Innovation Upstream

What we do

Services

Two engagements. Both end with working systems, not slide decks.

Engagement 1

AI agent deployment for SMBs

Pick a workflow you’re tired of doing. We build an AI agent that handles it, then tune it as you use it.

Currently running agents in manufacturing, sales/marketing services, and software. Examples: sales pipeline, customer comms, internal docs, vendor management — most office work that gets repeated more than ten times a week is a candidate.

Powered by Clankup, the agent platform we built. Your data stays in Canada. You can swap AI models anytime — you’re not stuck with one.

Process

What to expect

Week 1

Kickoff

Discovery call, workflow scoping, access setup.

Pilot

Build & tune

First agent live in weeks, not months. About an hour a week from your team while we build and tune.

When ready

Handoff

We run the agent → we run it together → your team takes over.

Pilot pricing

$5K–$10K, one-time. Single-workflow at the lower end; multi-agent operations (like the three at NAIDA) closer to the upper end.

Ongoing cost

A Clankup subscription — typically $10s–$100s per month depending on agent count. You own the agents; you can export and move them elsewhere whenever you want.

Engagement 2

Advisory & talks

Talks (free)

30-min sessions for business associations — “AI for SMBs — what’s actually working.” Walkthroughs of real deployments, what got built, what it cost, what changed. Past private sessions at NAIDA and Vetr.

Strategic advisory

Fixed-package engagement for founders considering AI in their roadmap. One call, plus follow-up for clarification — typically wraps in a few weeks. Honest reads, not consultant theater.

Want to talk through a project?

30-min call. No deck.