Vercept
Vercept builds AI that works directly on your computer—running locally, understanding the screen, workflows, and intent—to deliver safe, transparent, and personalized human-computer interaction.
Founding Story
Vercept was founded by a team of researchers from the Allen Institute for AI (AI2) and Meta with the vision of moving AI from the cloud directly onto user devices. They aimed to create a 'visual desktop agent' that could see and interact with any application just like a human, prioritizing local execution for speed and privacy.
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Leadership
Founders
Kiana Ehsani
CEO and Co-founder. Previously a Senior Research Scientist at the Allen Institute for AI (AI2) and holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Washington.
Ross Girshick
Co-founder. Renowned computer vision researcher previously at Meta (FAIR), where he created R-CNN, Fast R-CNN, and Mask R-CNN.
Luca Weihs
Co-founder. Previously a Senior Research Scientist at the Allen Institute for AI (AI2) and holds a Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Washington.
Oren Etzioni
Co-founder and Board Member. Founding CEO of the Allen Institute for AI (AI2) and a Professor at the University of Washington.
Matt Deitke
Co-founder. AI researcher who worked at AI2. Recently left Vercept in early 2026 to join Meta in a high-profile talent acquisition.
Executive Team
Kiana Ehsani
CEO & Co-founder
Expert in computer vision and embodied AI; ex-AI2.
Luca Weihs
Co-founder
Specialist in machine learning systems; ex-AI2.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Subscription-based SaaS model (monthly/annual fees for the Vy desktop agent).
Pricing Tiers
The product offered paid subscriptions for professional use before the acquisition.
Target Markets
- Knowledge workers
- Software engineers
- Power users
- Enterprise teams
- Workflow automation for knowledge workers
- Developer task management
- Automating repetitive UI-based actions
- On-device personal AI assistance
- Developer early adopters
- AI researchers
History & Milestones
Co-founder Matt Deitke departs for Meta in a significant talent deal.
Acquired by Anthropic to bolster Claude's computer-use capabilities.
Raised $16 million in Seed funding led by Fifty Years.
Launched Vy, a visual desktop AI agent for macOS.
Vercept founded in Seattle by alumni of the Allen Institute for AI.
1 AI Tool by Vercept
Vy
3moVy is an AI-powered assistant from Vercept that automates tasks, connects to APIs (including OpenAI), and helps with workflows like meeting prep, CLI scraping, and travel planning.
