Realizing AI for global enterprises with Aivar

Enterprises are racing to adopt AI, but most lack the specialized infrastructure and expertise to deploy it effectively. While cloud migration created a massive services market dominated by born-in-the-cloud partners, AI adoption is creating an even larger $400B opportunity, and traditional systems integrators (SIs) are struggling to keep pace.

A new class of AI-native partners is emerging to fill this gap, who are deploying agentic systems, custom models, and advanced data pipelines on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and data platforms like Databricks and Snowflake. This mirrors the early cloud era when born-in-the-cloud players like Megazone and Searce scaled rapidly by guiding enterprises through migration.

Enter Aivar: Built for AI-first execution

Aivar was founded by four ex-AWS engineers, Kousik Rajendram (CEO), Praveen Jayakumar (Growth Ops), Ashwin Ram (Delivery), and Aadarsh Ayyappan (Sales & Marketing), who recognized the enterprise AI opportunity firsthand. They saw that traditional systems integrators couldn't keep up with what AI had to offer. Despite immense AI tailwinds, most enterprise adoption remains stuck at the pilot stage. Traditional SIs lack specialized AI/ML capabilities, and even within the extensive hyperscaler partner networks, only a handful can execute complex AI use cases with both speed and quality.

Aivar was built from day one to be different. The team stands out through three core advantages:

1. Deep hyperscaler alignment - Four founders with AWS pedigrees and strong platform relationships that accelerate customer validation and technical execution.
2. Productized accelerators - AI solutions Convogent (voice AI), Velogent (agentic automation), and Kubogent (ML ops) exemplify Aivar’s platform approach that compresses deployment timelines and improves unit economics.
3. Extreme execution velocity - Complex projects delivered in six to eight weeks, while traditional firms may take entire quarters.

This approach delivers the margins and speed that define modern technology services, which is exactly the model we believe will shape the future landscape of AI services. We're backing the Aivar team because they represent a new generation of founders reimagining how enterprises should adopt and deploy AI at scale.

Looking ahead with Aivar

Aivar has already proven its model with early customers, not just through fast deployments, but through live production systems delivering tangible business value. Whether it’s automating freight processing or transforming audience acquisition with AI voice automation, Aivar's track record of successful genAI implementations and high customer satisfaction sets them apart in an industry where most AI projects stall at the pilot stage. As enterprises move from experimentation to scaled adoption, we believe Aivar is positioned to become a defining AI-native services partner.

We're excited to partner with Kousik, Praveen, Ashwin, and Aadarsh by joining their seed round as the team builds the future of enterprise AI delivery.