Teragonia Launches Astra Labs to Move Enterprises from Stalled AI Pilots to Proven Value in Weeks

New business unit of Teragonia takes companies from AI ideation to a prioritized build plan and proven value in weeks, delivering systems that run on their infrastructure and are theirs from day one.

CHICAGO, Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Teragonia today announced Astra Labs, which applies AI to complex enterprise workflows inside each client's environment, from first conversation to production. Where most AI work is sold by the hour and judged by the pilot, every engagement carries a fixed fee and guaranteed outcome.

Large U.S. companies plan to spend an average $200 million on AI in the next year (KPMG), and a single custom build runs $750,000 to $1 million (Gartner). Yet nearly half of AI proofs of concept are scrapped before production, stalled by data readiness, accuracy, budget, and more.

"PE and enterprise leaders want AI that changes how the business runs now, not 18 months from now," said Thomas Thayyil Thomas, CEO and Founder of Teragonia. "Our team has worked on more than 1,000 M&A transactions worth over $500 billion. We know where a business is bottlenecked or bloated, what to automate first, and how to get it live, fast."

Astra Labs starts inside the business, identifying which workflows to automate and what each is worth, then builds a prototype and puts it into production within weeks. Every engagement has clear scope and success criteria, with results measured against existing workflows.

"Companies with the most to gain from AI often can't move their data," said Dr. Sai Mali Ananthanarayanan, Chief AI Officer and Co-Founder of Teragonia. "Instead, we build inside their walls, with their people, and when we're done, it's theirs to keep."

Astra Labs launches in financial services and healthcare. Initial work covers financial crime, contract intelligence, proposal generation, SOP writing, pricing, scheduling, and revenue cycle management. The team serves CFOs, operations and revenue leaders at public companies, large health systems, and PE-backed enterprises.

Astra Labs is available now. Email [email protected] to schedule an assessment.

About Teragonia

Teragonia's mission is speed to value at PE velocity. It turns PE value creation playbooks into agents that drive the operating rhythm of mid-market businesses across commercial, operations, and finance. The team pairs PE operators, investors, and M&A advisors with AI and ML engineers who built production systems at Morgan Stanley, GE Research, Barclays, Deloitte, and PwC. teragonia.com

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