AI Development Partner for US Startups & Enterprises
Iedeo is an offshore AI development partner for US companies. We ship production-grade voicebots, chatbots, computer vision and autonomous agents — at 60-70% lower cost than US firms, with EST overlap, USD billing, and US-grade engineering rigor.
Why US companies are hiring AI partners in India
US AI talent costs $250-450K/year, with 6-9 month hiring cycles. India offers the same engineering quality at a fraction of the cost — when you pick a partner that operates US-style.
US AI hiring is brutal
Senior AI engineers cost $250-450K in the US, with months-long hiring cycles. Series A-C startups can't keep up.
Time-zone trap
Most offshore vendors only overlap 1-2 hrs with EST. Iedeo runs late shifts to match 4-6 hrs of US working hours.
Vendor management overhead
Generic offshore vendors create more PM work than they save. We deliver Slack-native, async-first, like an in-house team.
Compliance gaps
HIPAA, SOC 2, CCPA — US enterprises won't buy from vendors that can't answer compliance questions in their RFP.
POC graveyard
Many offshore partners ship demos, not production. We ship to real US production traffic and prove it.
No accountability
Offshore-to-offshore handoffs kill US deals. We assign one dedicated team — same architect, PM, leads across the project.
How Iedeo works with US companies
We are built for US-style engagement — async-first, EST overlap, USD billing, SOC 2 roadmap, HIPAA-aware architecture.
EST overlap shifts
Our US-account team works late shifts to deliver 4-6 hrs of daily EST overlap — daily standups at 9 AM ET, demos at 3 PM ET.
- Slack-native communication
- Same-day responses ET
- Weekly Zoom demos
US-grade engineering
Eng leads with US client experience. CI/CD, code review, eval suites, observability — same standards as a YC SaaS team.
- CI/CD + GitHub Actions
- Type-safe codebases
- Production monitoring built-in
USD billing & US ops
Invoice in USD via Stripe, Wise, or wire transfer. W-8BEN on file. Net 30 standard.
- Stripe / Wise / Wire
- W-8BEN provided
- Net 30 / Net 60 terms
HIPAA & SOC 2 aware
For US healthcare, BFSI, and regulated SaaS — we architect to HIPAA standards and operate SOC 2-aligned controls.
- BAA-ready architecture
- Per-tenant data isolation
- Audit logs + access controls
MSA + SOW contracts
US-standard contracting — Master Services Agreement + per-project SOWs. NDA, IP assignment, non-solicit included.
- IP fully transferred
- NDA on engagement
- Non-solicit clauses
Weekly progress reports
Notion or Linear-based PM. Stakeholders see weekly status, risks, decisions log. No surprises.
- Notion / Linear PM
- Weekly written status
- Risks log + mitigations
Our engagement process for US clients
Discovery call (free, 30 min)
Zoom call in your EST/PST window. We map your top 3 AI use cases, share comparable US/global case studies, and align on scope.
Scoping + proposal (7-10 days)
We deliver a detailed proposal — architecture diagram, milestone plan, fixed-scope USD pricing, references, security packet for procurement.
MSA + SOW signing
Standard MSA (one-time) + per-project SOW. NDA, IP assignment, non-solicit, DPA all standard. Most US clients sign within 5-10 business days.
Sprint delivery
Weekly sprints with EST demos. Slack channel per project. Notion/Linear for tickets. CI/CD from day one.
Production pilot + cutover
Real-traffic pilot with hard metrics. Phased cutover. 90-day post-launch support included. Optional monthly retainer.
Common US use cases we have shipped
YC + Series A startups
In-product AI copilots, fast pilot-to-production, runway-conscious budgeting.
Healthcare SaaS
HIPAA-aware chatbots, patient engagement voicebots, medical document AI.
FinTech
Customer-support AI, fraud anomaly detection, KYC automation.
D2C / E-commerce
Shopping chatbots, order-status AI, returns automation, recommendation.
Enterprise SaaS
In-product AI features, customer support copilots, sales-AI tools.
Logistics & supply
Driver voicebots, POD OCR, route AI, ANPR at gates.
EdTech
AI tutors, doubt-solving bots, admission chatbots.
GovTech / civic
Citizen-service chatbots, multilingual voicebots, document automation.
Why US companies pick Iedeo over other offshore vendors
60-70% lower cost than US firms
A senior AI engineer that costs $250-450K/year in the US, costs $50-90K via Iedeo — same engineering rigor.
Production track record, not POCs
30+ production deployments. References available from US, UK, UAE clients under NDA.
Real EST overlap
Our US team starts at 3 PM IST = 5:30 AM ET. We work through to 11 PM IST = 1:30 PM ET — 4-6 hrs of EST overlap daily.
US-style contracting
MSA, SOW, NDA, IP assignment, W-8BEN — all standard. We have closed deals through US enterprise procurement multiple times.
You own everything
Source code, prompts, model weights, infrastructure — full transfer to your tenant. No vendor lock-in, no ongoing licensing.
LLM-agnostic, cost-engineered
GPT-4, Claude, Gemini, Llama 3, Mistral — we pick the right LLM per use case. Production cost-engineering cuts AI bills 40-60% vs naïve setups.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about our services and technology.
How do US companies typically pay Iedeo?
USD via Stripe (most common for SMB/startup), wire transfer (mid-market and enterprise), or Wise (mid-market). We have W-8BEN on file and invoice in USD with Net 30 terms standard. Net 60 available for enterprise.
What about HIPAA / SOC 2 / CCPA compliance?
We architect deployments to HIPAA standards (PHI minimization, encryption, access controls, audit logs) and sign BAAs for US healthcare clients. SOC 2 roadmap underway — Type I expected mid-2026. CCPA handled via DPA for California residents.
What is the time-zone overlap with US clients?
For East Coast (EST/EDT) clients we offer 4-6 hrs of daily overlap (9 AM-3 PM ET typically). For West Coast (PST/PDT) overlap is 3-4 hrs (9 AM-1 PM PT). Demos and standups scheduled in your time zone.
How does pricing compare to US firms?
Typical US AI dev firm: $150-400/hour. Iedeo: $45-95/hour equivalent. For a full chatbot or voicebot project: US firms $80-200K, Iedeo $25-60K USD with the same engineering rigor.
Can you sign a US-standard MSA + SOW?
Yes. We have closed deals via US enterprise procurement (Fortune 1000) and YC-startup-style contracts. MSA + SOW, NDA, IP assignment, non-solicit, DPA — all standard. Our legal team handles US contracting.
Where will my data be stored?
Your choice. US AWS regions (us-east-1, us-west-2), GCP, Azure, or on your own infrastructure. For HIPAA workloads, we deploy fully in your VPC with no external API calls (self-hosted LLMs).
How do I start?
Book a free 30-minute discovery call (EST or PST slots available). We will map your top 3 AI use cases, share comparable US case studies, and decide together if Iedeo is the right partner.
Partner with a US-ready AI development team
Book a free 30-minute call in your EST or PST window. Detailed scoping proposal in your inbox within 7-10 days. NDA on request before discovery.