Name: SF AI Labs
Address: 415 Mission Street, San Francisco, United States, CA, 94105, US
Telephone: 2489335220
Price range: $50 - $99
Rating: 4.9

Idea to AI Product as a Service

SFAI is an AI Product Innovation Studio, in San Francisco. Led by ex- AI Researchers and ex-VC-backed Founders, we have helped 50+ organization (including Standard Chartered Bank, Samsung Research, and Thermo Fisher) go from idea to product. Our approach unifies in-depth AI technical and commercial insights, guiding your company through the entire innovation lifecycle: strategy, development, commercialization. Don't miss your opportunity, build your AI product.

Min project size
$10,000+
Hourly rate
$50 - $99 / hr
Employees
10 - 49
Locations
San Francisco, CA
Year founded
Founded 2024
Languages

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Dr. Dirk Jan van Veen

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Min. project size $10,000+

Avg. hourly rate $50 - $99 /hr

Rating for cost 4.9 /5

What Clients Have Said

SF AI Labs offers competitive pricing, with project investments ranging from $2,500 to $20,000. Clients appreciate the value for cost, noting timely delivery and impressive outcomes without exceeding budgets. Their transparent communication and adaptability enhance perceived value in their services.

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$10,000 - $49,999 based on 3 reviews

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SF AI Labs Review Insights

Overall Review Rating

4.9

Quality 4.9
Schedule 4.9
Cost 4.9
Willing to Refer 5.0

Top Mentions

Review Highlights

Strong Technical Expertise

SF AI Labs is recognized for their deep technical knowledge, particularly in AI and custom software development. They have been able to take complex visions and translate them into actionable and scalable solutions.
Impressive Client Results

The work by SF AI Labs led to significant client results, such as expanding sales opportunities and saving time. Their solutions have been implemented by reputable organizations, further validating their impact.
Areas for Improvement in Meeting Facilitation

One client suggested that SF AI Labs could improve their meeting facilitation skills. This feedback indicates a potential area for growth as the team gains more experience.
Effective Project Management

Several clients highlighted SF AI Labs' project management skills, noting their organization, timely delivery, and use of tools like Notion for tracking progress. Communication through virtual meetings and emails was also commended.
Cost-Effective Solutions for Startups

SF AI Labs provided valuable services within budget constraints, particularly beneficial for startups and pre-seed companies. Their approach helped clients avoid unnecessary expenses in the AI landscape.
Positive Client Relationships

The team at SF AI Labs was described as supportive, honest, and open, fostering strong client relationships. Clients felt that their needs were prioritized and that they received more value than expected.

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AI Consulting AI Development
$10,000 to $49,999
Apr. 2025 - Ongoing

5.0

Quality: 5.0

Schedule: 5.0

Cost: 5.0

Willing to Refer: 5.0

"The quality of SF AI Labs’ work has been impeccable."

Aug 29, 2025

VP of Consulting, OrgVitality

Victoria Hendrickson

Other industries
Pleasantville, New York
11-50 Employees
Phone Interview
Verified

SF AI Labs has developed an AI chatbot for an employee listening solutions provider's reporting dashboard. The team uses OpenAI to train the chatbot and will provide implementation and post-launch support.

The client is very happy with the chatbot, which has helped them broaden their sales opportunities with potential clients. The team is highly knowledgeable and technically oriented. SF AI Labs delivers work ahead of deadlines and collaborates via Google Docs, Notion, and weekly phone calls.

A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the VP of consulting at an employee listening solutions provider. We provide AI and other technology solutions to help companies listen to their employees. I work in client delivery, sales, and product development.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with SF AI Labs?

We needed help creating a chatbot for our reporting dashboard that we deliver to our clients.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

SF AI Labs has created an AI chatbot for our reporting dashboard. We started with a strategy session, during which all our partners met with Arthur and Dirk-Jan. We talked through what we were trying to achieve, and the team asked many questions about our technology stack and our goals. After that strategy session, SF AI Labs came back to us with a recommendation on how to build the chatbot.

Since then, SF AI Labs has provided progress updates and shown us what the tool is looking like. Sometimes, they need us to review the tool responses to help train the AI or provide documents to train the AI on. Now, the tool is ready, and we're just waiting for a client to implement it with. SF AI Labs will accompany us for that first implementation to ensure everything goes well.

SF AI Labs has also offered post-implementation support if we need to customize the tool or want something different. The team has also offered options for cyber threat detection or on-screen scanning.

As for the technology stack, SF AI Labs has used OpenAI. We’ve trained the chatbot based on the latest OpenAI model. We’ll have an on-prem system that will be closed to our content now that it’s taught. This is required because of our client’s security requirements when dealing with employee data.

What is the team composition?

