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LA AI is the vanguard of Artificial Intelligence applied to business.

We build systems, not APIs. We work with mid-large Brazilian companies that need bespoke, secure, results-driven AI.

Positioning

We don't sell APIs.

We build systems.

Proprietary models, autonomous agents and exclusive applications — designed for markets where generic solutions are not an option.

Who's here

The team behind the systems.

Diego Voni

Co-founder · Strategy

20+ years in product and technology scale. Led AI teams at fintechs and financial-services companies in Brazil.

Lucas Almeida

Co-founder · Engineering

ML engineer with experience at digital banks and retail companies. Built modeling pipelines running in production for millions of users.

Ana Ribeiro

Lead · Design & Research

Designer focused on AI tools for non-technical users. Works the bridge between what the model can do and what the team can use day to day.

How we work

Principles that set the pace.

Systems, not APIs

We don't sell API calls or generic consulting. We deliver systems running in production with SLA, observability and business owner.

Criteria, not hype

Every technical decision has justification tied to a business hypothesis. Vendor-neutral, model-neutral, tool-neutral.

Auditable by design

Every automated decision has a trail. Every model has documentation. Every interaction with sensitive data has signed logs.

Production commitment

We don't leave before the system is in continuous operation with a measured business metric. Eternal POCs are not part of our model.

Authority

Applied vanguard. Built by people who understand business, model and code.

01Reference brandsExecutive posture next to Claude, GPT, Mistral and proprietary models — chosen by criteria, not by hype.

02Regulated sectorsBanking, manufacturing, health and government. Where compliance is as critical as performance.

03Integrated teamsML engineers, architects, designers and strategists. One senior counterpart.

04CommitmentYou leave experimentation. Guaranteed by contract with production gates.

04 · LA AI Method

From hypothesis to operation.

Five steps that prevent eternal pilots. Each stage has deliverables, metrics and decision gates.

Diagnostic

Opportunity map, estimated value, data readiness.

2–3 wks

Strategy

Prioritized roadmap, reference architecture, governance.

2 wks

Proof of Value

POC with production criteria and business metric defined.

4–6 wks

Deployment

Model, integrations, security, observability and UX.

6–12 wks

Continuous Operations

Evolution, fine-tuning, eval suite, cost per use, new features.

Recurring

Next step

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