We build AI that turns your data into revenue.
Your directory data, your funnel — we build the AI layer that converts better than forms, phone chases, or anything you've tried. You own it, we support it.
You have the data. You just can't use it yet.
Your proprietary data — listings, pricing, expertise, outcomes — is more valuable than any AI model's training set. But right now it's sitting in a database while your users scroll static pages and leave.
Your best data is invisible to users
You have years of proprietary knowledge — pricing, reviews, outcomes, qualification criteria — that no AI model has. But your users can't access it. They scroll, they bounce, they're gone.
Your users expect conversations. You give them forms.
People describe what they need in natural language now. Your site still makes them pick from dropdowns and fill out contact forms. The gap between how people interact and what you offer is where you lose them.
Leads come in hot and go cold
Marketing generates interest. But between the form fill and the first human contact, your prospect has called three competitors. Your funnel collects names and hopes for the best.
Your team qualifies by hand — and it doesn't scale
Sales calls everyone. Two-thirds can't afford your product. The ones who can waited days for a callback. AI should handle triage and qualification — so your team only talks to people who are ready.
What We Build
Two services. Built from real pilots.
We've done this with live companies and real users. Here's what we build.
Service A
AI Advisor on Your Data
Users describe what they need. Your AI advisor — trained on your proprietary data — guides them to the right match. Every conversation captures intent, budget, timeline, and fit. Your team gets qualified prospects, not form fills.
For businesses sitting on proprietary data
Service B
AI Pipeline: From Lead to Close
AI conversations that qualify every lead — budget, fit, readiness — before a human touches it. When your team picks up the phone, they know the prospect's goals, concerns, and timeline. Replaces the gap between marketing and sales.
For companies losing deals between marketing and sales
Diagnose
We map your data, systems, and workflows to find where AI creates the most leverage: disconnected information, manual bottlenecks, untapped user experiences.
Consolidate
We unify your proprietary data into an AI intelligence layer. Structured, enriched, and ready to power conversations, decisions, and automation.
Build Internal Tools
AI-powered systems for your team: qualification engines, automated handoffs, reporting dashboards, and internal communication tools that know your business.
Build External Experiences
Customer-facing AI that transforms how people interact with your business: conversational advisors, intelligent recommendations, and personalized guidance.
Two ways to work with us
Studio Partnership
We embed with your team
We learn your data, build the AI layer, run a live pilot with real users, and optimize until it works. 8-12 weeks, real results.
Productized Build
Fixed scope, fast delivery
We've already built this. We adapt our architecture to your data in 4 weeks. You get a working product, not a proposal.
See what we've built.
Every project proves a different capability we bring to clients.
AI Career Advisor
Career Karma
Career navigation platform with 88 partner schools. We rebuilt the core product from a static directory into a conversational AI career advisor. Every conversation captures what forms can't: intent, budget, timeline, learning style. 3/3 pilot schools signed on the first demo call.
AI advisor + qualification pipelineAI Concierge
Juicy NYC
New York City's map of the most connection-worthy experiences, curated by artists and empowered by Holy Papaya, an AI concierge that matches you to places where strangers actually talk, friends go deeper, and dates feel like shared adventures.
AI recommendations from curated data
NYC Events Aggregator
Juicy Times
One place for all New York City experiences. Pulls from newsletters, Resident Advisor, event platforms, local news, and more into a curated editorial publication. AI-powered pipeline handles research, enrichment, and publishing automatically.
Automated data pipeline + AI editorialComing Soon
Relationship Intelligence
Fruit & Flowers
The Relationship OS: guiding people through deeper, more meaningful dating and relationship experiences. Features viral 36 Questions decks, expert-curated intimacy insights, and practical tools for modern lovers.
AI-powered relationship toolsTrack Record
Built on real results, not pitch decks.
$50M+
ARR Generated
across portfolio companies
$100M+
Funds Raised
by founders we work with
1,500+
Founders
in our global community
50+
Startups
across 15+ countries
Meet Relevant Venture Studio.
Fedor Sokolov
Founder
Builds AI-native products and go-to-market systems for ventures and studio clients. Guest lecturer at MIT Sloan on venture studio models, fundraising strategy, and conversion funnels. Led new market entry programs generating $781K in revenue and 1M+ media impressions. Serial entrepreneur across AI, education, and the arts.
LinkedInTroy Malone
Partner
Led new market expansion for four Silicon Valley unicorns: Evernote (grew to 150M users), Weebly/Square, mmhmm, and Drata. Took each into Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Specializes in international operations and scaling startups globally.
LinkedInAlexander Uttendorfer
Partner
Over the past eight years, Alex started four companies, successfully exited two, and accelerated 20+ seed stage startups as a mentor globally. Led global programs for the Founder Institute in Korea, the world's largest pre-seed accelerator with $30B+ in portfolio value.
LinkedInTestimonials
What our partners say.
Troy's real-world experience taking four Silicon Valley unicorns into new markets globally has made him a key founding advisor and mentor at Global Class Book. Any startup looking to go global will surely benefit from his mentorship and guidance.
Klaus Wehage
Author @ Global Class
Relevant is more than just a business advisor. We value the access we now have to the playbooks, templates and mentorship. We highly recommend Relevant to any company looking to expand globally.
Edward Park
CSO @ Allo
Without Relevant's help, we wouldn't have been able to take our company to the next level. I feel incredibly fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with such amazing mentors.
Andy Woojin Kim
CEO @ Typed
Ready to build something real?
You bring the data. We build the AI. You own it all.