Studio 98 Limited

What Studio 98 Limited does

Studio 98 Limited (operating as Studio98 Inc.) is a Clearwater, Florida-headquartered consulting and technology firm with over 15 years of operating history that sells AI-powered business operations services to growth-minded mid-sized organizations, primarily in the United States and Canada. The firm positions itself as 'operators first, technologists second,' applying a four-stage methodology — Analyze, Optimize, Automate, Scale — to design AI-enabled operating systems for clients. Leadership combines the CEO's prior track record of building and selling companies (a top-25 US retail home furnishings chain and a SaaS ecommerce platform scaled to 3,000+ customers) with a distributed team across Florida, Pakistan, and South Africa.

The firm's technical surface combines a proprietary SaaS platform (Studio98.com / app.studio98.ai) with three sub-brands launched in 2025: Grand Central (an AI-powered CRM), Rave Retailer (an AI-powered ecommerce platform that ingests over 100 real-time data points for personalization), and Studio98.ai (a custom agentic AI development platform claiming 48-hour deployment of bespoke agents). Underlying these sit five core service lines — AI-Powered Business Consulting, AI Teams and Digital Workforce (deployable autonomous AI agents for call handling, sales coaching, recruiting, and back-office tasks), AI Enablement and Automation, Custom Software and Integrations, and Technology Infrastructure (cloud, Zero-Trust security, MFA). The agentic stack integrates with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Cloud AI for inference and with Intercom, Zendesk, HubSpot, Microsoft, Google, Stripe, and PayPal at the workflow layer.

Studio 98 monetizes through a hybrid of subscription SaaS, professional services (consulting and custom software development), and managed infrastructure services. The go-to-market is consultative and direct sales-led, anchored on a no-commitment 30-day pilot with a 125% ROI guarantee tied to hard-dollar outcomes measured on a performance dashboard. Distribution remains concentrated in the US and Canada with GDPR, CCPA, PIPEDA, and EU-US Data Privacy Framework compliance in place to support cross-border engagements. The company is privately held, appears bootstrapped with no disclosed external funding.

Name

Studio 98 Limited

Legal name

Studio98 Inc.

Website

https://studio98.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Studio98 Inc. is a Clearwater, Florida-based consulting and technology firm that designs AI-powered business operations and deploys custom agentic AI systems (CRM, ecommerce, call center, sales coaching) for growth-minded mid-sized organizations in the US and Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI-Powered Business Operations Software

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Software Publishers (5132), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

B2B SaaS & Enterprise Personalization (CRM, Sales, Support) (HDAAAGAJ)

Keywords

• AI business consulting
• Agentic AI solutions
• Business process automation
• Custom AI agents
• AI-powered CRM

Headquarters

HQ city

Clearwater

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscription: Access to Studio98.com web-based platform providing AI employees/agents, integrations, and ongoing support. Platform features include AI agent deployment, workflow integration, and performance monitoring.
2. AI-Powered Business Consulting: Operational consulting services focused on analyzing business processes, identifying inefficiencies, and designing AI/improvement roadmaps before technology implementation.
3. Custom Software Development: Custom software and integration services building bridges between CRM, ERP, and project management tools. Process includes mapping, data hygiene, custom integration, and future-proofing.
4. Technology Infrastructure Services: Business technology infrastructure including cloud/hybrid architecture (AWS, Azure, Private Cloud), network optimization, Zero-Trust security implementation, and MFA protocols.
5. AI Enablement & Automation: Business process automation services implementing AI agents for tasks like lead handling, data processing, approval workflows, and automated reporting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Studio 98 is a consulting and technology firm that delivers AI-powered business operations and systems through proprietary agentic AI platforms (Grand Central CRM, Rave Retailer ecommerce, Studio98.ai custom AI development) alongside operational consulting, custom software integration, and technology infrastructure services. The company helps mid-sized organizations analyze operations, redesign workflows, and deploy custom AI agents that take ownership of repeatable work such as call handling, sales coaching, recruiting, and administrative automation.

Product overview

Studio 98 is a consulting and technology company offering an integrated ecosystem of AI-powered products and services. The portfolio centers on three proprietary brands: Grand Central (AI-Powered CRM for lead management and automated follow-ups), Rave Retailer (AI-Powered Ecommerce with personalization and inventory optimization), and Studio98.ai (Custom Agentic AI Development for building deployable AI agents). These are supported by five core service offerings: AI-Powered Business Consulting (roadmaps and operational analysis), AI Teams and Digital Workforce (deployable AI agents), AI Enablement and Automation (process redesign and automation), Custom Software and Integrations (custom development and API connections), and Technology Infrastructure (cloud architecture and security). Together, these products and services provide end-to-end AI transformation from strategy through implementation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Grand Centr.al: AI-Powered CRM - Smart communication, automated follow-up, and lead management.
• Rave Retailer
• Studio98.ai

