Turning AI complexity
into competitive edge.
AK8 AI was born to solve the hardest optimization challenges in machine learning. We don't just deploy AI — we supercharge it.
Enterprise clients
Year founded
Avg. ROI delivered
Our mission & core values
Democratizing AI performance through relentless optimization.
Mission
To make every AI model run at peak efficiency — cutting costs, latency, and carbon footprint while unlocking unprecedented performance.
Vision
A world where AI infrastructure is invisible, adaptive, and accessible — powering breakthroughs without waste.
Values
Radical transparency, engineering excellence, customer obsession, and sustainable innovation.
Leadership & founders
Ex‑DeepMind, OpenAI, and FAIR engineers united by one goal: optimize the future.
Dr. Alisha Verma
CEO & Co‑founder
Ex‑DeepMind, led optimization for Gemini models. PhD from Stanford.
Marcus Chen
CTO & Co‑founder
Previously OpenAI infrastructure team, built scalable inference engines.
Elena Rossi
Chief Product Officer
Ex‑Google AI, led Vertex AI optimization products.
From 2021 to industry benchmark
How we grew from a small team to 280+ enterprise partners.
Foundation & Seed
AK8 AI founded in San Francisco. Raised $5M seed to build first model optimization engine.
Series A & Global expansion
$24M Series A led by top VCs. Opened offices in London and Singapore.
100th enterprise client
Crossed 100+ customers including Fortune 500. Launched real-time inference optimizer.
AK8 Neuron launch
Adaptive inference engine + LLM microtuning platform. 280+ clients and counting.
Enterprise clients
Global offices
AI engineers
Uptime SLA
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