Advisory-Led Data and AI

Data and AI for companies that keep the economy moving.

North Labs pairs partner-level advisors with forward-deployed engineers to ship production-grade data and AI, accountable to business outcomes, and owned by your team.

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Fractional Data and AI Leadership

Need a fractional Data and AI leader, the forward-deployed engineers to build it, or both?

This is exactly what we do. We work backwards from where you are and apply whatever capacity of each the moment calls for: a fractional Data and AI leader, forward-deployed engineers, or a mix. Custom to your situation, never a full-time hire you do not need.

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Trusted by teams that run the real economy

AffirmedRx Uponor Cretex Companies IMAX 1848 Ventures Abilene Christian University Huntington Bluemark Verana Health Icon National Carlson Glass U.S. Air Force

The best data and AI was built for the largest companies in the world. We build it for everyone who keeps things running.

Industrials and the mid-market move the real economy. They deserve the same data foundations and AI, built for how they actually work.

How We Scope

We make it boring. That is the point.

The technology is not the hard part. Finding value is. Most data and AI programs fail because they try to do everything at once. Highly configurable, endless roadmap, and three years and millions of dollars in, they get cancelled, because they never found a landing spot.

We work the other way. Start with the outcome you need, not the technology. Pick one problem that is real and worth solving. Prove the value. Then expand from strength, as the business pulls the work in.

How We Work

The forward-deployed model.

Two senior seats at every engagement, and a system that stays behind when we leave.

The Advisor

A partner-level operator who knows your industry sets the thesis, the metrics that matter, and the line you won't cross.

The Engineer

Forward-deployed inside your systems, shipping data platforms and models to production, not slides. Built to run long after we leave.

Scoped in daysShipped in weeksOwned for good

We believe this is the delivery model for the future of business. It is how industrials and the mid-market reach their full impact, on the economy and on people's lives.

Core Competencies

Technical depth across your data program.

Strategy

Advisory & Roadmapping People, Process & Tool Analysis Business Logic Mapping Stakeholder Interviewing Assessment & Recommendation

Data Engineering

Data Warehousing Pipelines (ETL/ELT) Architecture Integration Modeling Governance Lifecycle Storage Catalogs Security Processing

Business Intelligence

Dashboards Reporting Data Visualization Performance Indicators Forecasting Trend Analysis Self-Service Analytics Automation

Intelligence Layer

Natural Language Querying (NLQ) LLM Selection & Training Agentic Loops Autonomous & Multi-Agent Systems Agent Integration Model Monitoring & Observability Intelligence Literacy & Change Management
Solutions

Built for the way your industry works.

Advisory engagements and dedicated platforms, shaped to the realities of your field.

Flagship Solution

The intelligence platform for construction, real estate, and heavy civil. Faster bids, tighter estimates, and compliance that runs itself.

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Bid Analysis Estimation Work-in-Progress Project Scheduling Contract Automation Credit Risk Compliance Monitoring
Healthcare

CareSense

Underpayment detection, denial analysis, and care logistics for mid-market health systems.

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CargoIQ

Operational resilience across every node, from the warehouse floor to the flight line.

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Reggie

Natural language access to enrollment, retention, and institutional data for registrars and provosts.

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SpecLogic

Quote-to-order intelligence and supplier evaluation that compounds with every RFQ.

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Due Diligence

Technology diligence for deals where the work happens in the field. Scoped in 48 hours.

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BioPharma42

Clinical trial analytics, drug pipeline visibility, and regulatory compliance for life sciences.

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Proof

Outcomes, not slideware.

24.5%
Faster bid turnaround with Tradesmith
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$1.8M
Process savings identified in Q1
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93%
Reduction in business intelligence costs
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48%
Revenue growth for an EdTech company
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Nate Alvar, VP of Engineering at FMG, on partnering with North Labs

"When you find a partner you need to find people with a pulse. North Labs is going to engage like real people. They listen, they react, they respond."

Nate Alvar, VP of Engineering, FMG
FAQ

Questions, answered.

Yes. A fractional Data and AI leader gives you senior leadership, a Chief Data Officer or Chief AI Officer, without a full-time hire. It is the heart of our advisory-led model, paired with the data engineering that turns strategy into production systems. These two competencies have been our focus from day one, backed by over a decade of doing this work. Availability is limited, so reach out early.
Advisory-led means an industry subject matter expert who knows your world guides every engagement. They sit with your team, find the work worth doing, and make sure the technology serves real business outcomes, not the other way around. It spans your full data program, from data engineering and warehousing to applied AI.
A forward-deployed engineer embeds directly inside your organization and works as a hybrid of engineer, consultant, and product manager. They learn how you operate, then design, build, and run the systems alongside your people, instead of delivering a project and leaving.
Consultants hand you a slide deck and move on. We get data and AI into production and keep it running. Demos are easy. Production is the job, and that is where we stay.
Industrial and mid-market companies. The businesses that keep the economy running, in construction, manufacturing, healthcare, transportation, higher education, life sciences, and more.
Start with one decision. Bring us a single data or AI question and we will pressure test it with you. From there we prove the value, then build. We meet you where you are in your adoption journey.
Yes. North Labs was founded in 2017 by U.S. Air Force veteran and data entrepreneur Collin Graves, and is a certified veteran-owned business.

Start with one decision. Build from there.

Bring one data or AI decision. We will pressure test it with you.

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