Products and services

• Grand Central AI-Powered CRM providing smart communication, automated follow-up, and lead management. Integrates with existing business systems to centralize customer data and streamline sales workflows.
• Rave Retailer AI-Powered Ecommerce platform providing automation and smart insights for online stores. Uses over 100 real-time data points to deliver personalized shopping experiences and optimize inventory.
• Studio98.ai Custom Agentic AI Development platform providing AI training and adoption services for teams, departments, and organizations. Builds custom AI agents that integrate with business workflows.
• AI-Powered Business Consulting Operational consulting service providing clarity before automation. Delivers roadmaps grounded in how businesses actually run, focusing on identifying time and capital leaks through analysis and optimization.
• AI Teams and Digital Workforce Service deploying custom AI agents that take ownership of repeatable work. Includes AI employees for call handling, sales, HR, and executive reporting that operate within defined workflows.
• AI Enablement and Automation Business process automation service that redesigns workflows before automating. Identifies rule-based work, streamlines processes, and implements automations with human-in-the-loop safeguards.
• Custom Software and Integrations Custom software development and system integration services. Builds connected systems that eliminate data silos through custom APIs linking CRM, ERP, and project management tools.
• Technology Infrastructure Business technology infrastructure design and optimization. Provides cloud and hybrid architecture (AWS, Azure), network optimization, Zero-Trust security, and MFA implementation for secure AI-driven operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced customer wait times from 11 minutes to 30 seconds with 7,000+ interactions handled in one month
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

AI capability9 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Rafferty PenderycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founder of a SaaS ecommerce platform alongside David Lively (CEO). Together they grew the company to over 3,000 customers across 46 states and 6 countries before selling it.
• Patrick BellcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-author of 'The Parrot and the Architect' book. Strategist, advisor, and doctoral researcher at Swiss School of Business Management focused on AI adoption in organizations. Works with David Lively to help leaders build thinking systems that scale.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Relevance AI: Relevance AI is an emerging agentic AI platform that enables businesses to build custom AI agents and workforces for sales, support, and operations. It targets similar use cases to Studio 98's custom agentic deployments but from a pure-SaaS rather than services-plus-SaaS angle.

Direct peers

• UiPath: UiPath is an enterprise RPA and AI agent platform that automates business workflows across CRM, ERP, and service-desk systems. Like Studio 98, it targets mid-market and enterprise customers seeking to deploy digital workers that take ownership of repeatable tasks.
• Moveworks: Moveworks sells an AI assistant/agent platform that automates employee support, HR, and IT workflows inside enterprise systems. Like Studio 98, it sells 'AI employees' that take action within business workflows rather than answering questions only.
• Automation Anywhere: Automation Anywhere combines RPA with generative and agentic AI to automate end-to-end business processes. It is a directly comparable platform play targeting similar mid-market and enterprise customers deploying AI-powered digital workforces.
• Kore.ai: Kore.ai provides an enterprise AI agent platform for customer service, sales, and HR workflows, with pre-built and custom agents. It directly overlaps with Studio 98's Grand Central and Studio98.ai offerings in AI-powered CRM and digital workforce deployment.
• Aisera: Aisera builds agentic AI platforms for enterprise service desk, sales, and operations, combining conversational AI with autonomous task execution. Its positioning as a horizontal AI agent platform for IT/HR/customer service closely mirrors Studio 98's agentic systems.

Broad incumbents

• Salesforce (Agentforce / Einstein): Salesforce bundles AI agents (Agentforce) and AI features (Einstein) into its CRM platform — directly overlapping Grand Central's CRM and sales automation niche. As an incumbent, it competes with Studio 98 by offering AI agents within an existing customer base.
• HubSpot (with AI / Breeze Agents): HubSpot's CRM and Breeze AI agents compete most directly with Grand Central, while its broader marketing/sales hub overlaps with Studio 98's automation services. It is a major integration partner of Studio 98 and an indirect competitor for the same mid-market buyers.
• Accenture (AI consulting practice): Accenture's AI and automation consulting practice directly competes with Studio 98's AI-powered business consulting and digital workforce services. Both sell outcome-based AI transformation engagements to mid-market and enterprise clients.
• IBM (watsonx Orchestrate): IBM watsonx Orchestrate is an enterprise AI agent platform with consulting-led implementation, similar in approach to Studio 98's consulting-plus-platform model. As a large incumbent, it serves as both a competitor for AI agent deployments and a potential partner channel.

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/studio98
• Facebookfacebook.com/OfficialStudio98
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/studio98
• Instagraminstagram.com/studio98official

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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

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