AI Startup Tackles Workplace Coordination Challenges
Viven, a new startup company founded by Eightfold AI co-founders Ashutosh Garg and Varun Kacholia, has emerged from stealth mode with $35 million in seed money to address what sources indicate is a widespread productivity drain in modern workplaces. According to reports, employees frequently face delays when vital information resides with unavailable colleagues, whether due to time zone differences, vacations, or other absences.
Digital Twin Technology Powered by Specialized LLMs
The startup develops what analysts suggest is an innovative application of digital twin technology, creating AI replicas of employees by training specialized large language models on their internal communications and documents. The report states that these digital twins can be queried by other employees to access crucial project information and shared knowledge instantly, effectively eliminating waiting periods for critical information.
“When each and every person has a digital twin, you can just talk to their twin as if you’re talking to that person and get the response,” Ashutosh Garg told TechCrunch, according to the coverage.
Privacy Safeguards and Pairwise Context Technology
One significant challenge the startup reportedly addresses is information privacy. Employees often handle sensitive data or have personal files they prefer to keep private from colleagues. According to reports, Viven’s technology incorporates what they term “pairwise context and privacy,” enabling their LLMs to precisely determine what information can be shared with specific individuals across the organization.
The platform’s AI models are reportedly sophisticated enough to recognize personal context and withhold private information, such as questions related to an employee’s personal life. Additionally, sources indicate that everyone can monitor the query history of their digital twin, creating a deterrent against inappropriate questioning.
Substantial Backing and Market Position
The $35 million seed round was led by Khosla Ventures with participation from Foundation Capital, FPV Ventures, and other investors. Ashu Garg, a general partner at Foundation Capital, told TechCrunch that “it’s a very hard problem to solve, and until recently, it was unsolvable,” suggesting the technological breakthrough represents a significant advancement.
According to the coverage, Viven’s co-founders approached legendary investor Vinod Khosla to inquire about potential competition and were reportedly assured that no other companies were working on similar enterprise digital twin solutions. This assessment appears consistent with broader market observations, as other AI developments like Google’s Veo upgrade and enterprise search products from Anthropic, Microsoft, and OpenAI focus on different applications, though analysts suggest they contain personalization components that could potentially evolve in this direction.
Early Adoption and Future Competition
Viven is already reportedly being used by several enterprise clients, including Genpact and Eightfold AI, where the co-founders continue to maintain leadership roles while managing both companies. The timing coincides with increased global focus on technological innovation, as seen in initiatives like China’s prioritization of high-tech manufacturing and advancements in fundamental research such as quark-gluon plasma temperature decoding by physicists.
While no direct competitors currently exist in the enterprise digital twin space, according to reports, Viven executives believe their pairwise context technology will serve as a competitive moat should other companies enter this emerging market. The development comes amid broader technological shifts, including Apple’s supply chain developments in China, indicating sustained investment in advanced technologies across multiple sectors.
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