Lemay.ai

What Lemay.ai does

Lemay.ai is a specialized AI consulting firm founded in 2016 in Ottawa, Canada by Mathieu Lemay and Daniel Shapiro, PhD. The firm delivers end-to-end AI services — strategy, gap analysis, solution architecture, model training and research, deployment and MLOps, LLMOps, and ISO/IEC 42001 AI management system implementation — to enterprise and government clients. Service delivery is fixed-fee and stage-gated across five phases (Definition, Data Audit, Experimentation, Deployment, Monitoring), with full IP, code, models, and documentation transferred to the client. The firm operates cloud-agnostically across AWS, Azure, GCP, NVIDIA DGX, and on-prem or air-gapped environments, and offers bilingual English/French delivery.

Name

Lemay.ai

Legal name

Lemay.ai

Website

https://lemay.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lemay.ai is an Ottawa-based AI consultancy delivering strategy, implementation, MLOps, LLMOps, and ISO 42001 compliance services to enterprises and governments, with primary focus on North American and European aerospace and defense primes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI Consulting and Machine Learning Engineering Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)

akta.pro primary industry

AI/ML Engineering & Model Development Services (BPAEAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Autonomy Software, AI & Mission Management (UAS/UXV) (IMABAIAH), Regulatory Readiness & Audit Automation (e.g., EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001) (HDAAAMAE), End-to-End Enterprise AI Platforms (MLOps & Model Lifecycle Management) (HDAEANAA)

Keywords

• AI consulting services
• Machine learning solutions
• MLOps implementation
• ISO 42001 compliance
• Defense AI engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Ottawa

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Enterprise AI Consulting Services: Fixed-fee professional services engagements covering AI strategy, solution architecture, model training, deployment, MLOps, and LLMOps. Clients retain full IP ownership. Engagements follow a stage-gated delivery model with predictable pricing and knowledge transfer.
2. ISO 42001 Implementation & Certification Services: AI management systems certification readiness services including gap analysis, SOP generation, documentation, training, and internal audit support for organizations in regulated industries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Lemay.ai provides bespoke AI/ML/DL consulting services covering the full lifecycle from AI strategy and gap analysis through custom model training, deployment, and ongoing operations. The firm delivers fixed-fee, stage-gated projects with full IP transfer to clients, specializing in mission-critical deployments for North American and European defense primes as well as regulated industries including banking, healthcare, legal, energy, and government. Complementary offerings include ISO/IEC 42001 AI management systems implementation and specialized defense capabilities such as anti-drone sensor fusion, ISR, SIGINT, and the Pelican autonomous payload carrier.

Product overview

Lemay.ai is an AI consultancy offering a full services stack for the AI lifecycle, from strategy through training, deployment, operations, and certified AI management. The portfolio consists of seven distinct service offerings: AI Strategy (positioning AI within business models), Gap Analysis & AI Roadmap (readiness assessment and phased planning), Solution Architecture (system design and trade-off analysis), Model Training & Research (custom model development in NLP, CV, forecasting, recommendation), Deployment & MLOps (runtime selection, deployment, monitoring), LLMOps (large language model operations including fine-tuning and RAG), and ISO 42001 AI Management Systems (certification implementation). For aerospace and defense clients specifically, the company offers specialized capabilities including Anti-Drone Technology (multi-sensor fusion), ISR & Image Recognition, Signal Intelligence, UAS/RPAS Autonomous Systems, and MRO Predictive Health Monitoring. Additionally, the company has a branded autonomous drone product called Pelican Payload Carrier. The company operates as a consulting firm rather than a software platform, with engagements structured as fixed-fee, stage-gated projects delivering full IP to clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pelican Payload Carrier: Autonomous payload carrier drone designed for logistics and tactical delivery in complex environments with high reliability, developed for aerospace and defence applications.

