V1. helps engineering leaders rebuild the loops that agentic velocity broke — planning, strategy, and alignment.

The company was founded in 2011 by Cyrus Radfar, who has spent nearly two decades at the intersection of AI, data systems, and how teams actually ship. As founding engineer of AddThis (acquired by Oracle), he built systems processing a billion events per month before "big data" was a term. He's rapidly scaled up (and down), grown revenue 30x in nine months, stabilized companies in crisis, and driven AI strategy through critical fundraising periods.

His writing on algorithmic bias and the future of work has
been featured in publications like TechCrunch.
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In 2017 the company rebranded to V1. as they transitioned from a single product to a portfolio of products and tech-enabled service ns.

V1. works hands-on with engineering leaders — coding, prototyping, and building alignment — to close the gap between AI velocity and team understanding.