AI development company

We build AI that does an expensive job, reliably.

StartupLabs is a senior-led AI development company delivering AI, ML, and agentic automation (LLM apps and document AI) as AI development services for startups and US operators. We don't sell “AI”; we automate a named, costly workflow with a dollar-ROI, and keep a human in the loop. 5.0★ on Clutch, a US office in North Carolina.

Agentic & LLM engineeringDocument AI & automation 5.0 on Clutch
200+ products shipped
13 years
5.0 on Clutch100% Upwork Job Success
2+ yr avg client engagement
Our approach

Verticalized, not horizontal.

The AI vendors that win automate one expensive workflow end-to-end. That's how we build: pick the costly, repeatable job, prove the automation on your real data, and ship it into production with guardrails and human review.

What we build

Four AI capabilities, in production.

Agentic workflow automation

Multi-step agents that read, decide, and draft across your tools (order intake, back-office processing, research and reconciliation) with exception routing to a person.

LLM apps & copilots

Assistants grounded in your data with RAG, drafting, classifying, and answering against your own content. Generative AI →

Document AI

Ingest PDFs, emails, and forms; extract and structure them; feed the result into your ERP or workflow. The highest-ROI AI most operators can deploy.

AI SaaS & MVPs

A production AI product (data, evals, UI, and scale) shipped in weeks and built to grow past the pilot.

Proof, not promises

Live AI, named clients, 5.0★.

We've shipped production AI across property, research, compliance, and healthcare data.

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Their project management, cumulative talent, speed, and ability to adapt and collaborate set them apart.
Custom Software Development · US clientRead on Clutch ↗
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They took the time to understand our business, offered recommendations, and worked as an extension of our team.
B2B Platform · IT Products & Services Co.Read on Clutch ↗

Relevant builds: Quicklink Financial AI lead engagement → · Formatr document AI → · healthcare data analytics →

Verticalized playbooks

AI aimed at one costly workflow.

Distributors: AI order intake

AI reads email/PDF/fax POs, SKU-matches, and drafts the order into your ERP.

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Accounting: document intake

Ingest client docs, classify and extract, prep workpapers for human review.

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Healthcare RCM

Prior-auth packet builder and denial-appeal drafting, human-in-the-loop and audit-trailed.

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Trades: field capture

Voice notes and photos become daily reports, RFIs, and change-order drafts.

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Straight answers

What operators ask us about AI.

How is this different from buying an off-the-shelf AI tool?

Off-the-shelf tools stop where your workflow gets specific. We build AI around your data, rules, and systems, automating the part that generic tools can't, and integrating with the ERP or CRM you already run.

Do you keep a human in the loop?

Yes, by default. The AI drafts and flags; a person approves anything that carries risk. We build the review queue and the audit trail as part of the system.

What does an AI build cost?

We start with a fixed-fee audit/pilot (a few thousand dollars) that proves the automation on your real data. Production builds generally run $40,000–$150,000 depending on scope; the pilot is credited toward the build.

Can an India-based team deliver AI for a US company?

We're a senior-led studio with a US office in North Carolina, 100% Upwork Job Success, 5.0★ on Clutch, and live AI products in production. You work directly with the senior-led team, founder included, 4–8 hour response.

Which workflow should AI take off your team?

Book a 15-minute call. We'll pick the highest-ROI workflow to automate and tell you what it'd take.

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