The SaaS CFO · Ben Murray
podcastplaybook$1.1M Raised to Evaluate and Guardrail Your AI Apps
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About The SaaS CFOIn this episode of The SaaS CFO Podcast, we're excited to welcome Apoorva Kumar, the co-founder and CEO of Inspeq. Apoorva shares his fascinating journey from working in big tech companies like Microsoft, Amazon, and SAP to founding Inspeq in Q4 of last year. Inspeq is a trust layer platform for AI applications, addressing the growing concern of AI inconsistencies and inaccuracies. With a strong focus on enterprise customers, particularly consulting companies, Inspeq provides a robust evaluation and guardrailing solution for large language model applications. Apoorva discusses the importance of capital in their business, having recently raised $1.1 million from prominent AI funds and seasoned tech executives. He also shares valuable lessons for founders considering fundraising and emphasizes the significance of staying focused on customer enablement and product development. Join us as we…
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What a founder can learn
Founder takeaway
For enterprise AI products, reliability can be the product rather than a supporting feature. Focus on a defined customer segment and build evaluation and guardrails around its highest-risk AI workflows; raise capital only when it directly accelerates customer enablement and product development.
Why it matters
Enterprise adoption can stall when AI outputs are inconsistent or inaccurate. A focused trust layer can address that barrier, while tying fundraising to specific customer and product milestones helps prevent capital from becoming a distraction.