Isolated sandboxes for secure AI pilots without risky integrations.
Indie AI product teams can't launch pilots with enterprises because IT security fears cause blanket resistance to integrations.
PilotVault spins up air-gapped environments where enterprises upload data and test your AI in isolation—no network access to your servers. You get anonymized results and feedback loops to iterate pilots securely. IT loves it: zero integration, full control, compliant by design.
Indie AI product developers and startups targeting enterprise customers
Per-pilot isolated VMs with AI runtime, focused on data-in-motion security for enterprises.
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Deploy isolated env with your AI dockerized.
Enterprise secure upload with encryption.
Execute AI on their data, return anonymized outputs.
In-app ratings and comments from enterprise.
Role-based for IT/users, audit logs.
Dashboard for multiple enterprise pilots.
Download sanitized results.
Handle concurrent pilots.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| docker_image | text | No |
| status | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| pilot_id | uuid | No |
| enterprise_user_id | uuid | No |
| results | text | Yes |
| feedback | text | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| pilot_id | uuid | No |
| text | No |
Relationships:
/api/pilotsCreate sandbox
/api/pilots/:id/runsTrigger run
/api/pilots/:idPilot dashboard
/api/invite/:pilotIdEnterprise access
100 compute hours/mo
1k compute hours/mo
10k compute hours/mo
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 120 | 2.5% | $90 | $1,080 |
| Month 6 | 600 | 7% | $1,260 | $15,120 |
No integrations needed—data stays locked, pilots fly free.
Target AI pilot Discord groups and LinkedIn sales posts, offer free sandboxes to 5 teams struggling with integrations. Record success stories from betas and share on Twitter. Use referral program post-launch for organic growth.
Online IDE
Not enterprise-secure or AI-focused
Air-gapped data sandboxes
GPU pods
Self-managed, no pilot workflow
Turnkey enterprise pilots
Network effects from shared pilot templates across users.
Rise of enterprise AI PoCs demanding data sovereignty tools.
Compute costs explode
Usage caps + spot instances
Enterprises prefer on-prem
Hybrid export options
Success: 9/12 validate pain
Success: Positive NPS
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