The problem
Mid-market and large companies make AI a top priority but lack the talent to turn it into measurable ROI
What they do
AI transformation firm: strategy, forward-deployed engineering and change management for enterprises
Traction Founders say revenue matches an average Series B startup and is on track for 'Series C size' by end of 2026 (unaudited)
Hiring trend
- Open roles
- 22
- Ops roles
- 4
- Headcount
- ~67
Headcount +570% YoY (~67, LinkedIn); aiming for 150 in 2026, 200-seat NYC HQ Jan 2027
Hiring in
- New York
Latest news
Oct 2026
Co-founder Arman Hezarkhani on NYSE: three service pillars, 12-month-plus recurring contracts only ↗Funding
- Stage
- Bootstrapped
- Hiring+1.522 open roles on the live job board (10–29 roles = +1.5)
- Funding recency0Bootstrapped: no round date on file, so no recency points
- Traction—Founders say revenue matches an average Series B startup and is on track for 'Series C size' by end of 2026 (unaudited)
- Red flags—None on file
- Total4.5Stored score → Race (4.25–4.74)
Hiring and funding from the stored fields add up to +1.5. The stored score of 4.5 includes a judgment call the fields don't capture (often a boundary month or a round we don't count), so traction and red-flag points can't be split out exactly.
Distance (10K) is a separate read on how long the lead can last. It doesn't change the score.
Distance
10K
Fast-growing services firm with strong distribution via Alex Lieberman's media, but consulting has no lock-in and competes with Accenture, Big 4 and many AI shops.
Sources: Alex Lieberman: Tenex is 'McKinsey for AI', bootstrapped (2026) ↗ · LinkedIn (Alex Lieberman): 15 months in, on track for Series C size (Jul 2026) ↗
Last checked Oct 25, 2026