Investors
Invest in the
accuracy layer.
Balon is raising its Seed round. We're building the infrastructure that makes AI reliable — Deep Fusion, patented and proven.
The problem
with AI today
Every major AI system hallucinates. It is not a model problem — it is an architecture problem. Single-model pipelines have a fundamental ceiling on accuracy, and no amount of fine-tuning resolves it.
Balon solves this with Deep Model Fusion — a patented architecture where multiple independent models generate and validate simultaneously, inside the network itself. Validation is not a post-processing step. Every model grades every response concurrently — and the highest-confidence answer is returned. The result is a measurable, reproducible reduction in hallucination at production speed.
We pioneered this approach in February 2023. Perplexity (Model Council), Google (Vertex AI Model Router), and Meta (HUMBR) have since deployed independent implementations. The architecture is validated. Balon holds the patent, copyrights, and protected trade secrets.
Backed by
the best programs.
Accepted into 8 enterprise startup programs. Verified, funded, and supported.
Microsoft
Founders Hub
Amazon
AWS Activate
for Startups
NVIDIA
Inception
MongoDB
for Startups
Atlassian
Startup Program
LvlUp
LvlUp Labs
Brex
Ecosystem
Arif Hosein
Angel Investor / COO
Invested $100K at a $500K valuation (20%) in July 2024. Brings experience in commercial investing and executive leadership in the entertainment industry.
Alston & Bird, LLP
Patent application filed and secured through Dane Baltich, Esq. and Tyler Espy, Esq. at Alston & Bird. USPTO filing confirmed and patent granted. Balon's IP portfolio includes the Deep Model Fusion patent, copyrights, and protected trade secrets.
Key milestones
From first research to patented production platform.
Deep Model Fusion research begins under Andrew Baker
Balon founded. Microsoft Founders Hub accepted
$100K angel investment from Arif Hosein at $500K valuation
Patent application filed via Alston & Bird, LLP
USPTO filing confirmed and serial number assigned
Baker & Hosein present at Atlanta Tech Week
Brex funding verification passed. Ecosystem onboarded
AWS Startups and AWS Activate accepted
MongoDB Startup Program accepted
Non-provisional patent application filed — converting provisional to full utility patent
Patent granted by the USPTO
Zero Trust Architecture development initiated — end-to-end encrypted inference pipeline
Token compression algorithm developed — reducing inference cost and latency at scale
Anchor RAG developed — a new form of retrieval-augmented generation with anchored context grounding
Codebase valuation exceeds $20M (COCOMO estimate)
Post-revenue — two commercial partners onboarded, active user growth underway
The team
The people driving Balon forward.
Andrew Baker
Founder / CEO
Computer scientist and AI researcher. Specializations in AI/ML and cryptography. Sole inventor of Deep Model Fusion. Led every major technical and strategic decision since inception.
Arif Hosein
Angel Investor / COO
Angel investor and executive with experience in commercial investing and entertainment industry leadership. First institutional backer at a $500K valuation.
Seed Round
Ready to invest?
Let's talk.
We're actively raising our Seed round. Reach out to discuss the opportunity, review our deck, or schedule a call with the founding team.