We build companies where AI runs operations — under human management
LeadUp AI isn't an automation agency. It's a company that runs on a new operating model itself: a team of AI employees managed by its founder. We live this way — and that's how we help others rebuild.
A new operating model, not "AI instead of people"
AI runs the routine
AI employees run the routine — messaging, routing, reporting, approvals. 24/7, with no hiring or onboarding.
Humans hold accountability
A human stands behind every AI employee — setting tasks, checking output, owning decisions. AI removes routine, not accountability.
People focus on people-only work
Freed-up time goes to strategy, relationships, and decisions that can't be delegated. Not headcount cuts — a reallocation of effort.
We don't advise from the outside. We work this way ourselves.
Most of LeadUp AI's own operations — content, research, community, automations, task coordination — are run by AI employees under the founder and a small team. That's our core argument: we don't sell theory from a slide deck, we hand over an operating model we live in every day. We eat our own dog food — literally.
So when we propose rebuilding your operations, we know where it works and where a human is needed — from our own experience, not someone else's case studies.
The team: a founder and 13 AI employees
Each AI employee has a role, an area of responsibility, and a human manager. Together they run LeadUp AI's operations every day. This isn't an illustration — it's the very model we build for you.
00 · Founder
Vladimir Nagin
Started LeadUp AI as a live experiment: can a company run with operations carried by AI under human management? Manages the AI-employee team and is accountable for making the model work in practice, not in slides.
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Your data stays yours
Security is architecture, not a footnote. Exact compliance wording (152-FZ / SOC 2 / GDPR) is tailored to your perimeter on request.
Your perimeter
Deployed in your environment — VPC or on-prem. Data doesn't leave for third-party infrastructure.
No model training
Public models aren't trained on your messages or documents.
PII guard
PII-guard middleware, action logs, and access control — by default.
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