AI2AI — Series A Investment Memo
Prepared for: Meridian Partners | Date: Q1 2026
Lead: Meridian Partners ($18M) | Co-investor: Construct Ventures ($4M)

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1. COMPANY OVERVIEW
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AI2AI is building neurosymbolic AI for code understanding and business
rule validation. The platform combines large language models with formal
verification — LLMs propose, symbolic engines prove. The result is AI
that can explain its reasoning and guarantee correctness for critical
code paths and business logic.

Founded: March 2024 (2 years ago)
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
Employees: 45
Sector: Developer Tools / AI Infrastructure

The company operates an open-core model:
  - AI2AI Community (MIT License): core symbolic engine, code analysis
    primitives, rule language, and CLI tools. Available on GitHub with
    4,200 stars, 215 contributors, and ~800 teams using it in CI/CD.
  - AI2AI Enterprise: managed cloud deployment, SSO/SAML, compliance
    dashboards, audit trails, team workspaces, priority support, and
    advanced integrations (Jira, Linear, Datadog).

Comparable companies:
  - GitLab: open-core developer platform, PLG → enterprise motion
  - JetBrains: deep code intelligence, freemium → paid conversion
  - Snyk: developer-first security, OSS adoption → enterprise upsell
  - Semgrep (r2c): static analysis with custom rules, OSS → enterprise

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2. FINANCIALS
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Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR): $2,800,000
Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR): $245,000
Gross Revenue (TTM): $2,400,000
Cost of Goods Sold (TTM): $480,000
Revenue Growth Rate (YoY): 340%

Revenue Breakdown:
  - Enterprise contracts: $2,100,000 (75% of ARR)
  - Self-serve pro tier: $560,000 (20% of ARR)
  - Support & services: $140,000 (5% of ARR)

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3. OPERATING EXPENSES
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Engineering: $3,200,000
Sales & Marketing: $1,400,000
General & Administrative: $520,000
Total Operating Expenses: $5,120,000

Monthly Burn Rate: $380,000

R&D as % of OpEx: 62.5%

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4. CASH POSITION
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Cash on Hand: $8,200,000
Source: $10M seed round (Construct Ventures, June 2024)
Monthly Burn Rate: $380,000
Implied Runway: ~21 months (without new revenue growth)

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5. CUSTOMER METRICS
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Total Paying Customers: 43
  - Enterprise (>$50K ACV): 6
  - Mid-market ($10K-$50K): 14
  - Self-serve pro: 23

Average Contract Value (ACV): $65,116
Enterprise ACV: $127,500
Net Revenue Retention (NRR): 180%
Gross Revenue Retention (GRR): 94%
Monthly Logo Churn Rate: 1.4%
Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC): $18,200
Estimated Customer Lifetime Value (LTV): $89,400

Enterprise customers:
  1. Meridian Financial — $150K ACV (regulatory code compliance)
  2. NovaTech Systems — $140K ACV (embedded systems verification)
  3. Constellation Health — $130K ACV (HIPAA rule validation)
  4. Apex Logistics — $120K ACV (supply chain rule engine)
  5. Redwood Analytics — $105K ACV (financial model verification)
  6. Stratos Cloud — $90K ACV (infrastructure policy checks)

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6. PIPELINE & GROWTH TRAJECTORY
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Active Enterprise Pilots: 12
Pilot → Paid Conversion Rate: 75%
Expected ARR from Pipeline: $1,800,000 (next 2 quarters)
Expansion Revenue (existing accounts, next 12 months): $1,200,000

Path to $10M ARR:
  - Current ARR: $2,800,000
  - Pipeline conversion (75% of $1.8M): +$1,350,000
  - Existing account expansion: +$1,200,000
  - Self-serve growth (60% YoY): +$336,000
  - New enterprise (4 deals/quarter at $100K): +$3,200,000
  - Projected ARR in 18 months: $8,886,000
  - Buffer to $10M: achievable with one strong quarter

Pipeline Deals (>$100K):
  - Vertex Semiconductor: $180K (in negotiation, Q2 close)
  - Pacific Mutual Insurance: $200K (pilot started, 8 weeks in)
  - GlobalTrade Corp: $160K (pilot starting Q2)
  - Federal contractor (unnamed): $250K (RFP stage, FedRAMP pending)

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7. PRODUCT & ENGAGEMENT
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GitHub Stars: 4,200
Contributors: 215
Teams Using (CI/CD integrations): 812
Daily Active Users (cloud): 1,450
Weekly Active Users (cloud): 2,800
Monthly Code Reviews Processed: 62,000
Monthly Rule Evaluations: 340,000

DAU/WAU Ratio: 51.8%
Avg Session Duration: 12 minutes

OSS adoption channels:
  - 34% organic (GitHub discovery, Hacker News, word of mouth)
  - 28% content (blog posts, conference talks, tutorials)
  - 22% integrations (VS Code extension, GitHub Action)
  - 16% referrals (existing users, community Slack)

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8. TEAM
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Employees: 45
Engineering: 28 (incl. 4 PhDs in formal methods/PL theory)
Sales: 8
Marketing: 4
Operations: 5

Key hires in last 6 months:
  - VP Engineering (ex-Datadog, 12 years infra)
  - Head of Sales (ex-Snyk, built $20M enterprise book)
  - Staff Eng, Symbolic Systems (ex-Galois, Haskell/Coq expert)

Engineering headcount plan post-raise:
  - Current: 28
  - 12-month target: 42 (+14)
  - Focus: enterprise features, rule language v2, IDE integrations

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9. DEAL TERMS
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Round Size: $18,000,000
Lead Investor: Meridian Partners ($14,000,000)
Co-investor: Construct Ventures ($4,000,000, pro-rata from seed)
Pre-Money Valuation: $55,000,000
Post-Money Valuation: $73,000,000
Dilution: 24.7%

Board: 2 founders + 1 Meridian + 1 Construct + 1 independent
Liquidation preference: 1x non-participating
Pro-rata rights: all investors
Option pool: expanded to 15% post-money

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10. RISKS
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  - Enterprise sales cycle: 4-6 month average, capital intensive
  - Key person risk: CTO is primary symbolic engine architect
  - Competition: Semgrep expanding into verification, GitHub Copilot
    adding rule-checking features
  - Open-source sustainability: community engagement requires ongoing
    investment; risk of fork if enterprise features diverge too far
  - FedRAMP certification: 6-12 month process, needed for gov pipeline
