EnergyTech member
Ayfie
We chat to Lars Boilsen, Chairman of the Board at Eagle Labs EnergyTech member Ayfie.
Tell us about your business.
Ayfie provides a single access point into the data held within various software applications to provide intelligent search and data insights. Unstructured data is unified across software systems, a digital twin of every file is created, image files are automatically OCR'd and text and meta data is fully searchable. Document review is simple, including the ability to place notes, tags and annotations on docs, whether CAD drawings, Excel spreadsheets, Health & Safety manuals, Invoices, Service Reports, Emails or Slack chats. Unstructured data represents 80% of the knowledge base of a corporation, it's time to get access.
When did you start your business?
2016.
What's been your biggest highlight?
Providing search to companies like Skanska, Hess, Total and Neptune Energy.
What's been your biggest challenge?
Prioritising new features and focusing on customer-led development.
Advice for entrepreneurs starting out
Focus on your MVP (minimum viable product) and validate it with at least a dozen target customers.