AI & intelligent automation
Custom agents, orchestration, decision systems and workflows built around your existing operations.
Intelligent systems. Built precisely.
m5k consulting is an independent AI software consultancy for companies where technology is an investment, not an expense.
AI systems · Applied intelligence · Bespoke software
Positioning
Closer to a family office than a consultancy.
m5k works with a small number of companies at a time on technically demanding problems where off-the-shelf software is not enough.
No account managers. No junior delivery team. No hand-offs.
Every engagement is designed and built directly by the person you hired.
What I build
Applied AI systems for real businesses.
Search, matching & intelligence
Semantic search, embeddings, ranking, retrieval and AI systems over proprietary company data.
Internal software
Purpose-built tools that replace manual work, fragmented processes and unsuitable SaaS.
AI architecture
Production architecture, model selection, privacy, integrations, evaluation and infrastructure.
Engagement model
Start with understanding the problem.
01
Discovery
A focused technical engagement to understand the business problem, existing systems, data and constraints.
You receive a concrete architecture, implementation direction, scope and commercial proposal.
From €1,000
02
Build
The system is designed, engineered, deployed and integrated into your environment.
Typical engagements:
€20,000–€50,000 · 1–6 months
03
Evolve
Where useful, m5k remains involved after launch for improvements, additional capabilities and technical stewardship.
Philosophy
Software should create leverage.
The goal is not to introduce AI for its own sake.
It is to build systems that make a company faster, more capable or fundamentally more efficient — and whose value materially exceeds the cost of building them.
Precise
Architecture before implementation.
Pragmatic
The simplest system capable of doing the job properly.
Owned
Built around your business, data and infrastructure.
Who I work with
Selective by design.
m5k is best suited to established businesses with:
- a valuable operational problem worth solving
- proprietary data or workflows
- a clear internal owner
- willingness to invest in a proper technical solution
It is probably not the right fit for staff augmentation, hourly development work or inexpensive MVP outsourcing.
Have a problem worth building around?
If the economics justify custom software, we should talk.
Discovery engagements from €1,000.