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$1.1M Raised to Evaluate and Guardrail Your AI Apps

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In this episode of The SaaS CFO Podcast, we're excited to welcome Apoorva Kumar, the co-founder and CEO of Inspeq. Apoorva shares his fascinating journey from working in big tech companies like Microsoft, Amazon, and SAP to founding Inspeq in Q4 of last year.

Inspeq is a trust layer platform for AI applications, addressing the growing concern of AI inconsistencies and inaccuracies. With a strong focus on enterprise customers, particularly consulting companies, Inspeq provides a robust evaluation and guardrailing solution for large language model applications.

Apoorva discusses the importance of capital in their business, having recently raised $1.1 million from prominent AI funds and seasoned tech executives. He also shares valuable lessons for founders considering fundraising and emphasizes the significance of staying focused on customer enablement and product development.

Join us as we dive into Apoorva's insights on the AI industry, Inspec's growth plans, and their mission to empower organizations to create reliable AI applications faster and cheaper. Don't forget to visit Inspeq.ai to learn more and start "inspeq-ting" your AI outputs today!

Show Notes:

00:00 Relocated from Germany to Ireland, embraced tech.

06:07 Inspeq: Platform for AI application evaluation and optimization.

08:49 Promoting pay-as-you-go developers queue for customers.

12:50 Consulting companies executing multimillion dollar bespoke projects.

16:41 AI business needs capital for growth.

19:32 Guy wins competition, boosts validation and confidence. Heading to San Francisco for grand finale.

20:43 Enabling enterprise customers, focusing on product direction.

Links:

SaaS Fundraising Stories: https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/inspeq-ai-secures-1-1-million-in-pre-series-a-funding

Apoorva Kumar’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/apoorva-kumar-b2b08431/

Inspeq AI’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/inspeq-ai/

Inspeq AI’s Website: https://inspeq.ai/

To learn more about Ben check out the links below:

Subscribe to Ben’s daily metrics newsletter: https://saasmetricsschool.beehiiv.com/subscribe

Subscribe to Ben’s SaaS newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/df1db6bf8bca/the-saas-cfo-sign-up-landing-page

SaaS Metrics courses here: https://www.thesaasacademy.com/

Join Ben’s SaaS community here: https://www.thesaasacademy.com/offers/ivNjwYDx/checkout

Follow Ben on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benrmurray

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In this episode of The SaaS CFO Podcast, we're excited to welcome Apoorva Kumar, the co-founder and CEO of Inspeq. Apoorva shares his fascinating journey from working in big tech companies like Microsoft, Amazon, and SAP to founding Inspeq in Q4 of last year.

Inspeq is a trust layer platform for AI applications, addressing the growing concern of AI inconsistencies and inaccuracies. With a strong focus on enterprise customers, particularly consulting companies, Inspeq provides a robust evaluation and guardrailing solution for large language model applications.

Apoorva discusses the importance of capital in their business, having recently raised $1.1 million from prominent AI funds and seasoned tech executives. He also shares valuable lessons for founders considering fundraising and emphasizes the significance of staying focused on customer enablement and product development.

Join us as we dive into Apoorva's insights on the AI industry, Inspec's growth plans, and their mission to empower organizations to create reliable AI applications faster and cheaper. Don't forget to visit Inspeq.ai to learn more and start "inspeq-ting" your AI outputs today!

Show Notes:

00:00 Relocated from Germany to Ireland, embraced tech.

06:07 Inspeq: Platform for AI application evaluation and optimization.

08:49 Promoting pay-as-you-go developers queue for customers.

12:50 Consulting companies executing multimillion dollar bespoke projects.

16:41 AI business needs capital for growth.

19:32 Guy wins competition, boosts validation and confidence. Heading to San Francisco for grand finale.

20:43 Enabling enterprise customers, focusing on product direction.

Links:

SaaS Fundraising Stories: https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/inspeq-ai-secures-1-1-million-in-pre-series-a-funding

Apoorva Kumar’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/apoorva-kumar-b2b08431/

Inspeq AI’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/inspeq-ai/

Inspeq AI’s Website: https://inspeq.ai/

To learn more about Ben check out the links below:

Subscribe to Ben’s daily metrics newsletter: https://saasmetricsschool.beehiiv.com/subscribe

Subscribe to Ben’s SaaS newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/df1db6bf8bca/the-saas-cfo-sign-up-landing-page

SaaS Metrics courses here: https://www.thesaasacademy.com/

Join Ben’s SaaS community here: https://www.thesaasacademy.com/offers/ivNjwYDx/checkout

Follow Ben on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benrmurray

  continue reading

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