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LEAD AI Launchpad - March 2026

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Mali
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An investment co-pilot that is using AI to make ethical investment decisions for its users.

Mali product is using AI to power the next generation of ethical investment. We invest heavily in data quality, data sanitation, fine tuning, and Reinforced learning as needed. This enables us to build the ethical investment AI copilot for our users.

But our AI strategy doesn’t stop there. We leverage AI heavily as an assistant in almost all aspects of our company and development. From brainstorming, polishing documents and slides, to coding, troubleshooting issues, and design UX of the product. We also use it to design our marketing strategy and analyze lots of data.

~ Mona El Mahdy, Founder

Gutway
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Gutway is taking dietary needs for seniors to another level by using AI to predict and deliver dietary care proactively. Gutway uses AI to solve the hardest problem in elderly nutrition: personalization at scale.

Gutway uses AI to solve the hardest problem in elderly nutrition: personalization at scale.

Our AI engine integrates real-time health data from wearables, lab reports, and meal adherence to dynamically adjust each parent’s nutrition plan. When glucose spikes or blood pressure fluctuates, our system helps dietitians recalibrate meals within hours of receiving the data.

We’re also deploying AI to match dietitians with families based on medical complexity, language, and cultural food preferences. This ensures a 60-year-old diabetic Gujarati in Ahmedabad gets fundamentally different care than a 75-year-old cardiac patient in Hyderabad.

The result: clinical-grade personalization delivered through a consumer-grade experience. AI lets us deliver what traditionally required 24/7 human monitoring making world-class geriatric nutrition affordable and scalable to 10 million families.

~ Anudeep Chimakurthi, Founder and CEO of Gutway

Ace 2 Race
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AI is the backbone for this mobile app, that focuses on providing sports coaches with information about their team through biomechanics right.

ACE2Race is built on the belief that elite sports coaching expertise should be democratized. Our core AI strategy leverages a proprietary Biometric Engine that turns any smartphone into a high-end analysis tool, removing the need for expensive hardware installations. We are initially focused on tennis.

Our solution allows clubs to institutionalize quality, instantly upskilling junior staff with prescriptive drill plans delivered straight to their pockets. We aren’t just recording games; we are quantifying improvement to help clubs scale their business and unlock every player’s potential.

Our current MVP focuses on a standardized Expertise Score for tennis players. By using advanced Computer Vision to analyze biomechanics against professional benchmarks, we provide a consistent, data-driven rating for every player. Try it yourself at https://www.ace2race.com.

~ Srinivas Garimella, Founder

Zathia
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Providing a platform for people in creative professions to transform their professional lives using AI.

Zathia leverages AI to deliver personalized structure and guidance for freelance creatives, an audience that often lacks access to traditional business support. Rather than treating AI as a standalone feature, we use it to quietly enhance the user experience — helping creatives navigate complex career paths with clearer direction and less administrative burden. AI enables Zathia to translate individual goals, skills, and working patterns into tailored recommendations, supporting more consistent progress over time.

We are particularly focused on using AI to reduce friction in the freelance workflow by improving organization, surfacing relevant resources, and helping users make informed decisions at the right moment.

Our approach prioritizes trust and usability, ensuring that AI supports the creative process without overwhelming users, particularly in a sector where technology adoption can be gradual.

~ Rebecca Dorgham, Founder

ExVolt
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ExVolt an electric battery recycling company that has AI integrated into its predictive analysis and smart execution.

At ExVolt, we will leverage AI in three focused ways to scale our advantage.

First, predictive degradation modeling. Our 5-minute diagnostic and real-time tracking generate thousands of data points. AI will analyze this data against real-world lease performance to predict battery lifespan with increasing accuracy. Better predictions mean lower risk and higher margins.

Second, dynamic supply-demand matching. Our logistics OS will use AI to forecast battery availability and match supply to integrator orders just in time. This will optimize inventory and reduce idle assets.

Third, automated quality assurance. AI vision during our ‘Handshake’ diagnostic will detect physical defects—swelling, corrosion, connection issues—faster and more consistently than the human eye.

AI will not change our model. It will make our core capabilities smarter, faster, and more defensible at scale.

~ Conner Jiang, Founder

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Anand Vijayachandran, Founder, Editor, DevOps Specialist, Project Manager, Software Engineer