KELVIN AI LTD

What KELVIN AI LTD does

Kelvin AI Ltd is a London-based, founder-owned company building an AI-powered luminaire scheduling and documentation platform for professional lighting designers. The core product, Luminaire Specification & Scheduling, extracts product photos, dimensional drawings, and technical specifications (CCT, CRI, wattage, dimming, IP rating, and other data) from manufacturer product URLs and PDF cut sheets, then populates an exportable, branded schedule with shareable live links; a manual entry option is provided for products without source documents. The company is positioned around domain-specific AI that explicitly avoids the hallucination risks of generic LLMs on technical spec data, and is built by founder Flynn Talbot, a lighting designer with 25 years of industry experience.

The platform is pre-launch with a founding-member waitlist capped at 50 spots at locked-in pricing ahead of full commercial launch in mid-2026. As of the input date, 100+ offices from 25+ countries are on the waitlist. The roadmap extends the workflow beyond specification into AI fixture counting from AutoCAD plans, lighting power density calculations, and a manufacturer portal for in-product pricing and sample requests. The company also runs a paid 90-minute masterclass ('AI Workflows for Lighting Designers') priced at £37–£157 across Professional, Team, and Next Gen tiers, plus a private professional community called The K Circle.

Commercially, Kelvin combines a planned subscription SaaS for the core scheduling tool with one-time education revenue from the masterclass, distributed through a self-serve website and Stripe checkout, with earned-media presence in publications such as Wallpaper*, Dezeen, DesignBoom, Monocle, Stylepark, UDesign, and Artichoke. The company is privately held, incorporated in the United Kingdom, bootstrapped with no disclosed external funding, and operates globally without geographic restrictions on its digital distribution.

Name

KELVIN AI LTD

Legal name

Kelvin AI Ltd.

Website

https://kelvin.lighting

Company type

Private

Founded year

2026

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Kelvin AI Ltd is a London-based, founder-owned company building an AI-powered luminaire scheduling and documentation platform that automates specification workflows for professional lighting designers globally, currently pre-launch with a founding-member waitlist across 25+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Masterclass/Webinar Revenue: One-time fees for access to AI Workflows for Lighting Designers masterclass recordings with bonuses. Professional tier at £87, Team tier at £157, and Next Gen (student) tier at £37.
2. Luminaire Specification & Scheduling SaaS: Subscription-based AI luminaire scheduling tool for lighting professionals. Currently in founding member phase with locked-in pricing for 50 spots. Full commercial launch planned for mid-2026.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kelvin AI provides an AI-powered luminaire scheduling and specification platform for lighting professionals. Users paste a manufacturer product URL or upload a PDF cut sheet, and Kelvin's AI extracts product photos, dimensional drawings, and technical specifications (CCT, CRI, wattage, dimming, IP rating) into a unified, exportable schedule. The company also sells a paid on-demand masterclass and operates a private community (The K Circle) for lighting designers learning AI workflows.

Product overview

KELVIN AI LTD offers Kelvin, an AI-powered luminaire scheduling platform built for lighting professionals. The core product, Luminaire Specification & Scheduling, automatically extracts product photos, dimensions, and technical specifications from manufacturer URLs and PDFs, populating exportable luminaire schedules in seconds. The company is building a full suite of AI tools including AI Fixture Counting from AutoCAD Plans, Lighting Power Density Calculations, and a Manufacturer Portal for Pricing and Samples. Founding members receive access to all current and future tools. The company also offers a paid 90-minute AI masterclass and maintains a private community called The K Circle for ongoing professional development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kelvin Luminaire Specification & Scheduling AI-powered luminaire scheduling tool for lighting professionals that extracts product photos, dimensional drawings, and technical specifications (CCT, CRI, wattage, dimming, IP rating) from manufacturer URLs and PDF cut sheets, populating a unified, exportable schedule with branded PDF and live link sharing.
• AI Workflows for Lighting Designers Masterclass (Volume 1: The AI Powered Lighting Professional) On-demand 90-minute masterclass teaching lighting designers, engineers, and students how to use AI tools to streamline documentation, reclaim creative hours, and eliminate manual specification. Sold as a recording with bundled bonus materials and access to the Kelvin Beta.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces average luminaire schedule build time from 2.5 days to seconds
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature6 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Lighting Analysts (AGi32): Commercial lighting calculation and design software used by lighting engineers and designers; competes directly with Kelvin for the same specification-driven workflow.
• DIALux: Free lighting design and calculation software widely used by lighting professionals globally; the most established incumbent in the lighting design workflow Kelvin targets, and the most direct peer in terms of customer base and category.
• Relux: Lighting design software for interior, exterior, road, and emergency lighting planning, used by the same lighting designers Kelvin targets; closely comparable in customer base and lighting-design focus.

Broad incumbents

• Autodesk (Revit / AutoCAD): Major design and BIM software provider whose Revit and AutoCAD products are foundational tools for lighting designers who create plans Kelvin's AI fixture-counting feature will read; broader portfolio but directly overlaps with Kelvin's user workflow.
• Graphisoft (ArchiCAD): BIM software used by architectural designers and lighting specifiers; broader portfolio but overlapping customer base in the design and specification workflow Kelvin serves.
• Bluebeam: PDF markup and document collaboration platform widely used in design and construction for specification review; adjacent to Kelvin's spec and documentation automation value proposition with overlapping customer base.
• Adobe: Creative and document software suite (Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator) used in design workflows; broader but overlaps with Kelvin's users on document handling, PDF reading, and visual specification presentation.
• Procore: Construction management SaaS platform with specification and project documentation capabilities serving the broader AEC ecosystem that includes Kelvin's lighting designer customers.
• Trimble (SketchUp / Tekla): Architecture, engineering, and construction software portfolio including SketchUp and Tekla; broader but shares design and AEC customer overlap with Kelvin's lighting design audience.

Emerging players

• Enscape: Real-time architectural visualization plugin that integrates with Revit and other BIM tools used by lighting designers; an emerging player in the design technology stack adjacent to Kelvin's specification workflow.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/flynntalbot

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 →

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