We work most closely with the co-founders, Dirk and Arthur. We also work with a teammate who is working on the AI. I know there are other engineers behind the scenes.

How did you come to work with SF AI Labs?

We started with a sales process where we evaluated five vendors. We chose SF AI Labs because they came up on top for all of our requirements. We contacted the team through a referral; my husband had previously worked with Arthur and thought highly of him.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve invested $20,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in April 2025, and our partnership is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

The quality of SF AI Labs’ work has been impeccable. We’ve demoed the chatbot to several potential clients, giving us a chance with some potential clients where we might not usually get very far in the process. We have a few clients who are really excited to implement the tool in the fall. It’s on the books to be implemented by a Fortune 500 organization in early November, and we’re really excited about that.

We often struggle to find vendors to work with us because they don’t understand what we do or how our data structures are set up. SF AI Labs has taken the time to understand what we do clearly. They’ve done much work between sessions to learn about what we do. Because of that understanding, SF AI Labs has quickly turned around a great product.

Moreover, we haven’t had to ask them to do any rework, which is unique. We have many smart teammates who often ask for rework. SF AI Labs has delivered above expectations and hasn’t gone over budget. We wouldn’t have the chatbot if it weren’t for SF AI Labs.

How did SF AI Labs perform from a project management standpoint?

We have weekly phone calls with SF AI Labs, during which they provide progress updates. We’ve taken a long time to test and give feedback, but the team has always been ahead of their timelines. The team uses Notion to keep track of the project. We also use Google Docs to collaborate on different documents and emails in between.

What did you find most impressive about them?

SF AI Labs is very smart and technically oriented. The team has been able to take our vision, which was far down the line of what we wanted to do, and bring it to life step by step. They also understand the very specific constraints of our industry. I’ve been really impressed with how well the product stays within our requirements.

Are there any areas they could improve?

It's really hard to think of something they could improve. The team is super responsive, nice, and smart. Everything we’ve asked for has been met, and more.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Ask many questions because Dirk and Arthur have so much experience in this space. They’re really good at guiding you. You get so much more if you ask the questions. The team has a wealth of resources and knowledge. For example, I struggled to assemble some of the tool's knowledge base, and Dirk had all these ideas on how to make it much faster. I would have never known if I hadn’t asked.

RATINGS

5.0

AI Consulting Custom Software Development
Less than $10,000
Feb. - Apr. 2025

5.0

Quality: 5.0

Schedule: 5.0

Cost: 5.0

Willing to Refer: 5.0

"They have deep technical knowledge and a lot of heart."

Aug 18, 2025

Founder, Chair & Professor, Clinical Tools Company

Michelle Marzullo

Medical
San Francisco, California
1-10 Employees
Phone Interview
Verified

SF AI Labs provided custom software and AI development consulting services for a clinical tools company. The client created a product roadmap, iterated on a software design, and helped determine the tech stack.

SF AI Labs saved the client a lot of time and educated them as tech novices. The team delivered on time and within budget, using Notion for project management. The team was honest and open about what they could and couldn't do. They gave the client more than they expected and had a lot of heart.

A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m co-founder of a tech company creating a clinical decision-making tool for physicians.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with SF AI Labs?

We had a lot of subject matter expertise in-house, but didn’t have the technical expertise to help us understand the pathway to creating an AI-fueled solution.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

SF AI Labs provided us with custom software and AI development consulting. The team built a product roadmap for us; we needed them to create a plan to show us how our solution could be done. We had several rapid sessions with SF AI Labs; we met for about an hour and a half each time over six weeks. During those meetings, we laid out our vision, and they helped us iterate into an actual software design. They also helped us understand what we would need technically, what our stack might look like, and how we might make the product more scalable and revenue-generating.

What is the team composition?

We worked with Arthur (CEO) and DJ.

How did you come to work with SF AI Labs?

SF AI Labs was referred to me by a colleague in China, who has herself been a founder multiple times. She didn't go with SF AI Labs because she was looking for a CTO, and Arthur wasn't interested in that. However, when I talked to her about my project, it came to light that Arthur and his team were interested in doing AI consultancy work, so she thought they might be a match for me, which it was — a match made in heaven. They offered exactly what we needed at the time we needed it, so we went with them.

How much have you invested with them?

We spent around $2,500.

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked together between February–April 2025.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

SF AI Labs helped us save a lot of time. It was their idea to create this plan for us so that we could understand what we needed to do. They were educating us as tech novices, which was very helpful. We didn’t want to get taken advantage of by other people in the AI landscape who would charge us too much money for the correct services, which has happened to me in the past. I've spent thousands of dollars with an AI company. This time, I didn't want to invest a lot and was very careful.

