Secure proxy for AI pilots that bypasses enterprise IT security hurdles.
Indie AI product teams can't launch pilots with enterprises because IT security fears cause blanket resistance to integrations.
PilotGate acts as a managed proxy between your indie AI product and enterprise systems, enforcing zero-trust security, data encryption, and audit logs without requiring direct integrations. Enterprises get instant compliance visibility via dashboards, while you launch pilots in days. No code changes needed on your end—just point your API to our gateway.
Indie AI product developers and startups targeting enterprise customers
Purpose-built proxy optimized for AI workloads with built-in PII redaction and one-click SOC2 evidence collection, unlike generic API gateways.
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One-click deployment of secure proxy URL for your AI API.
Real-time logs, access controls, and compliance reports for IT teams.
mTLS + JWT enforcement with enterprise SSO integration.
Automatic detection and masking of sensitive data in AI requests/responses.
Downloadable logs in CSV/JSON for security audits.
Customizable throttling per enterprise user.
White-label proxy URLs matching your brand.
Notifications for security events.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| role | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| target_url | text | No |
| proxy_url | text | No |
| active | bool | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| proxy_id | uuid | No |
| request_data | text | Yes |
| response_data | text | Yes |
| timestamp | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| proxy_id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| status | text | No |
Relationships:
/api/proxiesCreate new proxy
/api/proxies/:idGet proxy details
/api/logs/:proxyIdFetch logs
/api/invitesGenerate enterprise invite
/api/proxy/:proxyUrlProxy requests to target
No enterprise invites
10k requests/month
100k requests/month
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 100 | 3% | $90 | $1,080 |
| Month 6 | 500 | 8% | $1,200 | $14,400 |
Secure proxy turns 'no integration' into 'yes' for enterprise deals.
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Easy tunneling
No AI-specific security or compliance
Built-in PII redaction and enterprise dashboards
Scalable edges
Requires dev setup, no pilot-focused UX
One-click AI proxy with IT invites
Data moat from aggregated anonymized security logs to improve AI-specific threat detection.
AI adoption exploding in enterprises, but IT lags on secure integrations amid rising data breach fears.
Proxy latency impacts AI performance
Edge deployment on Vercel + caching
Enterprises demand full SOC2
Partner with compliance auditors early
Low adoption by indie devs
Free tier + PH launch
Success: 7/10 confirm they'd pay $30
Success: 1 paid conversion
Success: 100 users week 1
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