smoothly.
Production deployment → Team onboarding → Documentation → Ongoing support
Every engagement is different. Here's a look at the kinds of challenges we've tackled.
Built an AI system that screens thousands of survey responses for regulatory compliance flags in seconds — replacing a manual review process that previously took weeks.
Developed a deep-research pipeline that identifies and ranks subject-matter experts across any domain, compressing a sourcing timeline from weeks to hours.
Created tools that synthesize insights from hundreds of qualitative interviews and open-ended responses — surfacing patterns a human team would take months to find.
Built a transcription engine that handles domain-specific terminology with high accuracy and enriches transcripts with visual context from the source recordings.
No slide decks, no hand-offs to junior associates. You get a working product, deployed in your environment, built by the founders.
We don't reskin templates or push generic tools. Every engagement starts with understanding your specific operations, then building what fits.
Deployment isn't the finish line. We offer ongoing support to keep your AI running smoothly, evolving as your business does.
No hand-offs, no junior associates, no layers of project management. Every call, every decision, every line of code — senior talent from start to finish.
Led the establishment of Boston University's BUild Lab innovation center, where he helped launch hundreds of student startups, developed core business curriculum, and ran BU's startup funding program. Went on to Amazon as a Senior Innovation Leader, progressing from designer to product manager building at scale. Stanford GSB-trained with deep roots in product strategy and technical execution.
Holds a Master of Science in Medical Science from BU School of Medicine and conducted research at BU's Population Health Determinants Lab. As a consultant at Healthcare Strategy Partners, he delivers evidence-based strategic solutions in BioPharma — spanning clinical development, data science, and market access. Brings rigorous analytical thinking and deep industry expertise to every engagement.
Researched memory and neural computation at Boston University's Ramirez Lab, publishing in PNAS, Cell Reports, Nature Communications, and eLife — spanning engram dynamics, calcium imaging, and implantable neural devices. Now pursuing his PhD in Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT. Brings deep scientific rigor, computational precision, and a researcher's instinct for systematic problem-solving to how BuildLab architects solutions.
We met at Boston University and spent years building and deploying solutions inside major organizations — Shakya at Amazon, Mikas in healthcare consulting, Evan in neuroscience research. We saw the same gap everywhere: companies that needed AI but couldn't find a team that would actually build it, deploy it, and stand behind it. BuildLab is the answer to that problem.
One cost to build it, one plan to maintain it. No hidden fees, no open-ended retainers.
A one-time engagement covering the full lifecycle — from discovery and design through build and deployment.
A monthly or annual subscription for continued support after your solution is live — keeping things optimized and evolving.
Jamie Mitchell
COO, ScaleOps
"BuildLab didn't just build us an AI tool — they understood our operations deeply and delivered something that actually works in production."
Sam Rivera
VP Operations, TechCorp
"We tried off-the-shelf AI tools for months. BuildLab built something custom in weeks that actually solved our problem."
Alex Liu
Founder, NexGen
"Founder-led means founder-quality. Every meeting, every decision, every line of code — senior talent throughout."
Priya Rao
Head of Ops, Meridian
"What impressed me most was how they learned our business before writing a single line of code. The solution fit like it was built in-house."
David Kim
CTO, Atlas
"No slide decks, no vaporware. They shipped a working solution and then stuck around to make it better. That's rare."
Elena Martinez
VP CS, Orbit
"BuildLab turned a process that took our team weeks into something that runs in seconds. The ROI was obvious immediately."
Jamie Mitchell
COO, ScaleOps
"BuildLab didn't just build us an AI tool — they understood our operations deeply and delivered something that actually works in production."
Sam Rivera
VP Operations, TechCorp
"We tried off-the-shelf AI tools for months. BuildLab built something custom in weeks that actually solved our problem."
Alex Liu
Founder, NexGen
"Founder-led means founder-quality. Every meeting, every decision, every line of code — senior talent throughout."
Priya Rao
Head of Ops, Meridian
"What impressed me most was how they learned our business before writing a single line of code. The solution fit like it was built in-house."
David Kim
CTO, Atlas
"No slide decks, no vaporware. They shipped a working solution and then stuck around to make it better. That's rare."
Elena Martinez
VP CS, Orbit
"BuildLab turned a process that took our team weeks into something that runs in seconds. The ROI was obvious immediately."
Small and mid-sized companies that know they need AI but don't have the in-house team to build it. We're selective about engagements because we want every project to deliver real, measurable results.
We build, deploy, and support working products — not slide decks. You work directly with the founders from start to finish. No junior associates, no hand-offs, no layers of project management.
We start by assessing your operations and identifying where AI can make the biggest impact. Then we design, build, and deploy a custom solution integrated with your existing systems. The full lifecycle — from discovery through deployment.
It depends on the complexity, but most projects move from assessment to deployed solution within weeks, not months. We're builders — we move fast and iterate.
Yes. After deployment, we offer optional ongoing support — performance monitoring, optimization, updates, and troubleshooting. We stick around to make sure things keep running smoothly.
We're technology-agnostic but often leverage LLMs as the processing core — integrated with your existing infrastructure, APIs, databases, and tools. The right tech depends on your specific challenge.
You do. Everything we build is yours — the code, the documentation, the solution. We build to be maintainable and transferable.
Tell us about your company and the challenge you're facing. If we think we can help, we'll schedule an introductory call to learn more and discuss the path forward.
Tell us about your challenge. If we think we can help, we'll reach out to schedule an introductory call.
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