Zerve AI Ltd.
About the company
Zerve AI Ltd. is an Irish deep-technology startup founded in 2021 by Phily Hayes, Jason Hilary, and Dr. Greg Michaelson. Headquartered in Tipperary, Ireland, the company was established to overcome key inefficiencies in artificial intelligence and data science workflows, specifically addressing the slow, fragmented, and code-intensive nature of current processes. Drawing on the founders’ extensive experience from companies such as LearnUpon, Siren, Antares Vision, and DataRobot, Zerve AI Ltd. aims to provide a development environment that enhances collaboration and accelerates project delivery for data teams.
The company offers Zerve, an AI-powered data science and analytics development platform delivered via a cloud-based, serverless architecture. Since its commercial launch in February 2024, Zerve has rapidly attracted over 4,000 users to its free foundational tier, with an emphasis on serving data science and analytics teams in medium to large organizations worldwide. Operating on a freemium SaaS model, Zerve AI Ltd. provides advanced subscription options targeted at enterprise customers seeking higher resource capacities and additional features.
Financially, Zerve AI Ltd. is currently at the seed funding stage, having raised a total of $11.4 million by October 2024 through both pre-seed and seed rounds. Key investors include Paladin Capital Group, Elkstone, and angel investor Rob Hickey. The company remains an independent startup without subsidiaries or parent entities. Although precise employee numbers are unconfirmed, the estimated headcount ranges from approximately 11 to 50 personnel, consistent with typical seed-stage Irish SaaS startups.
