Highlights
Projects
Shippy - AI-Powered Service Automation
Shippy
The Opportunity
Manual service processes limited our ability to scale without proportional headcount increases, creating bottlenecks in proposals, pricing, and project management.
The Solution
Built on Vercel, Shippy is an internal AI portfolio that transforms service operations into self-driving workflows. It features intelligent request capture, automated task routing, and AI agents that autonomously execute work including proposal generation and resource allocation.
Looking Forward
Early impact shows improved credibility and operational efficiency. Shippy enables exponential service scaling without proportional team growth, establishing the foundation for autonomous service delivery.
Vertical Insure - AI-Enabled Location Intelligence
Vertical Insure
The Opportunity
Vertical Insure processed thousands of policies daily but faced critical location data challenges. Their AI tools returned inconsistent results, placing organizations 300 miles apart on consecutive queries, forcing manual verification of thousands of addresses.
The Solution
Blank Metal rebuilt their location intelligence system using OpenAI models, implementing intelligent validation layers, real-time performance monitoring, and smart caching for verified data.
The Impact
95% location accuracy (up from inconsistent), 85% reduction in manual verification, 3x faster policy issuance. The foundation now enables AI expansion into fraud detection, claims, and personalized risk assessmen
Parallax
Parallax
The Opportunity
Parallax was looking to expand the value they provide to more stakeholders within their client organizations by coaching them on pricing approaches and couldn't scale pricing expertise beyond senior resources within Parallax's customer success team. At the same time, they wanted to adopt a more scalable approach to building and deploying AI agents and products. so that they could get maximum benefit from the proof of concepts they'd already deployed.
The Solution
We delivered a Pricing Coach AI Agent - a chat based system that helps Parallax's clients think through, determine, and justify prices for the work in their pipeline. In 5 weeks using our AI Sprint™ methodology we built an interactive system that guides users through intelligent information gathering, iterative refinement, and structured recommendations with clear justifications. We built a complete technical foundation using LangGraph and OpenAI, exceeding Parallax's expectations while ensuring knowledge transfer for ongoing maintenance.
Looking Forward
Our partnership demonstrates how AI Sprints™ rapidly validate concepts on production ready technology, while helping clients level up their AI expertise. Parallax now has a production-ready solution, clear data roadmap, and deep understanding of practical AI utilization for their market.
Overview
Blank Metal partners with companies to bring AI to production. Founded by proven technologists, we combine strategic thinking with rapid implementation to ensure AI initiatives deliver measurable business value—backed by a production guarantee traditional consulting cannot match.
Lean, AI-Native Teams
We deploy focused, senior teams: a product leader, one or two AI engineers, and full-stack support only when needed. With just 5% overhead, your budget builds real value, not management layers.
Outcomes-Aligned Incentives
We align our team’s (the actual team doing the work) incentives directly to your outcomes. No inflated staffing, no hourly quotas. We only succeed when your AI delivers real business impact.
Pure AI Specialization
We do one thing: AI. No broad strategy consulting, no generic development, no cross-selling. While others spread thin across multiple domains, we go deep—building the expertise required to deliver AI that actually works in production.
The result: AI-native engineering that delivers more value with less overhead—from concept to production in 90 days or less.
Services
AI Sprint™
Ideal for: Fast validation of an AI use case A rapid, focused effort to deliver production-ready AI solutions with measurable business impact. Our lean, AI-native teams combine strategic thinking with rapid implementation—backed by a production guarantee.
Speed Strategy
Ideal for: Getting to a board-ready AI roadmap A comprehensive approach to developing an AI strategy that aligns with business objectives and delivers measurable value. Pure AI specialization ensures deep expertise focused solely on what works in production.
Embedded Engineering
Ideal for: Scaling AI capabilities enterprise-wide Deploy focused, senior teams directly into your organization: a product leader, one or two AI engineers, and full-stack support only when needed. With just 5% overhead, your budget builds real value.
Performance-Based Partnership
Ideal for: Enterprises requiring guaranteed outcomes Our pricing connects directly to your success—adoption rates, ROI, and operational efficiency. No inflated staffing or hourly quotas. We only succeed when your AI delivers real business impact.
Our ideal project
We develop long-term relationships with companies ready to transform their business with AI. While we may start with an AI Sprint™ or strategy project, our sweet spot is building together over time—driving ROI through internal efficiencies and creating exceptional AI-driven customer experiences that fuel growth.
Expertise
Regions
North America