Your data, not a demo set
We test on your real samples during discovery and measure results on them, so the prototype tells you what production will do.
AI development · Irvine, CA
AI development company in Irvine, CA: from proof of concept to production
Waveo is an AI product studio with its office in Irvine, California. We build production AI agents, automation, computer vision and digital twins for companies without an in-house AI team, and we take a proof of concept all the way to a system that runs in production.
Engagements start with a paid, fixed-scope discovery sprint on your own data. You get a plan and an estimate before you commit to a build, and clients own the code.
How we work
The path from proof of concept to production
In our experience, AI work often stalls between the demo and the real system. This is the sequence we use to avoid that, and each step ends with something you can inspect.
| Stage | What happens | What you have at the end |
|---|---|---|
| Discovery sprint (paid, fixed scope) | We map your data, systems and the fastest path to value, and test your real samples. | A plan for the workflow, results measured on your real samples where they apply, and a build estimate. You decide on the build with that in hand. |
| Prototype on your data | A working version of one workflow or document type, run on your real data rather than a demo set. | A working prototype you can use and judge, with results measured on your own data. |
| Production build | Evals, guardrails, human checkpoints where mistakes are costly, monitoring and data security are built in. | A system that runs in your environment and that you can observe. |
| Run and improve | We measure on real volume, fix what the data shows and extend the scope. | A system your team owns. Clients own the code, with no lock-in. |
Why PoCs stall
Why proofs of concept stall, and what we do about it
Guardrails and checkpoints
Where a mistake is costly, a person approves the consequential step. Evals and monitoring run in production, not only in a notebook.
You own what we build
Clients own the code. There is no lock-in, so the system is yours to run, change or hand to another team.
We have written up what usually goes wrong: why AI agents break in production and the architecture that fixes it, and what the AI failure statistics actually mean.
Is this you?
Who this is for
A good fit if you
Have a proof of concept that has not reached production, or a repeatable process AI could take over.
Can give us real samples of the data and name the systems involved.
Have someone on your side who owns the process and can say what a good result is.
Probably not a fit if you
Want a demo or a deck rather than a system that runs in production.
Cannot share any real data to test on.
Want full autonomy where a human really needs to stay in the loop.
What we build
What we take to production
AI agents
Production AI agents for teams without an in-house AI team, built with evals and guardrails. AI agent development
AI automation
High-volume manual work (back-office, content, operations) turned into reliable AI workflows with checks built in. AI automation
Computer vision
Drawings, documents and imagery read into structured data, with human review on uncertain reads. Computer vision
Digital twins and IoT
Real-time models of physical assets: sensor pipelines, anomaly detection and one operational view. Digital twins and IoT
LLM integration
Language models brought into the tools and data you already use, grounded in your sources and checked by evals. LLM integration
Proof
Selected work, from production systems to proofs of concept
Client work is described by domain and outcome because client details are kept confidential. Internal Waveo systems are labelled as such.
Internal Waveo system
Daily discovery to a human checkpoint
Our own content pipeline, not a client delivery: daily discovery, automated scoring, AI drafting, and a human checkpoint before anything goes to production.
Read the case Computer vision · PoCEndoscopy zone-awareness proof of concept
A computer-vision proof of concept for an endoscope manufacturer, flagging nearby unexamined zones on an analysis stream kept separate from the live procedure, with the physician deciding what to do with each flag.
Read the case Internal Waveo systemVehicle data with a no-guess boundary
Our own platform, not a client delivery: a vehicle-data enrichment platform with dual-model cross-checking, strict schema validation and a hard no-guess boundary.
Read the case Digital twinA live twin of safety infrastructure
Sensor pipelines feeding a real-time model of every device, with anomaly detection and one operational view.
Read the caseWhere we are
Our office in Irvine
Waveo works out of an office in Irvine, California. To start a conversation, book a discovery call or write to us. More about Waveo.
FAQ
Questions about working with Waveo
What do we need to have ready before we start?
Real samples of the data, the systems involved, and someone on your side who owns the process and can say what a good result looks like. We test on your samples in the paid discovery sprint, so you do not need to prepare a full dataset.
How do you take an AI proof of concept to production?
We validate the idea on your real data, then add evals, guardrails, monitoring and security, and put a human checkpoint where mistakes are costly. The system is integrated into your environment and handed over, and clients own the code.
What happens in the paid discovery sprint?
It is a fixed-scope sprint in which we map your data and systems, test real samples, and return a plan, measured results where they apply, and an estimate. You can decide on a build with that in hand.
Who owns the code we pay for, and what do we get at handover?
Clients own the code. There is no lock-in, so you can run the system yourself, change it, or give it to another team. It is handed over running in your environment with evals, guardrails and monitoring built in.
Where is Waveo located?
Our office is at 200 Spectrum Center Dr, Suite 300, Irvine, CA 92618. To discuss a project, book a discovery call or email info@waveo.io.
Get started
Have a proof of concept that has not reached production?
Tell us what you built and what is blocking it. We will come back with how we would get it into production.
Book a discovery call