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Predict What Happens Next. Act Before It Does.

We build and deploy machine learning models that forecast revenue, detect churn, score leads, and flag anomalies — turning your historical data into a forward-looking competitive advantage.

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Scikit-learn · XGBoost · PyTorch
API-deployable Models
94% Avg Accuracy
MLOps & Monitoring

80+

ML Models in Production

94%

Average Model Accuracy

30%

Avg Revenue Uplift

12+

Prediction Problem Types

Your competitor acts 6 weeks earlier than you

Same decision. 6 weeks apart.

Inventory decision — Q4 consumer electronics. Two companies, same market.

With ML ForecastOctober 1st

Model predicts +34% Q4 demand. Places supplier orders on Oct 1. Stock arrives Nov 5. Full shelves for peak season. Extra $2.1M revenue.

Without MLNovember 15th

Demand spike visible in sales data. Rushes supplier order Nov 15. Stock arrives Dec 22 — 3 days before Christmas. Misses peak window. $1.8M in lost sales.

6 weeks

Decision advantage

Average lead-time advantage predictive analytics gives you over reactive decision-making in supply chain scenarios.

$1.8M

Cost of being reactive

Revenue lost in the example above — a pattern we see across retail, logistics, and SaaS clients before their first ML model ships.

What would you like to predict?

Demand Forecasting

Know next quarter's demand before it arrives

Time-series models trained on your historical sales, seasonality, promotions, and external signals. Outputs are probability distributions — not false point estimates — so your procurement team can make risk-calibrated purchasing decisions.

Model Outputs

Weekly / daily demand by SKU
Confidence intervals (P10–P90)
Seasonal decomposition
Promotion lift factors

41%

MAPE improvement

vs naive baseline

Algorithm

Prophet + XGBoost Hybrid / LSTM

12-Week Forecast

ActualForecast91% accuracy

From raw data to
production-grade ML

Every predictive analytics engagement follows four stages designed around one output: a model that runs in production and delivers measurable ROI.

Problem framing and data assessment1–2 weeks
Model development and validation4–8 weeks
Production deployment and integration1–2 weeks
01

Problem Framing

We translate business goals into a precise prediction problem — what to predict, how accurately, and what decision it drives. Framing matters more than algorithm choice.

02

Data Assessment

We audit your historical data for volume, quality, and signal strength — identifying gaps and feature engineering opportunities that can dramatically improve model performance.

03

Model Development

We train, evaluate, and select the best algorithm — from gradient boosting to deep learning — then explain results in plain language. No black-box handoffs.

04

Deploy & Monitor

Production deployment via API or embedded in your workflows. Continuous monitoring for model drift with automated retraining pipelines and monthly ROI reports.

Predictive vs Reactive

Every business decision can be made earlier with a model. Here's what that looks like across seven domains.

DecisionPredictive MLReactive / Manual
Inventory decisions
Model reorder 6 wks ahead
React when shelves empty
Churn management
Intervene 30 days pre-churn
Lose the customer, do postmortem
Demand planning
Calibrated range with confidence
Last year ±gut feel
Fraud response
Block before transaction clears
Detect in next day's batch
Revenue visibility
Rolling 12-week forecast
This month's actuals
Team workload
Alerts only on anomalies
Manual review of everything
Decision confidence
P10–P90 probability range
Gut feel, no quantified risk

Stockouts dropped from 44 to 6 per month

Challenge

Consumer electronics retailer with 4,000+ SKUs — chronic overstock on slow-movers, stockouts on bestsellers, all purchasing decisions based on gut feel.

What We Built

XGBoost demand forecasting model trained on 3 years of sales, promotions, and supplier lead times — integrated into their ERP for automated reorder triggers.

Results

-31%

Holding costs in Q1

44 → 6

Monthly stockouts

91%

Accuracy across all 4,000 SKUs

Ready to stop reacting and start predicting?

Tell us what you want to predict. We'll assess your data and give you a realistic accuracy and ROI estimate — before any commitment.

"The demand forecast model cut our overstock by 31% in the first quarter. We went from gut-feel ordering to data-driven purchasing across 4,000 SKUs. The ROI was visible within 6 weeks of go-live."
AV

A. Varma

VP Supply Chain, Consumer Electronics · Toronto

Tools we build and deploy with

Pythonscikit-learnXGBoostLightGBMPyTorchProphetstatsmodelsMLflowVertex AISageMakerFastAPIDockerKubernetesSHAP

Questions we get all the time

If yours is not here, reach out. We respond within 24 hours with a real answer from an engineer — not a sales pitch.

Frequently asked questions

It depends on the problem. For demand forecasting, 2+ years of clean sales data is ideal. For churn prediction, 6–12 months of engagement data often suffices. For fraud detection, even 3 months can work if you have enough positive examples. We assess your data in the first engagement call.

We use explainability techniques (SHAP values, LIME, partial dependence plots) to show which factors drive each prediction. We also build simple score-card views in your dashboards so managers understand WHY a customer is flagged as high-risk, not just that they are.

All models have confidence intervals and error rates. We set honest expectations upfront, monitor model performance in production, and implement retraining pipelines to adapt to distribution shift. We build for 80–95% accuracy depending on the problem — not 100% promises.

Both, depending on the use case. We use AutoML (Vertex AI, SageMaker Autopilot, H2O) to benchmark quickly, then build custom models in scikit-learn, XGBoost, PyTorch, or TensorFlow when custom architecture outperforms out-of-the-box solutions.

A focused prediction model with clean data can be trained and deployed in 4–8 weeks. Complex multi-model pipelines with real-time scoring APIs typically take 8–16 weeks. We always start with a minimum viable model to show value quickly.

Accuracy depends on the problem and data quality, but our demand and revenue forecasts typically land at 85–94% accuracy and cut error (MAPE/RMSE) 30–40% versus a naive baseline. Every model ships with confidence intervals (P10–P90) so you see the uncertainty, not just a single point estimate.

Yes. We deploy models as REST APIs or embed scoring directly into your workflows, with prebuilt integrations for ERPs, Salesforce, HubSpot, and data warehouses like Snowflake and BigQuery. Churn and risk scores can be written straight back into the tools your team already uses — no SQL required for end users.

Predictive Analytics

Forecast with
confidence

Tell us what you need to predict. We will build forecasting models trained on your data with measurable accuracy.

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