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Bill Ward, founder of Northslope, talks about the startup’s applied AI for the Palantir OS on a company video. [Screenshot: Northslope video]<\/p>\n
Dallas-based Goldcrest Capital has partnered in a $22 million Series A for Denver-based Northslope, the first applied AI company purpose-built for the Palantir operating system, to scale its \u201cforward deployed engineering\u201d model and grow its Palantir-based AI application platform.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Series A was co-led by Goldcrest Capital, founded by Adam Ross, Palantir\u2019s first independent board member, and Friends & Family Capital, founded by former Palantir CFO Colin Anderson. Additional participation came from Fifth Down Capital, Leblon Capital, and a network of Palantir alumni, including a co-founder, director, and leaders across product and forward deployed engineering.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe next Palantir will be built on Palantir,\u201d said Ross, founding partner of Goldcrest Capital and former Palantir board member. \u201cNorthslope is creating a new enterprise software category for the world\u2019s AI operating system.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFor decades, organizations had to choose between expensive multi-year builds and generic SaaS that commoditized away their competitive advantage,\u201d he added in a statement. \u201cWe\u2019re watching Northslope\u2019s mission-specific AI applications deliver better outcomes for customers and replace two different trillion-dollar industries in the process.\u201d<\/p>\n
Customizing AI-powered solutions<\/p>\n
The Series A raise follows a breakout year in which Northslope delivered production results for customers across multiple industries and grew revenue nearly 7x, establishing itself as a leader in \u201cmission-specific AI,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n
Founded and built by former Palantir forward deployed engineers, Northslope said it\u2019s on the move to end the era of one-size-fits-all software. \u201cThe leading enterprises of the next century need AI that amplifies their differentiation rather than conforming them to the status quo,\u201d the company added.<\/p>\n
\u201cWorld-changing organizations don\u2019t run on off-the-shelf software, they cannot afford to operate like everyone else,\u201d said Founder and CEO Bill Ward, a former Palantir forward deployed engineer. \u201cNorthslope brings mission-specific software within reach for organizations ready to stop compromising. Our customers get to focus on what only they can do. We handle the rest.\u201d<\/p>\n
Today, Northslope\u2019s products help doctors diagnose cancer earlier, aerospace manufacturers build and fly better rockets, and energy producers supply more renewable energy around the world. The company said that its connected AI application suites offer each customer precise control of customized software \u201cwithout sacrificing the speed, cost structure, or maintainability of enterprise SaaS.\u201d<\/p>\n
Named elite Palantir partner<\/p>\n
\u201cThe enterprise technology stack of the AI age will be the Palantir operating system plus Northslope\u2019s mission-specific applications,\u201d Colin Anderson, founding partner of Friends & Family Capital and former CFO of Palantir, said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cNorthslope pioneers this category, with AI deployed in complex enterprise production environments to deliver meaningful customer outcomes today,\u201d he added. \u201cThe winners of Enterprise AI will be the ones who know how to deploy deep inside the most important institutions in the world. Northslope already does this today.\u201d<\/p>\n
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