SF AI Labs really helped us understand what the landscape and a reasonable rate looked like for development if we chose to go with them in the future. I loved working with Arthur and his team because they didn't apply any pressure. They were very honest and open about what they could and couldn't do, and were incredibly supportive.

Moreover, we are in our startup phase, so we didn't have a lot of money, and we were pre-seed. SF AI Labs worked really rapidly, but in such a thorough manner. Overall, the team exceeded my expectations.

How did SF AI Labs perform from a project management standpoint?

They delivered on time and on budget. They provided us with more than we were expecting. We used Notion for project management.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They have deep technical knowledge and a lot of heart. They were interested in learning and understanding what we were trying to accomplish and then iterating and helping to support that without pressing us toward solutions that were more in line with what might be better for them. I really appreciated their approach.

Are there any areas they could improve?

When we engaged them, they were still setting up some of their processes for final report generation. At this point, they've probably solved these issues. However, these were very tiny things that weren’t a big deal.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Be honest with them about what you need. They’re very good with ambiguity and creating a solid plan from brainstorming and creative thinking.

RATINGS

5.0

AI Consulting AI Development API Development
Confidential
Sep. - Nov. 2025

4.5

Quality: 4.5

Schedule: 4.5

Cost: 4.5

Willing to Refer: 5.0

"SF AI Labs did a good job."

Nov 23, 2025

Executive, Medversation

Anonymous

Other industries
Beavercreek, Ohio
1-10 Employees
Online Review

SF AI Labs developed an AI agent for a healthcare SaaS company. The team handled specification development, query modeling, beta testing, and final refinement.

SF AI Labs successfully transferred the API repository for use in the client's application. The team delivered on time and communicated weekly via email, a messaging app, and virtual meetings. Their understanding of the client's use case was commendable.

The client submitted this review online.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am an executive at Medversation

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Healthcare SaaS company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire SF AI Labs to accomplish?

Develop an AI agent

SOLUTION

How did you find SF AI Labs?

Online Search

Why did you select SF AI Labs over others?

Pricing fit our budget
Company values aligned

How many teammates from SF AI Labs were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Develop an AI agent capable of responding accurately to specific medical queries. Project included spcification devleopment and strategic use assessment, Querie modeling, Beta testing, and final refinement.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

transfer of API repository for use in our application

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Project deliverabes were on time communication was weekly which was sufficient

What was your primary form of communication with SF AI Labs?

Virtual Meeting
Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They took time to understand our use case.

Are there any areas for improvement or something SF AI Labs could have done differently?

SF AI Labs did a good job, more regular project progress updates would be a welcome addition.

RATINGS

4.5

AI Development
Confidential
July - Oct. 2025

5.0

Quality: 5.0

Schedule: 5.0

Cost: 5.0

Willing to Refer: 5.0

"We were impressed with their ability to take rough ideas and bring them to life as a proof of concept."

Oct 30, 2025

Managing Director, Product Management, Aperian

Caroline Harrington

Other industries
Raleigh, North Carolina
11-50 Employees
Online Review
Verified

SF AI Labs helped a cross-cultural learning company ideate two potential AI-powered products to add to their platform. The team built a proof of concept for one of the ideas, which included a Notion site.

The client was pleased with the results of the engagement, which included a Notion site with project plans and containerized code to be shared with the client's developers. SF AI Labs was organized and delivered on time, and their virtual meeting and email communication stood out.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the Managing Director of Product Management at Aperian. Aperian is a learning platform for growing cultural competence and team effectiveness through live training, self-paced learning, assessments, and more.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire SF AI Labs to accomplish for your company?

We needed help ideating two potential AI-powered products to add to our learning platform. We also needed help building a proof of concept for one of the ideas.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

SF AI Labs helped us ideate two potential AI-powered products. The team also created a prototype for one of the products. The prototype was for enhanced and personalized advice on a comparison between two users' work style assessment results. It included a simple site where we could adjust settings for the two users, add more contextual information, and then examine the output from each comparison.

What is the team composition?

We worked with 2 teammates from SF AI Labs.

How did you come to work with SF AI Labs?

We found them on Upwork. We chose them because they had high ratings, were close to our geographic location, and had the expertise we were looking for.

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked together from July 2025–October 2025.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

We’re hoping to do more user acceptance testing internally. Our takeaways from the project include a Notion site with project plans and containerized code to be shared with our developers' GitHub repositories.

How did SF AI Labs perform from a project management standpoint?

They were organized and delivered on time. We primarily communicated through virtual meetings and emails.

What did you find most impressive about them?

We were impressed with their ability to take rough ideas and bring them to life as a proof of concept relatively quickly.

Are there any areas they could improve?

Their overall meeting facilitation could improve, but that will come with time and more experience.

