14.10.2024
Startup Story: CubedAI X Tehnopol Startup Incubator
The Tehnopol Startup Incubator organizes several special accelerators throughout the year, which support startups and help them build connections and enter the market. One of these is the AI Accelerator, which welcomes startups developing AI-based solutions. One of the companies currently in the accelerator is CubedAI. Let’s get to know them better!
CubedAI provides a no-code Artificial Intelligence platform for innovators to integrate real-time Machine Learning into their applications in minutes, not months. They are developing an all-in-one single, unified AI platform for bringing ML models into production, without dealing with complex infrastructure development.
CubedAI’s foundation is managed by engineers. The founder, Sanan Suleymanov (on the photo), is from Azerbaijan and has been living in Estonia for the last three years. He has been working with AI for the last half a decade. His brother, Gurban Suleymanov, supports him with his Software Engineering expertise.
Sanan Suleymanov introduced the startup and their plans.
How did you come up with the idea to create a startup?
“The first seeds of ideas started to grow when I encountered difficulties deploying Machine Learning models for my projects. I realized the complexity of deploying these models in real-time production due to the involved cloud infrastructure development and manual steps. This, along with my observations of enterprise challenges with infrastructure preparation and market research, led me to conceive a unified solution for easy integration of ML models.”
What have been the biggest challenges/failures and the biggest wins so far?
“Probably like most startups, the biggest challenge has been finding the first clients in early-stage development. My biggest win is to see the people who stay next to me and always support me along the way of moving towards my dream.”
What sets your startup apart from competitors?
“Our startup works on democratization of access to AI. Compared to other solutions, businesses/innovators can use CubedAI as single environment for fully integrating AI into their current system without worrying about hidden costs or infrastructure building from scratch.”
Why did you choose Tehnopol Startup Incubator?
“Tehnopol Startup Incubator’s support with AI Accelerator to early stage startups is valuable. We believe that the given grant, together with the support of expert mentors, will prepare us to develop our product and make it market-ready.”
Where do you see your startup in 1 year? And where in 5 years?
“In 1 year, public version of out platform will have payed customers. In 5 years, we will be one of the well-known players in the field of AI and moving towards becoming the next unicorn.”
Who is the next (Estonian) unicorn?
“I think it will be Skeleton Technologies.”
Which books/podcasts/publications and influencers in your field do you follow and would recommend to other aspiring entrepreneurs?
“Y Combinator – Dalton & Michael.”
If you’d get a chance to meet with Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos, what would you ask them?
“Because we are entrepreneurs, and especially those who have an engineering mind, every day we come up with new ideas, thoughts, and problems to solve. I would ask them how they manage to relax their mind out of these thoughts?”
We are currently accepting applications to the AI pre-incubation program. We welcome applications from all AI companies that have previously applied to various AI programs but have not been accepted, as well as early-stage AI startups that wish to validate their service or product in advance.
