Now accepting founding clients. Free consultations available.

AI is here.
We help Bend
businesses use it.

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.

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Your AI agent
Today, 8:14 AM

While you were out this morning

  • Replied to 23 customer messages automatically
  • Answered 6 staff questions from your knowledge base
  • 3 new leads got a response in under a minute
  • Your business report is ready: 4.2× ROI
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Our mission

Bend is a place where small businesses thrive. We want AI to be part of that story.

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

Here's how we can make your business move faster and take the annoying stuff off your plate.

Automating redundant tasks

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.

A brain for your operation

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.

Custom websites and apps

We build websites and apps for businesses that need more than a template. Booking calculators, client portals, intake flows that actually do something. Custom tools designed around how your business works. AI-powered, so we build fast and keep it evolving with you.

Business reporting

You decide what gets tracked, how often, and where it lands. We build it once, it runs automatically on your schedule, and delivers numbers you can rely on to make business decisions.

Not sure where to start?

That's totally 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

We're looking for Bend businesses to work with this summer.

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.

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Who we are

Built in Bend, for Bend.

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.

Get in touch

Let's figure out what AI can do for your business.

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