What Kiso Technology does

Kiso Technology, LLC is a privately held applied AI consulting firm founded by Evan Jonokuchi (ex-Stripe, ex-Vicarious) and Sam Ryan (ex-Flexport, ex-Stitch Fix) and based in the United States. The firm operates as a boutique professional services practice of approximately 25 technical staff, deploying senior practitioners — predominantly PhD-level — with prior leadership experience at Apple, Microsoft, Accenture, Uber, BCG, Bain Capital Ventures, Flexport, and Stitch Fix. Its go-to-market is direct enterprise engagement through a "partner with us" contact form, with no public pricing, no productized offering, and no disclosed external funding.

Kiso delivers work under two branded service lines. Decision Science focuses on building algorithmic software for autonomous planning and logistics in the data center, semiconductor, grocery, and retail verticals, drawing on operations research, optimization, and simulation expertise. Applied AI embeds its technical staff inside client organizations to build AI applications aimed at measurable business outcomes, including work on LLMs, forecasting, recommendation systems, and inventory optimization. Notable prior individual contributions referenced by team members include Stitch Fix fulfillment systems, Flexport's boat assignment engine, Uber's marketplace balancing, and Apple Intelligence features.

The business model is pure professional services revenue from custom consulting engagements. There are no SaaS products, no marketplace, no reseller channel, and no public customers or case studies. The company is founder-owned, with no disclosed institutional investors, no funding rounds, no subsidiaries, and no parent company. Distribution is entirely inbound via the company website and team-driven referrals, including an active Ashby-hosted careers page. Ownership and cap table details are not publicly available.

Name

Kiso Technology

Legal name

Kiso Technology, LLC

Website

https://kisotechnology.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kiso Technology is a privately held US applied AI and decision science consulting firm of approximately 25 senior practitioners, deploying teams into enterprise clients across data center, semiconductor, grocery, and retail to build algorithmic planning systems and embedded AI applications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services / Consulting: The company provides applied AI and decision science consulting services working inside client organizations to build AI applications that drive business value.

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Core offering

Kiso Technology is an applied AI and decision science consulting firm that deploys senior technical talent into client organizations to build algorithmic software for autonomous planning and logistics, and to develop AI applications that drive measurable business outcomes. The company serves enterprise clients in the data center, semiconductor, grocery, and retail industries, working inside those organizations on zero-to-one prototyping through global-scale production deployments. There are no standalone branded products or SaaS offerings — the deliverable is expert-led consulting and embedded engineering across AI, operations research, ML, and data science.

Product overview

Kiso Technology is a consulting/services firm rather than a product company. It offers Decision Science services (building algorithmic software to power autonomous planning and logistics in data center, semiconductor, grocery, and retail industries) and Applied AI services (working inside organizations to build AI applications that drive business outcomes). No distinct branded products, modules, or SaaS offerings are offered—the company deploys its technical talent directly to client organizations to solve complex decision-making and AI problems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Decision Science Building algorithmic software to power autonomous planning and logistics for enterprise clients in the data center, semiconductor, grocery, and retail industries. Engagements are direct, custom consulting deployments delivered by technical staff embedding inside client organizations.
• Applied AI Working inside client organizations to build AI applications that drive the bottom line and help clients capitalize on transformation opportunities. Engagements span zero-to-one prototyping through global-scale production deployments across AI, operations research, ML, and data science.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

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Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Analytics8: Boutique data and analytics consulting firm delivering AI, machine learning, and decision science solutions to enterprise clients. Comparable specialized services model targeting operational use cases.
• Fractal Analytics: Large boutique AI and analytics consulting firm serving Fortune 500 clients across similar verticals (CPG, retail, healthcare). Comparable services model combining data science, AI engineering, and decision science consulting.
• Latentview Analytics: Data and analytics consulting firm providing AI/ML, decision science, and supply chain optimization services to enterprises. Directly comparable in offering AI-led transformation projects to large enterprise clients.
• End-to-End Analytics (now part of Accenture): Pre-acquisition boutique decision science consulting firm founded by Kiso advisor Colin Kessinger, with many Kiso team members as alumni. Directly comparable model focused on operations research and AI for retail, semiconductor, and CPG.
• Tiger Analytics: Boutique AI and analytics consulting firm with operations research and decision science capabilities serving retail, manufacturing, and CPG clients. Closely comparable talent-led services model.

Broad incumbents

• Slalom: Mid-tier global consulting firm with a dedicated AI and data engineering practice serving enterprise clients across similar verticals. Comparable boutique-to-mid-sized competitor for AI-led transformation work.
• Accenture (Data & AI practice): Global consulting leader with a large Data & AI practice that has absorbed boutique firms including End-to-End Analytics. Direct overlap with Kiso's enterprise AI and decision science work and likely acquirer of talent in this space.
• BCG X (formerly BCG GAMMA): BCG's AI, analytics, and digital transformation practice competing for the same enterprise AI and decision science mandates. Broader portfolio and brand reach but less specialized in operations research depth.
• McKinsey QuantumBlack: McKinsey's AI and advanced analytics practice. Competes for the same enterprise transformation engagements with broader consulting scale but comparable technical depth.
• Deloitte (AI & Data practice): Global consulting firm with extensive AI, analytics, and operations research capabilities. Competes for enterprise transformation mandates across retail, semiconductor, and CPG clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kiso-technology

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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