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Purpose-built AI for industries the world actually runs on.

We're already live — across industries most haven't touched yet. Built by operators, not adapted from generic AI. Ask us which ones.

Founder's Operator Track Record
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Education · Live Logistics · Live Hospitality · Live Dispatch & Fleet Guest & Kitchen Ops Institutional Operations Healthcare · Building Compounding Data Vertical Agents Domain Infrastructure Education · Live Logistics · Live Hospitality · Live Dispatch & Fleet Guest & Kitchen Ops Institutional Operations Healthcare · Building Compounding Data Vertical Agents Domain Infrastructure
What We Build
AI built for an industry — not adapted to it.

We pick a vertical. Go all in. Build what actually runs it. Repeat.

Vertical Discovery

Inside the industry. Workflows, edges, regulators — understood before code.

Purpose-Built Systems

Domain data, agents, interfaces. Infrastructure operators rely on.

Embedded Deployment

Engineers and operators side by side. In contact with the work.

Vertical Flywheel

Each customer sharpens the next. The data layer compounds.

Our Verticals
Already live. Across industries most haven't touched.

We go deep in each one. The specifics are for the conversation.

Live

Education & Institutions

AI systems running inside schools and institutions today. Community intelligence, operational workflows, donor infrastructure.

Live

Logistics & Operations

Dispatch, fleet, last-mile. Built on 250K+ drivers of operating history. The data advantage is already compounding.

Live

Hospitality & F&B

Guest experience, kitchen ops, multi-property. Where the detail decides the margin — and the review.

Building

Healthcare

Regulated. High-stakes. Where generic AI can't go.

Next

Financial Services

Compliance-first infrastructure. Where trust is earned per transaction.

More verticals in motion.

Ask us which ones →
How It Works
From conversation to live system. Weeks, not quarters.

Three moves. Operator-led. Already proven across verticals.

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Discover the vertical

Inside the industry. Workflows, edge cases, regulators — understood before code.

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Ship the system

Engineers and operators side by side. In contact with the work.

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Compound the data

Each customer sharpens the next. The data layer compounds.

The Thesis
Horizontal AI plateaus. Vertical AI is just starting.

The next surface area lives inside specific industries — not on top of them. We're already there.

Multiple verticals. Live customers. A compounding data layer most haven't seen yet.

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Operator Background
Built by people who've actually run the work.

15 years of operator instinct — Uber, CloudKitchens, Nash — in every system we ship.

Uber
Built Saudi & Gulf operations from zero.
250K+ drivers$2B GMV
CloudKitchens
First MENA hire. Dark-kitchen infrastructure across 5 countries.
50+ locations$400M deployed
Nash
Last-mile delivery infrastructure across EMEA.
EMEA launchEnterprise SaaS
Deloitte & AT Kearney
Government transformations and sovereign fund mandates, Gulf-wide.
$3B+ deals
Recent Advisory
Archer Aviation
eVTOL air taxi. First flights outside the US — Abu Dhabi.
$5B+ valuationUAE market
Our Habitas
Luxury hospitality across Saudi Arabia. AlUla flagship. NEOM next.
10+ propertiesAlUla flagship
Team
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Zeid Hreish
Founder, Z1 Ops
Uber Saudi Arabia, CloudKitchens MENA, Nash AI EMEA. Deloitte & AT Kearney before that.
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Cyril Zouein
Co-Founder
15 years of experience across technology and operations.
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Get in Touch
Curious what we're building in your industry? Start a conversation.

We don't pitch. We'll come back with a point of view on your vertical — in 48 hours or less.

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