About Grunion and Kyle Adriany.
An independent AI studio. Product thinking, hands-on engineering, and a direct line to the person building the system.
Built on experience.
Grunion pairs AI expertise with product and engineering discipline. The work draws on experience building AI-native products, leading engineering teams, and shipping software across startups and enterprise.
- 10+ years building software products
- AI/ML systems in production since 2020
- Python, TypeScript, React, and cloud infrastructure
- Based in Las Vegas, Nevada
Founder
Kyle Adriany has worked for a decade across regulated industries: rocket propulsion, medical production, finance and fraud-fighting infrastructure, and cybersecurity.
He builds bulletproof systems, and he builds them alongside the practitioners who do the work. He founded Grunion.
A focused practice.
Grunion works directly with client teams from the first scope conversation through deployment and handoff. Product decisions and engineering decisions stay in the same conversation.
The name comes from the small California fish known for their precisely timed runs up the beach.
Explore the workCommon questions
How much does a typical project cost?
Strategy sprints start at $15K. Full product builds range from $30K-$100K depending on scope. Every project gets a fixed quote after the discovery phase.
Do you work with early-stage startups?
Yes. Grunion has helped pre-seed startups ship their first AI feature and Series B companies rearchitect their ML infrastructure. The process scales.
Can you work with our existing engineering team?
That's the preferred setup. Grunion embeds with your team, builds the system, and transfers knowledge so your people can maintain and extend it.
What if we don't know where to start with AI?
That's what the strategy sprint is for. The sprint maps your business processes, identifies the best AI opportunities, and builds a roadmap. No commitment to build after that.
What makes you different from hiring an AI agency?
Speed, transparency, and ownership. No sales team, no project managers, no offshore dev team. Direct access to the person doing the work, every day.