Why we exist
We saw the same pattern break every time
Between us, we’ve spent decades inside Elevance, Merck, Kaiser Permanente, BCBS, GE, Microsoft, BlackRock, and IBM. We’ve watched enterprises pour money into AI initiatives that look great in steering committee decks and go nowhere in production.
The models weren’t the problem. Neither was the data. What broke every time was everything else: who owns the outcome, what governance looks like in practice, and what happens when the pilot ends.
We started 8th Element because we’d seen enough failed partnerships. We wanted to build one where we don’t get paid unless you get results, and where walking away means you’re ready to run without us.
That’s the Neo SI model. Your outcome is our income.
