From Pilots to Production: Filipino-made AI firm NMBLR.ai opens first innovation hub

• IN PHOTO: Winston Damarillo, founder and CEO of NMBLR.ai. during the launch of its first regional innovation hub in Makati City.

Filipino-founded enterprise AI company NMBLR.ai is expanding its global footprint after helping organizations move artificial intelligence projects from experimentation to real-world deployment, while opening its first regional innovation hub in Makati City.

The company on Tuesday, June 23, launched Programmable, an AI Nexus and innovation hub designed to help enterprises accelerate AI adoption and turn concepts into production-ready systems.

The launch comes as NMBLR.ai continues to expand internationally through a partnership that extends its reach across more than 50 countries.

NMBLR.ai said it has been profitable since 2024 and has maintained annual growth of more than 50 percent, a notable achievement in an industry where many AI initiatives fail to deliver measurable business outcomes.

According to the company, enterprises in both the Philippines and the United States are already running its AI platforms in production environments rather than limiting deployments to pilot projects.

In the Philippines, NMBLR.ai is working with major banks, financial institutions, retail groups, and real estate developers to streamline operations, reduce innovation costs, and improve workforce productivity through AI-driven solutions.

The launch was attended by Department of Science and Technology Secretary Renato Solidum Jr., who delivered the keynote message and underscored the importance of artificial intelligence in strengthening innovation, enterprise competitiveness, and digital transformation in the Philippines.

Among its recent projects is Bahaideals.com, an AI-powered property technology platform that brings together leading Philippine home developers to market local real estate to buyers around the world.

In the United States, grocery retailer Seafood City utilizes NMBLR’s platform in production operations, while global development company Chemonics uses an AI-powered platform developed by NMBLR to connect its workforce worldwide.

NMBLR’s enterprise AI platform is built around three core components: Foundation, Prism, and Forge, which are designed to help organizations securely deploy, govern, and scale artificial intelligence across existing business systems.

Foundation serves as the control layer for enterprise AI, providing model routing, identity and access controls, governance tools, memory management, application catalogs, and cost controls while connecting to existing enterprise infrastructure and data platforms.

Built on top of Foundation is Prism, an AI-powered intelligence layer that allows organizations to query enterprise data using natural language. The platform is designed to provide cited answers, connect information across multiple data sources, and help organizations transform business insights into actionable decisions.

Forge, meanwhile, enables organizations to turn prompts into production-ready applications. According to NMBLR, the platform includes built-in security, governance controls, and tools designed to accelerate the transition from prototypes to enterprise-scale deployments.

The company said the architecture allows organizations to add AI capabilities on top of existing systems without requiring large-scale migrations or replacement of current infrastructure.

Supporting the technology platform is NEXUS, NMBLR’s executive AI fluency and adoption program. The initiative brings together business leaders, operations teams, analysts, compliance officers, technology teams, and executives through hands-on workshops designed to help organizations move from AI experimentation to practical business implementation.

According to NMBLR, NEXUS addresses fragmented AI adoption inside organizations by helping teams align their AI use around real work, hands-on exercises, and immediate business impact.

The newly opened Programmable hub will serve as the home of NEXUS in the Philippines, allowing executives and enterprise teams to experience NMBLR’s AI platform firsthand and develop production-ready use cases tailored to their organizations.

“AI is the most disruptive force of our generation, and most enterprises are still treating it as an experiment,” said Winston Damarillo, founder and chief executive officer of NMBLR.ai.

“We built NMBLR on a different conviction: that AI should run the business, deliver results leaders can measure, and do it on terms the enterprise controls,” he added.

The company noted that many organizations continue to struggle with turning AI investments into measurable returns despite growing global spending on artificial intelligence technologies.

Damarillo described Programmable as a space where executives and organizations can move beyond AI discussions and begin building operational systems.

“Programmable is where AI stops being abstract,” he said. “Executives walk in with questions and walk out with running systems.”

The company also recently signed a marketing partnership with Alchemi Ventures, allowing NMBLR.ai to introduce its platform across more than 50 countries where the venture firm operates.

Jamey Butcher, chief executive officer of Alchemi Ventures, said the partnership aims to bring enterprise AI capabilities to organizations operating in emerging and rapidly growing markets.

“The next decade of enterprise value creation won’t be won by replacing systems; it will be won by turning systems of record into systems of intelligence,” said Jamey Butcher, CEO of Alchemi. “NMBLR is one of the few companies turning that idea into reality at scale. Together, we’re bringing this system of intelligence to organizations across the world’s fastest-growing markets.”

NMBLR.ai is headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California, with operations in Manila. The company said it plans to accelerate product development and further expand its presence across Southeast Asia and North America.