🚀 Authentrics.ai — Bringing Trust & Control to the AI Black‑Box

The Challenge

Modern AI, especially foundation models and deep learning, suffers from a “black-box” dilemma—organizations lack visibility into how models make decisions, can’t trace outputs back to inputs, and must often fully retrain to fix issues .

Our Solution

Authentrics.ai’s Machine‑Learning Resilience Infrastructure (MRI)is a groundbreaking AI governance platform designed to:

• Monitor modelhealth in real time

• Trace outcomes to specifictraining data and model versions

• Correct model behaviorwithout retraining

• Performsensitivity analysis and meta‑tuningto optimize performance 

Built for seamless integration into existing MLOps workflows, MRI adds a continuous trust layer—making models transparent, reliable, and compliant .

Traction & Partnerships

• Strategic Launch: MRI released on Google Cloud Platform in April 2025, unveiled at Google Cloud Next .

• Industry Adoption: Positioned for high-risk sectors (finance, healthcare, government, defense) via Carahsoft partnership .

• Acceleration Support: Selected for Google Startups Innovate 2025 program, underscoring technical maturity .

Market Opportunity

Organizations face mounting pressure for AI accountability, with expanding regulatory obligations in data privacy, fairness, and model validation. Authentrics.ai addresses this gap with a scalable and enterprise-ready solution .

Team & Company

• Founded 2023, Knoxville, TN

• CEO: John E. Derrick, publicly leading at GCP events 

• Lean team (2–10 employees) with expertise across AI/ML governance and enterprise deployment 

Business Model

• SaaS Platform: MRI subscription integrated into enterprise AI/ML pipelines

• Emerging Revenue: Blockchain-based content attribution/licensing marketplace ()

• Channel Sales: Leveraging Carahsoft’s government reseller network for federal and defense contracts 

Competitive Advantages

Advantage Impact Patent-pending MRI

Deep telemetry, attribution, correction—without model retraining 

GCP-backed deployment

Enterprise scalability and accelerated market access ()

Regulation-aligned

Addresses urgent compliance needs in AI-heavy verticals ()

Focused team

Core expertise and lean execution from their 2023 launch ()

Why Invest Now

• High Demand, as enterprises seek AI accountability and resilience

• Early Momentum, with GCP integration and defense/government partnerships

• Scalable Potential, with SaaS and marketplace revenue streams

• Clear Exit or Scale Path, through enterprise adoption, partnerships, or acquisition

📈 Next Steps

Authentrics.ai is raising a Seed / Series A round to:

• Accelerate MRI development & integrations

• Expand government and enterprise go-to-market efforts

• Build out licensing marketplace infrastructure

Investors in AI governance, enterprise tech, or defense systems stand to ride this wave of AI accountability as regulations tighten and trust becomes a market essential.

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