We Are Frank

What We Are Frank does

We Are Frank (legal name: Frank the Growth Agency; Finnish business ID 2288342-2) is a Helsinki-based AI agency that builds, operates, and continuously develops production-grade AI agents for B2B companies under an "Agents as a Service" retainer model. The company is founder-led by CEO Mika Norismaa and operates with a 1–10 person team. Its core technology is the proprietary Frank ADD Method™ (Agent-Driven Development), a structured methodology that wraps third-party LLMs (Claude, OpenAI/GPT) in gates, separate review ports, and governance layers to convert unreliable model outputs into production-ready systems with built-in EU AI Act compliance. Supporting infrastructure includes LangChain, RAG with vector search, Hugging Face, and a web stack of React, Next.js, Python/FastAPI, PostgreSQL, and Vercel.

The commercial portfolio comprises four subscription products: Agenttitehdas (Agent Factory) for custom agent builds at ~EUR 5,900/month; MaaS (Marketing as a Service) and SaaS (Sales as a Service / AI-myyjä) — managed agent fleets for marketing/content/SEO and for sales prospecting/LinkedIn outreach respectively, each starting at ~EUR 4,500/month; and AI-optimointi (GEO-agent) for continuous AI search visibility optimization across Google AI Overview, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Microsoft Copilot at EUR 390/month. A free AI Visibility Report and a one-time EUR 490 AI Audit serve as top-of-funnel acquisition; a separate Frank Dev OS / Future GTM platform productizes the ADD methodology into multi-channel content automation. The company states 200+ agents in production for real clients and a 14-day first-agent delivery SLA.

Customers are predominantly Finnish B2B enterprises and mid-market firms in security fencing (Purait), construction materials (Termex), demolition (Lotus Demolition), residential real estate development, and adjacent verticals, with select international engagements for an elevator corporation and a pharmaceutical company. Documented outcomes include #1 rankings in Google AI Overview and organic search simultaneously, 3× #1 AI search visibility across three terms in one month (Termex), -66% cost per lead, 10% cold outreach conversion (Signl AI), 17× campaign results, and 5.5% social CTR (3× industry average). All pricing is in EUR, billed monthly on retainer; no funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, or revenue figures are disclosed.

Name

We Are Frank

Legal name

Frank the Growth Agency

Website

https://wearefrank.fi

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

We Are Frank is a Helsinki-based AI agency that builds, operates, and develops production-ready AI agents as a retainer service for B2B companies, using its proprietary Frank ADD Method™. Offerings span custom agent development, managed marketing and sales agent fleets, and GEO optimization for AI search visibility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI Agent Services

NAICS

Advertising Agencies (541810), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Advertising (7310), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Agents & Autonomous Workflows (Tool Use, Planning, Multi-Agent) (HDAAACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

B2B Demand Generation & Lead Nurture Agencies (BPAFAKAA), AI Application Enablement Platforms (Copilot/Agent Frameworks, SDKs) (HDAEANAJ), AI/ML Engineering & Model Development Services (BPAEAHAF)

Keywords

• AI agent services
• Generative engine optimization
• AI sales automation
• AI marketing automation
• Custom AI agents

Headquarters

HQ city

Helsinki

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Agents as a Service — Retainer: Continuous monthly retainer model for AI agents. Not project-based work. Clients pay a fixed monthly fee for agent building, operation, and ongoing development. Covers Agent Factory, MaaS, and SaaS offerings.
2. Sales as a Service (SaaS): AI sales agent retainer at ~4,500 EUR/month. Includes prospecting, signal monitoring, LinkedIn engagement, and DM outreach with human approval. Flat monthly fee replacing one SDR.
3. Marketing as a Service (MaaS): Marketing agent fleet retainer. Fixed monthly fee covering content production, SEO, GEO, social media, and campaign management. No hourly billing.
4. AI Visibility / GEO Agent: Continuous AI optimization retainer starting at 390 EUR/month. Includes weekly AI visibility tracking, schema maintenance, content optimization, and monthly reporting.
5. Agent Factory Retainer: Custom AI agent development and operation retainer starting at approximately 5,900 EUR/month. Builds, operates, and develops production-ready agents using Frank ADD Method™.
6. One-time AI Audit: One-time AI visibility audit at 490 EUR. Includes AI visibility mapping, competitor analysis, technical check, and action plan.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

We Are Frank builds, operates, and continuously develops production-ready AI agents for B2B clients under an "Agents as a Service" retainer model. Offerings include Agenttitehdas (custom agent factory), MaaS (Marketing as a Service: content, SEO, GEO, social, campaigns), Sales as a Service (AI seller for prospecting, buying-signal monitoring, and LinkedIn outreach), and AI-optimointi (GEO agent for AI search visibility). All agents are built using the proprietary Frank ADD Method™ and delivered with a first agent in 14 days, 24/7 operation, and human-in-the-loop approval.

