AI/R&D operator
We take hands-on, accountable ownership of AI and R&D projects. In Finland, that includes real application experience with Business Finland, the Finnish government's innovation funding agency. Everywhere else, it's senior fractional operator support.
No sales pitch first. Get a clear read on whether it is worth moving forward.
Why BRNSFT Capital
We stay accountable across the whole arc: shaping the AI project, securing the funding, and staying in the room while it gets delivered. One senior operator, from the first framing call to the final report.
Clarify the AI use case, define the real R&D question, and pressure-test whether the project deserves budget, funding work, or a build path at all.
See how the work is shaped →FinlandFor Finnish companies, BRNSFT Capital brings project framing, budget logic, application structure, and evaluator-aware Business Finland support.
Explore Business Finland support →OperatorFor international teams, bring in senior operator judgment for vendor review, scope control, technical-commercial translation, and execution governance.
Explore operator support →Two engagement paths
The parent offer is BRNSFT Capital: AI-focused R&D help for ambitious companies. The path then branches based on company context and need.
When the company is in Finland and the project may qualify as serious R&D, the work extends into funding fit, application structure, budget logic, and evaluator-facing project framing.
Also known as fractional AI advisor, fractional Head of AI, fractional Chief AI Officer (CAIO), or an AI operator on retainer.
When the project needs senior AI/R&D judgment without the Finnish funding layer, BRNSFT Capital operates as an external operator, advisor, reviewer, or execution partner.
Typical engagements
EUR 5,000 up to EUR 250k, EUR 10,000 up to EUR 500k, EUR 15,000-20,000 above that. No upfront fee, due only when Business Finland approves it.
Application, AI advisory, implementation support, and optional project management across the funded window.
For advisory, or a custom retainer for operator-in-residence engagements.
Track record
Project sizes shaped and funded span the full Business Finland range, from a EUR 70,000 early-stage Tempo grant to a EUR 957,000 R&D award, across four approvals totaling EUR 1.57M.
Services
For companies that need sharper R&D judgment, clearer AI project framing, and an operator who stays close to execution.
Selected service
Map practical AI use cases, assess technical feasibility, and decide whether the idea has enough R&D novelty for funding.
Process
Clarify goals, company context, project maturity, and likely Business Finland fit.
Define the problem you want to solve, size the technical or commercial uncertainty in it, and work out whether AI is actually the right part of the answer, alongside the development plan, budget range, and expected impact.
Prepare the narrative, project plan, financials, risk logic, and answers evaluators need.
Support discussions, revisions, launch planning, project management, and AI implementation choices.
Lead magnets
Choose the right assessment. You get a result and a recommended next step. We get enough context to make the first conversation useful.
Guides and blog
FAQs
A Finnish company with a scalable business model, genuine development uncertainty, and a project that creates new capability beyond routine product work is usually a stronger fit.
Many projects land in the EUR 100,000-EUR 500,000+ range, depending on eligible costs, project ambition, company size, and Business Finland's evaluation.
Yes. The first step is often turning a broad AI ambition into a concrete use case, project hypothesis, and funding path.
Yes. Outside Finland, BRNSFT Capital can support R&D and AI projects as an external operator, advisor, reviewer, or project-shaping partner without the Business Finland application component.
No consultant can guarantee an independent funding decision. We improve the odds by shaping a credible project, realistic plan, and clear application.
Who you work with
Founder, BRNSFT Capital
AI/R&D operator with a background as AI Director of Operations at VUO. Every diagnostic, application, and advisory engagement is handled directly by the founder, not handed to a junior team.
Talk to RobertoNext step
We will work out whether the right path is Business Finland funding support, fractional AI/R&D operator help, or a focused scoping sprint first.