Ema Revolutionizes Enterprise AI: New Funding, AI Employee Builder, and On-Prem Deployment
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July 31, 2024, 8 min read time

Published by Surojit Chatterjee in Agentic AI

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It has been a very exciting time since we came out of stealth in March this year. We increased our Series A funding to $50M, with an additional $36M raise, bringing our total capital raised so far to over $61M. This round was led by Accel Partners and Section 32 along with participation from Prosus Ventures, Hitachi Ventures, Sozo Ventures, Wipro Ventures, SCB10X, Frontier Capital and Colle Capital. Additionally, we are honored and humbled to be included in the prestigious Pegasus Partnership Program by Microsoft.

Our customer base has more than tripled since our launch, underscoring the market’s trust and interest in our innovations. Today, we proudly unveil our AI Employee Builder Platform, on-premise deployment capabilities, and our accreditation to the latest compliance standards in AI. The journey has been incredible, and we are excited to be at the forefront of transforming the future of work with Agentic AI, all the while recognizing that this is just the beginning.

Fastest Time to Value

Eighteen months ago, we embarked on a mission to revolutionize enterprise productivity with Universal AI Employees. We pioneered the development of Agentic AI, introducing Ema’s AI employees, designed for specific roles. With over 200 pre-built connectors, Ema’s AI Employees seamlessly integrate with internal data sources, create knowledge graphs, learn from human feedback, and operate tools to perform effectively in various enterprise roles. This innovation eliminates the need for extensive model training or manual fine-tuning once a AI Employee is built.

Our customers can now deploy any of our pre-built AI Employees within minutes, covering areas such as customer support, employee experience, sales & marketing, and legal & compliance. Working with our customers we have developed specialized AI Employees for tasks like medical procedure authorizations, insurance claims adjustment, business proposal writing and many more. This rapid deployment capability is a key reason CXOs choose Ema—delivering the fastest time to value without compromising on security and compliance.

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Ema: Leading the Agentic AI Revolution

At its core, Ema’s AI Employees are collections of proprietary AI agents that collaborate to perform complex workflows. Our proprietary Generative Workflow Engine™ generates workflows and orchestration code, selecting the appropriate agents and design patterns. Ema leverages well-known agentic design patterns, such as reflection, planning, tool use, multi-agent collaboration, language agent tree search (LATS), structured output and multi-agent collaboration, and introduces many innovative patterns of its own. Our comprehensive Agent Library is powered by the patent-pending EmaFusion™ model, which combines the capabilities of over 100 public and private models to deliver the highest accuracy at the lowest cost and latency for each task.

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Introducing the AI Employee Builder

Today marks a significant milestone in our journey as we unveil the Ema AI Employee Builder platform. This revolutionary tool represents a paradigm shift in how businesses can leverage AI to meet their unique needs.

The AI Employee Builder empowers our customers to create tailor-made AI Employees by specifying goals, resources, and constraints. This level of customization was previously the domain of AI experts and data scientists. Now, with just a few guided conversations and straightforward configuration, our partners and customers can create and deploy new AI Employees customized for specific roles within their organization, faster than ever before.

This capability doesn't just expand the reach of Agentic AI—it democratizes it. Whether you need an AI assistant for a niche department or a specialized agent for a unique business process, the AI Employee Builder puts the power of custom AI development in your hands. We are collaborating with select partners to bring this platform to market and will share more details in the coming weeks.

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Commitment to Responsible and Ethical AI

In the rush to innovate, some may overlook the critical importance of trust and security. At Ema, these principles have been our north star from day one. We're proud to announce that we've achieved compliance with NIST RMF, NIST CSF, and NIST 800-171 standards. These new certifications complement our existing SOC2, HIPAA, GDPR, and ISO27001 certifications, forming a comprehensive framework of security and compliance.

Our security measures go beyond mere checkbox compliance. We've implemented robust systems for safe redaction and de-identification of sensitive data, rigorous copyright violation checks, end-to-end encryption of data both in transit and at rest, comprehensive audit logging, real-time monitoring, output explainability, and frequent penetration testing.

These measures ensure that enterprises can leverage our platform with complete confidence, knowing their data remains private, is secure, and in a platform that is fully compliant with even the most stringent regulatory requirements.

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On-prem Deployment

Listening closely to our customers, particularly our largest enterprise clients, we recognized a growing demand for greater flexibility in deployment options. In response, we're thrilled to introduce on-premises deployment capabilities for both Azure and Google Cloud Platform.

This new offering represents a significant leap forward in how businesses can implement and manage their AI initiatives. By allowing companies to keep their data within their own trusted environments, we're addressing critical concerns around data sovereignty, regulatory compliance, and performance optimization.

Our on-premises solution isn't just about data location—it's designed to seamlessly integrate with existing IT infrastructure, enabling truly scalable and secure AI solutions that can be tailored to each organization's unique business needs.

The Future: A Conversational Operating System for the Enterprise

As we look to the horizon, we see a future where enterprise software undergoes a fundamental transformation. We envision moving away from rigid user interfaces and siloed applications towards a more fluid, intuitive interaction model.

Our goal is ambitious: Develop a conversational operating system that will serve as the backbone of all enterprise operations. In this future, Ema's AI Employees will dynamically generate new workflows and render user interfaces in real-time, adapting to the specific needs of each task and user.

This shift has profound implications. It will enable small, agile teams to build and manage operations at a scale previously requiring vast resources. The conversational OS will integrate seamlessly with enterprise systems, providing a unified platform for managing workflows, data, and communication.

As we embark on this multi-decade journey to revolutionize the future of work, we're filled with gratitude for the trust and support of our customers, partners, investors, advisors, and team members. Each plays a crucial role in bringing this vision to life.

We invite you to join us on this exciting journey. We're not just adapting to the future of work—we're actively creating it. The enterprise of tomorrow is conversational, adaptive, and intelligent. And it speaks Ema!

P.S. We are always looking to hire amazing people who want to revolutionize the future of work. Please apply here or send us an email to [email protected]. For any business enquiries/partnership proposals please reach out at [email protected]. If you would like to hire Ema for a role in your company, fill up the demo request at https://www.ema.co/hire-ema.