Sayari, founded in 2015, has built what it describes as judgment infrastructure for trustworthy AI, serving clients in economic security and commercial risk. The company's commercial intelligence platform is used by government agencies and Fortune 500 enterprises, and it has scaled to approximately $100M in annual recurring revenue - a figure recognized by four consecutive years on the Inc. 5000 and a place on the Deloitte Fast 500.
The firm was established by veterans of the intelligence community, financial crime investigation, and data engineering. Its technical stack includes AI-native proprietary operating systems, designated xOS, which mirror the judgment infrastructure sold to external clients and are used to run every internal function. Engineers ship to production daily, with work directly connected to enforcement teams, compliance officers, and analysts across the organization.
Operating from Washington, D.C., with a presence spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Sayari's teams work across continents and time zones. The culture emphasizes deep ownership, technical rigor, and mission alignment, with a preference for written documentation over meetings and a focus on output over facetime. The company remains founder-led.
