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From idea to reality in weeks. Follow our journey as we build the future of process intelligence.

Feb 20

Launch

February 20, 2025

48-Hour Org Diagnostic Launch

Strategic pivot: selling rapid organizational diagnostics directly to companies, not consultancies.

  • Launched 48-Hour Organizational Deep Scan product
  • AI agent conducts 200-1000 interviews in 48 hours
  • CEO-ready diagnosis delivered in 3 days
  • Pilot pricing: €7-15k (vs €100k+ traditional consulting)
  • Target: VC-backed startups, marketplaces, companies in restructuring
  • Forget Big 4 — sell direct, move fast, prove demand

Feb 13

Deal

February 13, 2025

Capgemini Consulting Deal

Signed our first major enterprise deal with Capgemini Consulting.

  • Closed partnership with Capgemini Consulting
  • Enterprise-grade deployment requirements defined
  • First major validation of our consulting automation thesis
Capgemini Consulting Deal

Feb 12

Launch

February 12, 2025

First Working Prototype

Shipped the first working prototype focused on Meetings and Context.

  • Live meeting guidance with context from Hubspot, Slack, Email
  • Automatic meeting synthesis and task extraction
  • Knowledge base that learns from every meeting
  • Building a digital twin of the company
  • Data accessible via API and MCP server
First Working Prototype

Feb 10-12

Discovery

February 10, 2025

Customer Discovery

Intense week of talking to consultants and potential customers.

  • Conducted 15+ customer discovery calls
  • Validated core problem hypothesis with consultants
  • Identified key pain points in process discovery
  • Refined product positioning based on feedback

Feb 6-10

Building

February 6, 2025

Building & YC Application

Extreme crunch mode to build the pilot while applying to Y Combinator.

  • Built core GraphRAG infrastructure
  • Implemented document processing pipeline
  • Created knowledge graph with Neo4j
  • Developed initial query interface
  • Applied to Y Combinator on Feb 9
  • 5 days of intense focused building

Feb 5

Team

February 5, 2025

Team Forming

Three founders who've known each other for years came together to build Ontora.

  • David — CODE University, serial entrepreneur
  • Max — CODE University, Stanford exchange, hackathon winner
  • Leon — University of St. Gallen, VC & Consulting
  • Years of friendship, finally building together
Team Forming
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