About CeremonyAI

We bridge the gap between product vision and production code.

AI coding tools changed how developers write code. CeremonyAI changes how product teams plan and spec AI projects — turning raw ideas into architecture, sprint plans and developer-ready artifacts.

The problem we saw

Every AI project starts the same way: a product manager has an idea, engineers ask 50 clarifying questions, and weeks of workshops produce a doc nobody reads.

Meanwhile, AI coding tools made developers 10× faster — but faster at building the wrong thing. The bottleneck shifted from "can we build it?" to "do we know what to build?"

The biggest gap in the AI toolchain wasn't code generation. It was the planning that happens before code — where ideas become architecture, architecture becomes sprint plans, and sprint plans become developer-ready specs.

What we built

CeremonyAI is an end-to-end product planning platform. You describe your project in plain English, and a team of specialized AI agents — a Product Lead, Architect, Designer and Engineer — collaborate to build a complete brief.

Kickoff produces a structured charter. Deep Dive generates architecture, ADRs, API contracts and risk matrices. Sprint Forge creates Jira-ready plans with epics, stories and acceptance criteria. Code Forge packages everything for your AI coding tool.

The result: clarity in minutes instead of weeks, and developers who get full project context from day one.

Why we exist

Mission & Vision

Mission

To be the bridge between product vision and production code — empowering teams to transform raw ideas into deployable solutions through intelligent multi-agent collaboration, from discovery to developer handoff.

Vision

To become the standard platform for product planning — where every project flows seamlessly from idea through architecture, sprint planning and developer-ready specs that integrate with modern AI coding workflows.

The platform

What CeremonyAI produces

Every project gets a complete set of artifacts — from strategic planning to code-level specs.

Project Charters

Objectives, scope, risks, milestones, success metrics.

Architecture Playbooks

System design, components, deployment, data pipeline.

Developer Pack

ADRs, API contracts, diagrams, data models.

Cost Estimates

Compute, storage, API calls, LLM tokens, monthly projections.

Sprint Plans

Epics, stories, acceptance criteria, Jira export.

Code Forge Configs

CLAUDE.md, .cursorrules, AGENTS.md, ARCHITECTURE.md.

What we stand for

Core values

Intersectional thinking

Bridging technology, science and business. The best products come from people who understand all three.

Unleashing human potential

Working with humans, not replacing them. CeremonyAI amplifies what product teams already do well.

Human-centered AI

Intelligent automation with a human purpose. Every feature serves a real person's workflow.

Rigorous integrity

Transparency, honesty and accountability. We show our work — every decision comes with rationale.

Always learning

Embracing failures, continually learning from data and peers. Our agents improve with every project.

Diversity by design

Opening doors to diverse talent from all backgrounds. Different perspectives build better products.

The team

Built by people who've shipped AI at scale

Deep experience in AI/ML, product management, enterprise software and operational transformation.

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Gopi Subramanian
Founder

25+ years in AI/ML, Deep Learning and Data Science. Author of two O'Reilly-published books (Python Data Science Cookbook, R Data Analysis Projects). 25+ patent filings. Led AI product teams across engineering infrastructure, retail and computer vision.

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Kishor Subbaraman
Co-Founder & Chief of Product and Services

22+ years leading global IT transformations for Tier-1 banks — overseeing $8M/year budgets, contributing to $100M+ outsourcing wins and delivering $10M in direct cost savings. Now Co-Founder at Thili.ai, owning the full product lifecycle for CeremonyAI — from strategy and roadmap through MVP launch and go-to-market. Core expertise spans Agentic AI, Generative AI, Python, Prompt Engineering and Deep Learning.

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Ready to plan smarter?

Turn an idea into a developer-ready brief in minutes, not weeks.

Questions? Reach us at support@thili.ai