Aptum AI is a senior data and AI advisory practice for operating partners and sub-institutional capital: lower-middle-market PE firms, holdcos, and the portfolio CEOs running their companies.
Our engagement model has 3 core components, each anchored to the Aptum AI Levels, our maturity framework for how data and AI create enterprise value:
1. Architecture Assessment. A two-to-three week diagnostic. We map the operating reality, diagnose your current Level, and deliver a roadmap to the next one, yours to own whether or not you build with us.
2. Build Sprint. We design and deploy the data architecture, reporting spine, and AI infrastructure that move you from your current Level to the target Level. Modern data stack. Built to last past the engagement.
3. Strategic Retainer. Long-term advisory and operating cadence for operators we've already taken to L2. We extend the system, add capabilities, and run the operating tempo with you.
We work with a select number of operators per quarter. Selective by design.
If that's the partner you need, book a discovery call. If it isn't, we'll be the first to tell you.
Nick Graham, Founder
Aptum AI was founded by Nick Graham, a U.S. Army Special Forces veteran, former VP of Operations at two venture-backed cybersecurity startups, and Senior Data Scientist on the Enterprise AI team at a publicly traded SaaS company, where his team's work measurably contributed over $300M in annual savings.
In 2026, Nick was selected to the inaugural cohort of Palantir's American Tech Fellowship for Veterans (ATF-V), a 12-week program run with Ontologize, focused on building production-grade AI and data systems on Palantir's Foundry and AIP platforms.
Nick holds a BA in Mathematics from the University of Cincinnati and an MS in Finance from Georgetown University.
Nick writes Dead Reckoning, a weekly newsletter on strategy for navigating uncertain business terrain in the age of AI. If you want to know how he thinks before you book a call, that's the place.
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