Product overview

We Are Frank (Frank the Growth Agency) is a Finnish AI agency offering a portfolio of AI agent services under an 'Agents as a Service' model. The core offerings include: Agenttitehdas (Agent Factory) for building custom production-ready AI agents; MaaS (Marketing as a Service) for AI-powered content, SEO, and campaign management; SaaS (Sales as a Service / AI-myyjä) for AI-driven sales prospecting and outreach; and AI-optimointi (AI Optimization) / GEO-agentti for AI search visibility optimization (GEO). Services are delivered as continuous retainers starting at €390/month (GEO) to €4,500/month (AI sales), with the first agent delivered in 14 days. All agents operate 24/7 with human-in-the-loop oversight and are built using the proprietary Frank ADD Method™. Additional offerings include a free AI Visibility Report, one-time AI Audit, and the Future GTM automation platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Agenttitehdas (Agent Factory) Custom AI agent development, operation, and continuous improvement delivered as a retainer service (Agents as a Service) for B2B clients. Frank builds production-ready agents for any business process using its proprietary Frank ADD Method™, with governance, review gates, and EU AI Act compliance built into the architecture. Pricing starts at approximately €5,900/month with scope agreed per client.
• MaaS (Marketing as a Service) AI-powered marketing automation service for marketing leaders, handling content production, SEO, AI search visibility (GEO), social media, and campaign management 24/7 via a fleet of marketing agents. Frank builds and operates the agents; the client approves direction and receives results. Fixed monthly fee starting at approximately €4,500/month, with no hourly billing.
• Sales as a Service (AI-myyjä / Signl AI) AI sales agent retainer for B2B sales leaders. The agent identifies ideal customer profiles, monitors buying signals from multiple internet sources (Hilma public procurement, Cloudia, LinkedIn), engages in conversations, sends LinkedIn DMs at optimal timing, and produces inbound content — all with human-in-the-loop approval for outbound messages. Pricing starts at €4,500/month, positioned as roughly the cost of one junior SDR.
• AI-optimointi (GEO / AI Search Optimization) Continuous Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) service that optimizes web content for AI search engines including Google AI Overview, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Microsoft Copilot. The GEO agent produces, measures, and optimizes AI visibility weekly, including schema markup maintenance, content production, alerts and fix recommendations, and monthly reports with human involvement. Pricing starts at €390/month; first results typically appear in 4–8 weeks.
• AI Audit One-time AI visibility audit covering AI visibility mapping (10–20 search terms across Google AI Overview, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Copilot), competitor analysis (3–5 competitors), schema markup check, content structure assessment, technical check, and a prioritized action plan. Priced at €490 as a one-time engagement.
• Frank Dev OS (Future GTM / Agent-Driven Development Platform) Agent-driven development and go-to-market automation platform built on the Frank Dev OS framework with EU AI Act compliance, circuit breakers to prevent hallucination loops, golden tests, separate review ports, cost-controlled model routing (Haiku for mechanical, Sonnet for coding, Opus for architecture+review), and automatic audit trails. The Future GTM workflow uses ImageFlux Pro to generate product visuals and produce multi-channel content from a single product photo.

Quantifiable outcome

• 200+ agents in production for real clients (not demos)
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Smart Insights: UK-based digital marketing advisory and training business focused on AI marketing, content, and SEO strategy. Comparable thought leadership in AI search/GEO but advisory/training rather than agent delivery; UK rather than Nordics.

Broad incumbents

• Jasper: Established AI marketing platform providing AI content generation and brand-voice tools to enterprise marketing teams. Overlaps with Frank's content/SEO/MaaS offering but is a self-serve software platform rather than a managed-service agency.
• Copy.ai: AI content and GTM platform offering AI agents for marketing and sales workflows (including prospecting). Competes with Frank's SaaS and MaaS at the platform layer, with broader enterprise footprint but less bespoke delivery.
• HubSpot: Marketing, sales, and CRM platform that has launched Breeze AI agents and AI search optimization tooling. Large incumbent competing on the same B2B sales/marketing agent category with platform distribution Frank cannot match.

Direct peers

• Superside: AI-powered creative-as-a-service subscription agency for design, video, and branding at scale. Comparable subscription-based creative/services model and enterprise customer profile, though Superside is design-led while Frank is sales/marketing-agent-led.
• Pencil: Singapore-based AI creative agency offering AI-generated ads, video, and campaign content for performance marketers. Comparable in offering AI-driven creative/marketing output at agency economics, though more creative-led than sales-led.
• Ladder: Performance/growth marketing agency with a growing AI marketing offering for direct-to-consumer and B2B brands. Comparable subscription-style growth services and focus on continuous optimization vs. project work.
• 10xCrew: AI-focused digital marketing and content agency working with SaaS and B2B brands. Comparable AI-marketing services mix and retainer-style client engagements, though primarily inbound/content focused.
• Botspot: Germany-based AI agency building custom AI agents, automation, and AI-powered marketing solutions for SMEs. Closest direct peer — comparable services (AI agent builds, marketing automation), similar size, similar retainer/agency model.
• Single Grain: US-based digital marketing agency with a strong SEO, AI search, and AI-driven growth practice for B2B and SaaS. Comparable services (SEO, GEO, AI-powered demand generation), US-based so geographic overlap is limited but service overlap is high.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/we-are-frank

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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 →

Frequently asked questions about We Are Frank