Ven Iyer · Vienna, Austria
The AI systems AEC firms
keep hiring consultants to talk about.
Twelve weeks. Fixed scope. A live platform at the end — not a deck. Co-Founder of Imersian. Formerly Bollinger Grohmann.
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19
offices, 9 countries
Bollinger Grohmann Knowledge Hub
62%
firm-wide adoption
in six months post-launch
70%
reduction in search time
Knowledge Hub steady state
3+
products shipped 0→1
incl. Imersian · EventScout
Services
Three things I do exceptionally well.
Knowledge Infrastructure
AI Knowledge Systems
Turn fragmented institutional knowledge into structured, queryable intelligence. Built for architecture and engineering firms — not adapted from generic enterprise playbooks.
Product & Operations
Fractional CPO / Operator
Co-founder-grade operator for AI and spatial startups pre-Series A. Product, engineering, marketing, and sales — I've run all of it at Imersian. Embedded, not advisory.
AI Engineering
Agentic AI Systems
Design and build multi-agent workflows that actually ship. RAG pipelines, orchestration layers, tool integrations. No prototypes — production systems.
Selected Work
Things I've shipped.
Knowledge Hub
Bollinger GrohmannAI knowledge platform across 19 global offices. 62% adoption in 6 months.
Imersian
Co-Founder & CPOAI-powered 3D visualisation for furniture retailers. B2B SaaS from 0→1.
EventScout
Solo BuildAI sales intelligence tool for B2B teams. Built from scratch.
Writing
Thinking out loud.
Why AI Pilots in AEC Die in Month Two
The three failure patterns that kill internal AI pilots inside engineering firms — and the three practices that don't.
Why Generative Design Failed to Change Architecture
Grasshopper changed careers, not buildings. Four structural reasons — and why the next five years are different.
Work with me
Two engagements per quarter.
Tell me what you're building.
Productised engagements for AEC firms and spatial AI teams. Fixed scope, fixed fee, working artefact at the end. Four to twelve weeks depending on the problem.
contact@vencolab.com