AI Research

What AI Research does

AI Research Corporation is a Seattle-headquartered, privately held artificial intelligence company founded in 2018 that was acquired by M42. The firm operates with a 1-10 employee footprint and sells consultative, sales-led AI and cybersecurity solutions to enterprise customers globally, with no publicly disclosed pricing, named customers, or revenue figures. Its go-to-market is direct enterprise engagement, with custom-developed analytic data models rather than channel or self-serve distribution.

The company's product portfolio centers on three offerings: the AI Research Edge AI Platform, which moves AI inference from cloud to IoT endpoints for real-time communication; the Adaptive Algorithm Ensembles, a proprietary set of algorithms combining machine learning, neural networks, AI, NLP, data mining, and search to extract actionable insights from customers' existing data; and the AI Cybersecurity Solution, which applies Deep Learning to identify and classify mutating cyber threats and reduce analyst signal-to-noise. The underlying technology is described as a hybrid optimization across 21st-century mathematical tools, with the founder Michael Sandoval credited as the holder of 30 patents in AI and Data Analytics developed through prior roles at Microsoft, Atigeo, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the World Bank.

Revenue mechanics are described as enterprise-focused with subscription/recurring elements, supported by an advisory board drawn from former senior executives of Cisco, Microsoft, Intel, and federal agencies. A 2025-05-08 funding filing with Avant Global LLC was reported at a $0 amount, suggesting a non-dilutive or restructuring event rather than primary capital. The combined evidence — sub-10-person headcount, opacity of revenue, absence of named customers, and a marketing-stage web presence — points to a very early commercial scale rather than a scaled enterprise software business at the time of acquisition.

Name

AI Research

Legal name

AI Research Corporation

Website

https://airesearchcorp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AI Research Corporation is a Seattle-based, pre-acquisition AI firm offering an Edge AI Platform, Adaptive Algorithm Ensembles, and an AI Cybersecurity Solution for enterprise and security teams. The company was acquired by M42, targeting real-time IoT intelligence and threat classification.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI Cybersecurity Software

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAEAHAF

AI/ML Engineering & Model Development Services

Business & Public Services/IT & Digital Services (Managed Services, Systems Integration)/Data, Analytics & AI Services

SECONDARYHDAEANAF

AI Observability, Monitoring & Evaluation Platforms (Drift, Quality, Safety)

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Enterprise Platforms & Databases/Artificial Intelligence Platforms for Enterprise

SECONDARYHDAEANAA

End-to-End Enterprise AI Platforms (MLOps & Model Lifecycle Management)

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Enterprise Platforms & Databases/Artificial Intelligence Platforms for Enterprise

Keywords

• Edge AI computing
• AI cybersecurity solutions
• Adaptive algorithm ensembles
• Deep learning platform
• IoT intelligence solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. AI Solutions and Services: Enterprise AI solutions enabling organizations to move AI from cloud to edge, with consultative services for developing custom analytic data models.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

AI Research Corporation develops and sells proprietary AI software that moves AI computing from the cloud to the edge for real-time IoT intelligence, combined with adaptive algorithm ensembles that derive actionable insights from existing enterprise data, and an AI-driven cybersecurity solution that identifies and classifies constantly mutating threats using Deep Learning. The company sells to enterprise organizations through direct, consultative engagement, custom-modeling solutions, and subscription-based services.

Product overview

AI Research Corporation offers a unified portfolio of AI-driven products centered around edge computing and adaptive intelligence. The core offering consists of the AI Research Edge AI Platform (proprietary suite for moving AI from cloud to edge), the Adaptive Algorithm Ensembles (for uncovering actionable insights from existing data), and the AI Cybersecurity Solution (using Deep Learning for threat identification and classification). These products work together to enable real-time AI at IoT endpoints, deliver predictive insights across enterprise data, and provide cyber resiliency against evolving threats.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AI Research Edge AI Platform Proprietary suite of solutions that moves AI computing from the cloud to the edge, enabling real-time communication between IoT access points and increasing the intelligence of enterprise AI initiatives.
• Adaptive Algorithm Ensembles World-class adaptive algorithms that uncover actionable insights from existing enterprise data, deriving transformative answers previously undiscoverable through state-of-the-art and state-practice thinking across market verticals.
• AI Cybersecurity Solution AI-driven cyber resiliency platform using Deep Learning to identify and classify constantly mutating threats before they cause harm, integrating cognitive human behavior with machine learning to drive greater understanding of asymmetrical threats and reduce alert signal-to-noise.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• M42majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerM42 announced the acquisition of AI Research Corporation along with the team including AI industry veteran Michael Sandoval. This represents a significant strategic transaction for AI Research, bringing together the company's AI expertise with M42's resources and capabilities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Vectra AI: Vectra AI uses AI/ML to detect and prioritize cyber threats across network, cloud, and identity surfaces, with particular strength in behavioral analytics. Closely comparable to AI Research's behavioral pattern analysis and threat classification capabilities.
• SentinelOne: SentinelOne delivers AI-powered endpoint and IoT security with autonomous threat detection and response. Directly comparable to AI Research's AI cybersecurity solution aimed at endpoint-heavy enterprise environments.
• ExtraHop: ExtraHop applies machine learning to network detection and response (NDR) to surface threats in real time. Comparable to AI Research's real-time threat classification and edge-oriented AI approach.
• Cylance (BlackBerry): Cylance pioneered AI/ML-based endpoint threat prevention using mathematical models of malicious vs. benign behavior — architecturally and philosophically close to AI Research's adaptive algorithm ensembles approach.
• Darktrace: Darktrace applies self-learning AI to detect and respond to cyber threats across enterprise environments, including IoT/OT. Most direct peer to AI Research's AI cybersecurity product in terms of use case (anomaly/threat detection) and customer type (enterprise CISOs).

Broad incumbents

• CrowdStrike: CrowdStrike is the largest AI-native cybersecurity platform, spanning endpoint, cloud, identity, and threat intelligence. A broad incumbent whose AI threat detection overlaps with AI Research's cybersecurity product, but CrowdStrike serves a much wider portfolio.
• Palantir Technologies: Palantir builds AI-driven data analytics platforms for enterprise and government customers, uncovering insights from large, heterogeneous datasets. Comparable to AI Research's adaptive ensemble positioning around extracting transformative insights from existing enterprise data.

Emerging players

• DataRobot: DataRobot provides an enterprise AI/ML platform for building, deploying, and managing predictive models. Comparable to AI Research's adaptive algorithm ensembles and predictive analytics capabilities at the platform layer.
• Lacework: Lacework applies AI/ML to cloud security posture management and threat detection. Comparable to AI Research's data-pattern analysis capabilities, with overlap in anomaly detection for enterprise customers.
• H2O.ai: H2O.ai offers an enterprise AI/ML platform with automated machine learning and model deployment. Comparable to AI Research's hybrid ML/NLP/data-mining optimization positioning, though broader in scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/airesearchcorp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/airesearchcorp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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