AI Transformation · E-Commerce · Private Equity

Most AI pilots never reach production.
Ours do.

We partner with ambitious companies and PE-backed businesses to turn AI experiments into results that show up in the P&L. No open-ended engagements. No roadmaps that sit on a shelf.

95%
Industry AI pilot failure rate
13%
Pilots that reach production, industry-wide
2 weeks
From first conversation to working proof of concept
60%
Higher production success rate with human-centered design
Who We Work With

E-commerce companies scaling fast

You're ready to compete on the same AI capabilities that power the biggest names in e-commerce — demand forecasting, dynamic pricing, personalization at scale. The difference isn't budget. It's having the right system underneath. We build it, and we stay until it runs.

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PE firms and their portfolio companies

Your LPs are asking about AI. Your portfolio companies are behind. You need EBITDA numbers, not another strategy deck. We start with one portfolio company, prove the impact in two weeks, and build from there.

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The Problem We Solve

You've tried AI. It isn't moving the needle.

AI is everywhere. The results aren't. Tools get added, pilots get launched, budgets get approved — but the business doesn't feel it. Not because the technology is wrong. Because most AI implementations stop at the individual level and never rewire how the organization actually works.

AI everywhere, value nowhere

Copilot is deployed. ChatGPT is in the workflow. Individuals are saving time. The organization isn't. Adding tools without changing how the business operates doesn't move the P&L.

Failed pilots and pilot fatigue

It worked in demo. Then it stalled — waiting on data, IT bandwidth, or a business case nobody could write. Your teams are skeptical. The window to get this right is narrowing.

Legacy systems, fragmented data

Your data lives in silos. Your systems weren't built to talk to each other. Pilots don't fail because the model is wrong — they fail because the infrastructure underneath was never part of the plan.

Spend going up, returns unclear

AI budgets are growing. Board questions are getting harder. Fewer than 30% of AI leaders report their CEO is satisfied with returns. The investment is real. The justification is getting thinner.

This is the gap we close. Not with another tool - with systems-level transformation.

How We Work

Three stages. No surprises.

We approach every engagement through a systems thinking and human-centered design lens — so AI is built to unlock your organization's latent potential. Every engagement starts small, proves value fast, and earns the right to go deeper. You decide at each stage whether to continue.

Stage 01 — Discovery

Discovery Sprint

Two weeks. Fixed price. We map your AI opportunity, identify the highest-impact use cases, and build a working proof of concept in your environment — not a sandbox.

Stage 02 — Build

Focused Implementation

We take the use cases that proved value and build them into production. Not a pilot. Not a hand-off. We stay embedded until it runs in your operation.

Stage 03 — Scale

Ongoing Partnership

For companies ready to scale. We expand across your operation — or across your portfolio — with a repeatable playbook and embedded team.

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Why LumaCogent AI

We deliver Amazon-grade systems
at the economics your business demands.

The LumaCogent AI team brings the right experience, the right methods, and the right economics. Unlike most consulting firms, we have delivered AI innovations at industry-leading enterprises like Amazon — perfecting a rigorous approach to driving innovation and change that scales.

Deep domain experience

We've built enterprise-scale systems at leading companies like Amazon. That experience is what we bring to your business.

Systems thinking and human-centered design

We design at the organizational level. That means solving for how your business operates as a system, and building with the people who will use it.

Global delivery, without the global price tag

Our global delivery model ensures the best talent delivers production-grade systems at a price point that is right for growing companies.

Based in Austin, TX

LumaCogent AI is headquartered in Austin, Texas. We work with companies across Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and beyond — and with PE firms and their portfolio companies nationwide.

Two weeks. Fixed price.
No commitment beyond that.

The Discovery Sprint is designed to give you a clear answer — not to lock you in. If we don't show you a working proof of concept in your environment, the conversation ends there.

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