Helios is a fresh mind AI-based company that is also willing to transform the way the working of public policy professionals is carried out. Started by Joe Scheidler and Joseph Farsakh, which are two authorities who have profound experiences in government, the company desires to leave behind the disorganized, primitive tools commonly used in policymaking. They have gone into partnership with Brandon Smith, who is a veteran in the field of technology, to develop an AI system that would comprehend both the world of technology and the complicated world of public policy. Their primary product, Proxi, is still at the beta stage and has already put an interest in governmental agencies and other big companies. Proxi is an AI assistant that serves all the needs of professionals in the areas of drafting public policy, law, regulation, and compliance. It consists of four principal features.
Consult is the first and is similar to an intelligent assistant that continuously follows laws and regulations, providing updates to human activities in the specific sector where the user works.Scribe allows users to convert communications and brainstorming to well-formatted reports such as memos and policy drafts. Decipher readable bills, reports, and other large pieces of paper and extract critical information and potential threats. The final tool, the CRM system, assists users in drawing up and managing their contacts and meetings with important stakeholders. Helios is unique due to the combination of its mix of experience in the field of government and its technical expertise. They are not in haste to sell the product. Instead, they are concentrated on establishing constructive, long-term connections with the initial users and enhancing the product, resting upon the actual comments.
Partially funded by a 4-million-dollar seed round called Unusual Ventures, Helios is looking forward to expanding its engineering department and enhancing Proxi further. As the founders believe, with time, Helios might challenge large brands, such as Palantir and OpenGov. They would like Helios to become the default medium between all government and non-governmental responses to policy. Helios is a new AI-enabled solution in an environment of cumbersome machines and systems. In the event of their success, they can largely reframe the process of making decisions in the digital epoch.
When OpenAI was having its ChatGPT moment in 2022, Joe Scheidler, co-founder and CEO of Helios, was tackling a different kind of challenge: Helping build the White House’s newly authorized cybersecurity office and navigating the complexities of public-private coordination on cyber policies.
