If there's work in your day that feels repetitive, slow, or just annoying, there's likely an AI solution. We find it, build it, and make sure it actually works for your business.
While you were out this morning
Our mission
We started Bend AI Labs because we believe the businesses that make Central Oregon what it is (breweries, vacation rentals, real estate, and many more) deserve real access to what AI can do right now. Not the buzzword version. The kind that saves hours, brings in more customers, and makes your operation sharper. We're here to help Bend embrace it.
What we do
We build websites and apps that feel like your business. Custom to your brand, easy to update as you grow, and built fast. Because everything we build is AI-powered, we can move quickly and keep evolving it with you.
Guest messaging, appointment booking, lead intake, review responses. Whatever your team does on repeat every day, we put it on autopilot. You get the hours back.
Your business has rules, processes, and know-how that currently lives in your head or scattered across emails and spreadsheets. We build an AI that holds all of that. Anyone on your team can access it instantly. New people get up to speed in hours, not weeks.
That's fine. We'll sit down with you, map out your biggest pain points, and tell you honestly where AI makes sense for your business and where it doesn't.
Founding clients
Bend AI Labs is launching this summer. Right now, we're looking for local businesses ready to explore what AI can do for their operation. For the right fit, we're open to free initial consultations and free first milestones.
We're not just looking for customers. We're looking for Bend businesses willing to figure this out together, and honest about what's working and what isn't.
Let's talkOur work
A few projects are in the works and will be showcased here in the coming weeks.
Who we are
Bend AI Labs was founded by Edward Esslemont. Before building here, he spent 15 years at Meta, X, and Plaid, building products and AI solutions for hundreds of millions of people.
The opportunity he keeps seeing: the same AI tools powering the world's biggest companies are available to every business in Bend right now. We're here to help make that real.
That's the mission. Help Central Oregon businesses embrace AI and make the most of what it can do for them right now.
Get in touch
Grab coffee in Bend or jump on a 30-minute call. We'll tell you honestly whether there's something worth building, and what it would take.
Or email directly: hello@bendailabs.com