RATINGS

5.0

AI Development Custom Software Development Market Research
$10,000 to $49,999
Nov. 2024 - Ongoing

5.0

Quality: 5.0

Schedule: 5.0

Cost: 5.0

Willing to Refer: 5.0

"We’re impressed with their breadth of knowledge."

Aug 20, 2025

Founder, ClassicGAS

Myles McCadney

Automotive
Los Angeles, California
1-10 Employees
Online Review

SF AI Labs provides MVP development and market research services for a classic car community platform. The team has built the client's software architecture, positioning, tech stack, AI strategy, and roadmap.

SF AI Labs has completed the competitive analysis, core modules, and documentation. The team's solution scales to twice the projected load with less than 200ms response time, and they've met the baseline performance benchmarks. SF AI Labs provides timely deliverables and communicates via video chat.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the founder of ClassicGAS, a community-driven platform dedicated to celebrating, restoring, and enhancing classic cars with a focus on performance, authenticity, and expert knowledge sharing.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire SF AI Labs to accomplish for your classic car community platform?

We needed help building the software architecture for an AI platform. We also needed help with product positioning and market analysis.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

SF AI Labs has built the complete software architecture for our AI platform. The team has also helped us with product positioning, market analysis, and product development.

What is the team composition?

We’ve worked with three teammates from SF AI Labs.

How did you come to work with SF AI Labs?

We found them through an online search. We chose them because of their range of services, cost, and level of expertise.

How much have you invested with them?

So far, we’ve spent $15,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in November 2024, and the engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

SF AI Labs has completed our product positioning, core framework, software architecture and development, market analysis, tech stack selection, AI product strategy, and MVP roadmap. The team has delivered the following results:

Our positioning statement has been approved, and more than 80% of our target audience validates our value proposition.
SF AI Labs has completed a competitive analysis of our top five competitors and achieved more than 90% messaging consistency across channels.
They’ve implemented 100% of our core modules and achieved more than 85% unit test coverage.
Our platform scales to 2x our projected load with less than 200ms response time, and the team has completed and reviewed the documentation.
SF AI Labs’ architecture has been approved by our review board, and they’ve achieved a technical debt ratio of less than 10% and a maintainability index of more than 80.
The team has completed the initial deployment with zero critical defects and delivered a market research report.
They’ve defined our TAM, SAM, and SOM with data and completed more than 15 customer interviews.
SF AI Labs has made more than three product decisions based on their findings and documented and finalized our tech stack.
The team has met our baseline performance benchmarks, kept our infrastructure costs within ±10% of our forecast, and tested 100% of our required third-party API integrations.
They’ve documented more than three prioritized AI use cases and validated more than two use cases with PoC or simulation.
SF AI Labs has completed an ethics and compliance review and had our AI roadmap approved by our stakeholders.
The team has finalized and approved our MVP roadmap, mapped 100% of our critical MVP features, and kept our delivery timeline within ±15% variance.
They’ve achieved more than 90% stakeholder satisfaction on the roadmap.

How did SF AI Labs perform from a project management standpoint?

They deliver on time every time. We communicate via video chat.

What did you find most impressive about them?

We’re impressed with their breadth of knowledge.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, there aren't any.

RATINGS

5.0

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Our Story

We are SF AI Labs, a San Francisco‑based team of ex-AI Researchers and ex-VC‑backed Founders with 30+ years of collective AI expertise.

We've worked with 50+ enterprises, businesses, and startups from idea to AI product — first-principles AI strategy, AI development (prompt engineering, LLM fine‑tuning, RAG, web and mobile apps) and go‑to‑market commercialization.

Proven across finance, healthcare and more; we save you time and cost with validated, market‑ready AI products.

Meet the Team

Arthur co-founded 2 AI startups as a CTO (VC-Backed +$1M of lessons learned). He published AI papers and patents together with MIT affiliated Professors.

Dirk-Jan co-founded an LLM workflow automation and evaluation startup backed by Y-Combinator. He holds a PhD in AI (Multi-Agent Systems) from ETH Zurich.

What Sets Us Apart

Proven AI Expertise

Our team combines 30+ years of research, patents, and real-world product launches, bringing deep technical and commercial experience to every project.

Labs Acceleration

We move from idea to prototype to market-ready product in weeks—not months—using a rigorous, iterative approach that derisks decisions and accelerates ROI.

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Verified Client Reviews: 3

Overall Review Rating: 4.9

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Last Updated: November 23, 2025

Business Entity

Business Entity Name	SF AI Consultants, Inc.
Source	Delaware Division of Corporations
Jurisdiction of Formation	Delaware
Date of Formation	January 30, 2025
Status	Active
Last Updated	December 18, 2025
ID	10083991

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