Xavier AI, a trailblazing startup in AI-powered consulting, has launched the world’s first AI strategy consultant. Emerging from stealth mode, the company aims to democratize elite consulting services—offering expert-level business insights at a fraction of the cost traditionally charged by firms like McKinsey & Company.
Founded by former McKinsey consultant Joao Filipe and AI pioneer Professor Phil Parker, Xavier AI uses advanced artificial intelligence and a proprietary reasoning engine to deliver high-quality, actionable insights. These insights are automatically generated in presentation-ready slides, accessible to anyone, anywhere, at any time.
Making Top-Tier Consulting Affordable
The startup addresses a major gap in the market: 99.99% of businesses cannot afford traditional consulting firms. With Xavier AI, even small and medium-sized enterprises can now access expert strategic recommendations. The platform is especially beneficial for strategy, management, and marketing teams that previously lacked the budget for elite consulting.
Xavier AI plans to raise up to $15 million in funding, which will further support its mission to revolutionize the consulting industry.
Built by Experts, Powered by AI
Xavier’s founding team includes:
- Joao Filipe, an ex-McKinsey consultant and INSEAD/Wharton MBA graduate
- Phil Parker, INSEAD AI/ML Professor and early GenAI innovator
Their combined expertise laid the foundation for Xavier’s Dynamic Multi-Method Generation (DMG) model. This proprietary AI reasoning engine integrates vetted databases, deterministic algorithms, and real-time news to produce accurate, data-driven insights. It goes far beyond typical AI tools, minimizing hallucinations and ensuring reliability.
AI-Generated Slides That Deliver Real Impact
Xavier AI doesn’t just create slide decks—it delivers consulting-grade business insights. The platform can benchmark companies, perform competitor analyses, estimate market sizes, and generate financial models. Clients—including a major international bank with 50,000 employees—are already using the tool to drive sales strategies and strategic planning.
Thanks to the Xavier Actions feature, users can also implement AI-generated recommendations instantly via integrations with platforms like Slack, SAP, and Salesforce.
Aiming to Disrupt the Consulting Giants
With its hybrid of AI and deep consulting experience, Xavier AI is positioning itself as a serious challenger to the Big Four and elite consulting firms. Its goal is to empower professionals across industries to take on roles typically reserved for top-tier consultants—spanning strategy, product, operations, HR, legal, and more.
As Joao Filipe explains:
“We believe the brightest minds shouldn’t be stuck in traditional consulting. Xavier AI enables them to work at the frontier of tech and science while equipping business users to become superhumans at work.”
