90% of AI Startups Fail.
Your Portfolio Doesn't Have To.
Since 2021, Investors have Deployed $700+ billion into AI.1
With 90% still failing to reach production.2
The Problem isn't Founder Quality. It's Infrastructure.
AI Startups Rent Intelligence instead of Owning it.
No Ownership = No Defensible Moat.
Freshriver AI Venture Studio Services Deploys Owned AI Infrastructure in 90 days.
The AI Operating System Framework
Enterprises Need Both. So Does Your Portfolio.
General AI Platforms
OpenAI, Anthropic, Claude
- Rented APIs, Pay Forever
- Fast Early Experimentation
- Easy to Replicate
Precision AI Operating System
Freshriver AI OS
- Owned infrastructure
- Mission-Critical Systems
- Permanent Competitive Moat
Your Portfolio Companies Need Both:
General AI for Speed, Precision AI OS for Strategic Assets.
Built By Fortune 500 AI Leaders
The Team That Deployed AI for the World's Largest Banks
Joti Balani - Founder & Managing Director
20 years Building Telecom Infrastructure + 7 years Fortune 500 AI Use Cases & Deployments
Raj Sakthi
Ex-JPMorgan Head of Infrastructure, Atos Head of AI/Automation
Tom Knapp
Ex-CIO Waterstone Mortgage, VP Fiserv
Laura Thomae
Ex-MD BNY Mellon, Citi
Steven Paul CDir FIoD
Ex-C-suite HSBC, SVB, Lloyds
Swati Gupta
Ex-CIO Ascensus
Built For Family Offices, Venture Capital and Private Equity Portfolios
Improve Portfolio Returns Through Strategic Infrastructure
When Deploying Capital to AI Startups, Provide:
Infrastructure Services that give Companies Owned AI instead of Rented APIs
Without Owned Infrastructure
- 90%Fail
- 1-2xExits for Survivors
- 0.9-1.5xPortfolio Return
With Owned Infrastructure
- 67%Succeed
- 3-10xExits for Strategic Moats
- 2.5-4.5xPortfolio Return
Early-Stage and Growth Capital is Precious.
Why Deploy it into Infrastructure Your Companies Rent?
Owned Infrastructure vs. Rented APIs
Rented APIs (OpenAI, Claude)
- Pay Forever for every Query
- Pricing Increases with Success
- Competitors can Replicate
- Subject to Vendor Policy Changes & Model Shut Down
- No Competitive Moat
Owned AI (Freshriver AI OS)
- Zero Ongoing API Costs
- Fixed Infrastructure Cost
- Impossible to Replicate
- Complete Control and Data Sovereignty
- Permanent Competitive Moat
The Companies that Succeed with AI don't Rent Intelligence.
They Own It.
Data Sovereignty: Your Competitive Moat
Why Ownership Matters for Strategic Assets
Complete Control
Your Data never leaves your Infrastructure. No Third-Party Training. No External Access.
Strategic Defense
Competitors cannot access your Trained Models. Your Intelligence is Proprietary.
Value Accumulation
Every interaction improves your AI—creating Compounding Advantages over time.
Rented APIs leak your Strategic Advantage. Owned AI compounds it.
Companies with Defensible Moats Command Premium Valuations.3
Network effects have driven 70% of Tech Value since 1994, while AI companies in 2025 must Build Moats through Owned Infrastructure, not Commodity APIs, to achieve Lasting Defensibility.
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