Why we started Sidekick

AI kept moving. Enterprise adoption kept getting stuck.

We saw the gap up close. So we started a company to do the engineering that closes it.

Sidekick Machines Built in the enterprise trenches.

Our starting point

The hard work between the demo and the day job.

A model can be remarkably capable. Putting it to work inside a business still means dealing with identity, approvals, messy integrations, context, cost and operational responsibility.

We spent months researching the technology and working through those problems. We built reusable engineering to address them, and a way to bring every piece together.

Now you can engage that expertise where you need it: one capability, a focused solution or a complete digital AI co-worker.

And we stay after launch. We run what we build, so we build it to last. See agent operations

  1. Demo
  2. Identity
  3. Approvals
  4. Messy integrations
  5. Context
  6. Cost
  7. Operational responsibility
  8. Day job

How we work

Useful work. Clear responsibility.

Start with a real problem

Define the job and what a useful result looks like with the people who will rely on it.

Bring the engineering

Use our reusable foundations and integrate the products that fit your environment.

Make the handoff clear

Agree scope, evidence, ownership and ongoing operation as part of the work.

Team

Most agent projects need a dozen specialists. Hari and Sai cover architecture, security, data, integrations, evals and operations between them.

  • Hari Lakku

    Hari Lakku

    Founder & CTO

    I’ve spent 15 years in the enterprise technology trenches and three years deep in agentic AI research. I’ve watched generative AI go from party tricks to digital AI co-workers, and built those digital AI co-workers myself. I started Sidekick Machines because good technology should unlock business potential and give people room to do their best work. Offline, I’m outside: Canadian winter is my favourite season, and mountain trails are my reset button.

  • Sai Gandhi

    Sai Gandhi

    Co-Founder & Head of Engineering

    I run AI engineering at Sidekick Machines, which mostly means asking “what happens when this breaks at 2 a.m.?” before anyone else does. 15 years in technology, the last two following AI agents up close, and a firm belief that dependable beats flashy.

Calgary, Alberta

A useful place to start

Let’s get your agents into production.

Bring us one problem. We’ll work out the right engagement with you.

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