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Your business comes first.
Your systems, people, and rules shape what we build. Start with a real problem and make the software fit the way your team works.
Why we exist
Your business should shape your software.
AI has changed how software gets built. Companies can shape tools around their own workflows, but those tools still need reliable data, clear permissions, and infrastructure they can trust.
Permute brings that foundation together. Our platform combines data integrations, a managed warehouse, and security controls so real estate, construction, and manufacturing companies can build their own software and AI.
We’re engineers with experience running businesses. We know the work behind connecting systems and turning an idea into something a team can use every day. We built Permute to make that work reusable.
Our mission
Make your own software a practical choice.
Build with your team and preferred AI coding tools (including Claude), or work with our engineers. Every application can build on the same connected data, business context, and controls.
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Trust is part of the product.
Useful AI needs reliable data and clear boundaries. Permissions, business definitions, and a path back to source belong in the foundation.
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Build once. Keep building.
Every new application can reuse your integrations, data, and business context. The work behind your first project becomes a starting point for the next.
The founders
Engineers. Operators. Builders.
Our experience spans finance, cybersecurity, AI, and space technology. We bring that perspective to the systems and software businesses depend on.
Scott Nelson
Co-Founder & CEO
Scott brings experience in software engineering, financial markets, and space technology. He was COO at Scout Space and began his career trading equities at Morgan Stanley.
Eric Mills
Co-Founder & CTO
Eric is a Y Combinator founder and former VP of Engineering at a cybersecurity company acquired by Mimecast. His background spans AI, data science, and building software at scale.
Build with Permute
Let’s transform your business together.
Bring us the problem you want to solve or the software you wish you had. We’ll help you find a place to start.