Products and services

• AI Strategy Consulting service for enterprises and governments that positions AI within the client's business model, prioritizes use cases by value and feasibility, and aligns leadership around a defensible AI plan.
• Gap Analysis and AI Roadmap Assessment service that evaluates AI readiness across people, data, systems, and governance, producing a phased, measurable roadmap tied to business priorities.
• Solution Architecture Design service that frames business problems, maps technical constraints, and designs AI systems realistic to build and safe to scale with phased delivery plans.
• Model Training and Research Custom model development service covering NLP, computer vision, forecasting, recommendation, and decision support, with statistical validation against agreed performance and fairness standards.
• Deployment and MLOps Operationalization service handling runtime selection, cloud or on-prem deployment, monitoring, retraining, and inference operations that hold up in production environments.
• LLMOps Operational service for large language models at enterprise scale, including fine-tuning, retrieval, evaluation harnesses, and operational patterns for production-grade LLM deployment.
• ISO 42001 AI Management Systems Implementation and certification readiness service for ISO/IEC 42001:2023, the international AI management standard, including gap analysis, SOP generation, documentation, training, and internal audit support for regulated organizations.
• Anti-Drone Technology Multi-sensor fusion system using Radar, EO (Electro-Optical), and IR (Infrared) to identify and classify unmanned systems, birds, and aircraft through behavioral signature analysis, delivered as a defense AI capability.
• ISR and Image Recognition Automated object categorization and GIS mapping systems that reduce cognitive load and accelerate the decision-making cycle for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations.
• Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) Real-time radio spectrum analysis and anomaly detection capability delivered to defense intelligence operations.
• UAS/RPAS Autonomous Systems Autonomous flight control and logistics capabilities for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS).
• MRO Predictive Health Monitoring Real-time industrial sensor analysis and predictive health monitoring for Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) operations, reducing aircraft and equipment downtime.
• Pelican Payload Carrier Autonomous payload carrier drone product designed for logistics and tactical delivery in complex environments with high reliability, branded under Pelican Autonomy.

Named customers2 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability14 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Czech Aerospace Research CentreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational collaboration partner in the Lockheed Martin Canada-funded AI research project. Contributes to aerospace and defence AI development focusing on operational challenges for predictive maintenance and navigation.
• NVIDIAcoreTechnology or IntegrationNVIDIA Preferred Solutions Advisor status. Lemay.ai operates as a recognized NVIDIA partner for AI/ML solution delivery, including capabilities on NVIDIA DGX infrastructure.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationAWS Partner status, enabling cloud-based AI implementation services across AWS infrastructure.
• Meta Open LoopminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipant in Meta's Open Loop 2026 program for AI development and collaboration.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Scale AI: AI-focused company serving defense and government customers with data labeling, model evaluation, and AI engineering services. Comparable services-based AI delivery model for defense and public-sector clients.
• Faculty AI: UK-based AI consultancy delivering applied AI solutions to enterprise and government clients, with a strong focus on safety-critical and regulated industries. Closely comparable services-based AI delivery model.
• Shield AI: Defense AI company focused on autonomous flight and unmanned systems for military operations. Directly comparable to Lemay.ai's UAS/RPAS autonomous flight control and Pelican Payload Carrier.
• Anduril Industries: Defense technology company building AI-enabled autonomous systems (drones, counter-UAS, ISR). Directly comparable to Lemay.ai's anti-drone, UAS/RPAS autonomous flight, and ISR capabilities, though much larger and more productized.
• Primer.ai: AI platform and services company specializing in intelligence and defense applications, including NLP and multi-document analysis. Overlaps with Lemay.ai's ISR, SIGINT, and sovereign knowledge management offerings.

Emerging players

• Helsing: European defense AI company building AI capabilities for sovereign defense applications. Comparable to Lemay.ai's European defense focus and AI-for-mission work, though larger and product-platform oriented.

Broad incumbents

• Accenture Federal Services: Federal-focused arm of Accenture delivering AI engineering and digital transformation to defense and government clients. Comparable enterprise/government AI consulting footprint but at global SI scale.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Large defense and government consulting firm with a substantial AI/ML engineering practice. Comparable defense AI consulting capability but with much broader scale and security clearance depth.
• Palantir Technologies: Major AI/data analytics platform serving defense, intelligence, and government clients at scale. Overlaps with Lemay.ai's defense and sovereign knowledge management offerings but operates a proprietary platform rather than consulting.
• C3.ai: Enterprise AI platform company with defense and government customers. Overlaps in predictive maintenance, sensor analytics, and enterprise AI deployment, though platform-product-led rather than services-led.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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