Governance-first artificial intelligence
AI Operations, Strategy & System Integration
Enterprise-grade AI systems built with governance and cybersecurity from the first line of code.
40 years
of CSRMA records made searchable
60 agencies
served through one knowledge system
HIPAA-aligned
claims platform built for Sentinel
Bonfire AI helps government agencies, healthcare organizations, regulated industries and growing enterprises plan, build and implement practical AI systems. Systems that reduce operational burden, preserve institutional knowledge and support better decisions, with guardrails, cybersecurity, staff adoption and measurable outcomes built in from the start rather than bolted on afterward.
We stay hands-on throughout, aligning with teams, customers and stakeholders, piloting early and weaving your feedback back into what we build, so what launches is something your people want to use rather than something they are told to use.
The stack
Built on infrastructure your security team already knows
We deploy where your security posture requires, whether on-premises, sovereign cloud or commercial cloud, in alignment with your business's and IT department's preferences and policies.
Jen Tran on what Bonfire AI does, in 48 seconds.
Who we build for
Public Agencies, Joint Powers Authorities and Risk Pools
Better systems mean better stewardship of public funds. We make decades of board packets, legal files and program records searchable, and take on the repetitive workflows and compliance reporting that overburden staff, so public servants spend more of their time directly helping the people and communities they serve.
Healthcare and Mental Health
More time for patient care. We automate intake, eligibility, claims and paperwork under HIPAA-compliant controls, and log every step the system takes. The system handles documents and never the clinical call, so your people keep the judgment and more of their day goes towards helping the patients your teams care for.
Regulated industries
Systems implemented with defined industry regulation policies. Accuracy, auditability and reliability as requirements rather than preferences, every answer traced back to the record it came from, and guardrails forming clear human-in-the-loop gates around what the system is never allowed to do.
The problem is rarely the technology.
Most AI implementations start with the technology. We start with what people want help with.
See the problems we are brought in to solveIn their words
“Bonfire made AI feel approachable rather than scary. Progress was fast and the cost was lower than expected.”
“They built us a secure, HIPAA-compliant platform that is simple for the user. Their support is excellent.”
“It felt like working with a team that genuinely cared about getting the foundation right.”
Bring us a workflow that is not working.
We will tell you honestly whether AI is the right answer for it, and what it would take. The briefing is free, and we take on a handful of clients at a time.