Company 8 is building Dan — the AI that lets any operator ask their business anything and get answers that lead to action.
Company 8 is raising a pre-seed round. Backing a technical, operator-founder building the AI layer between a business and its own answers.
The problem
Your answers are trapped — in dashboards nobody reads, spreadsheets, and analysts' queues. Operators don't need another chart. They need to ask a question and know what to do.
Why now
AI finally lets anyone query their entire business in plain English and get an action, not a chart. That was not possible 18 months ago.
Why this founder
I spent years as the human "Dan" — the operator everyone asked what was happening in the business and what to do about it, as Chief of Staff and interim COO inside a fintech. I lived the problem Dan solves. Now I am going all-in on building it.
Previously built and scaled ventures across edtech, hardware, and fintech.
What Dan does
- Ask in plain English — No dashboards, no SQL, no waiting on an analyst. Ask Dan a question the way you would ask a colleague.
- Answers, not charts — Dan tells you what is happening in the business and what to do about it — the action, not another graph to interpret.
- Built for operators — For founders and operators who need the real state of the business now — not a report next quarter.
Traction
- Dan is live at https://usedan.com
- 26 early users on Dan
- Launched on Product Hunt
Operating track record
- 10+ ventures built and scaled
- 490+ people led cumulatively across those ventures
- 8+ years operating
- TorchIt — Assistive-tech hardware, scaled production
- Incsmart — Energy venture, exited
How to reach Meet Patel
Email meet@company8.dev or book a slot at https://calendly.com/themeetpatell/quick-connect. Meet Patel is the founder and replies directly — there is no gatekeeper on this round.
Frequently asked questions
What round is Company 8 raising?
Company 8 is raising a pre-seed round. Backing a technical, operator-founder building the AI layer between a business and its own answers.
What is the product?
Dan (https://usedan.com) — the AI that lets any operator ask their business anything and get answers that lead to action. It is live, with 26 early users on Dan.
Why is this founder the right one to build it?
I spent years as the human "Dan" — the operator everyone asked what was happening in the business and what to do about it, as Chief of Staff and interim COO inside a fintech. I lived the problem Dan solves. Now I am going all-in on building it.
How do investors contact Company 8?
Email meet@company8.dev, book time at https://calendly.com/themeetpatell/quick-connect, or use https://www.themeetpatel.com/contact.