About Us

Manufacturing & Enterprise Technologists Applying AI.

Not an AI startup learning from your experience. 50+ years of combined expertise in industrial systems, edge computing, and enterprise technology—applied to the problems that actually slow your operations down.

Core Team

Built by People Who’ve Done This Before.

Shyam Yadati

Shyam Yadati

Founder & CEO

Built and scaled industrial vision ML platforms adopted by Fortune 500 manufacturers. 25+ years in mission‑critical technology. Co‑founded FringeAI (exit to LMI Technologies).

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Bob Prendergast

Bob Prendergast

CTO

25+ years in enterprise IT, edge compute, and solution architecture. OEM Solution Architect at HP/Teradici (9 yrs). Veteran of Sun (Oracle), Dell, Splunk, and Atlantis Computing.

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Tristen Islam

Tristen Islam

AI Stack Developer

Deep expertise in on‑device ML/AI deployment in constrained, mission‑critical environments.

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Advisors

Guided by Operators, Not Observers.

Robert Segal

Robert Segal

20+ years of enterprise sales and go‑to‑market leadership across industrial and manufacturing technology.

MathWorks, Hexagon, KINEXON, Cofactr

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Sudeepa Prakash

Sudeepa Prakash

Serial entrepreneur with 15+ years of product and go‑to‑market leadership at scale.

AWS, Prime Video, MathWorks

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Junaid Islam

Junaid Islam

Serial founder with multiple successful exits in enterprise technology and connected systems.

Vidder (exit to Verizon), OpenCar (exit to Inrix)

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Chris Aden

Chris Aden

AI product leader with 15+ years bringing vision and machine learning products to market.

Cognex, MathWorks, Synopsys · Co‑founded FringeAI · MIT Sloan

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Why Us

Experience You Can’t Shortcut.

Industrial AI isn’t a software problem alone. It takes deep domain knowledge, hard‑won deployment experience, and a rare combination of skills to get it right.

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Experience

50+ years in mission‑critical technology. Previously built and scaled industrial AI platforms serving Fortune 500 manufacturers. Pre‑existing relationships with OEMs and systems integrators.

02

Hard‑Won Insights

Firsthand experience with the limitations of cloud‑dependent industrial AI. Witnessed the challenges of talent shortages in manufacturing environments. Developed solutions to overcome connectivity constraints in factory settings.

03

Unique Skill Combination

A rare blend of AI, infrastructure, and industrial domain knowledge. Technical expertise in edge computing and distributed systems. Deep understanding of manufacturing processes and experience deploying AI in resource‑constrained environments.

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No slide decks, no strategy consultants. We’ll walk through real operations examples and demo how ARGUS puts your data to work. 30 minutes.

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