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Airframe

Complete desktop workflow automation without native application APIs

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Operations teams spend 20+ hours every week manually copying records between modern cloud databases and locked-down, legacy desktop applications that lack native APIs.

Airframe provides plug-and-play USB hardware bridges that interact with any legacy terminal exactly like a human operator, utilizing visual screen analysis and hardware-level mouse and keyboard signals. By bypassing operating system restrictions and native software limits, enterprise teams can instantly connect air-gapped mainframes, legacy EHRs, and desktop ERPs to modern cloud workflows without writing custom code or modifying source software. This yields immediate operational continuity, zero security agent footprint, and complete elimination of manual data re-keying across legacy infrastructure.

Airframe is modernizing the world's $400B legacy enterprise software footprint by making every desktop screen instantly programmable.

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Problem
  • When I manage back-office logistics, I want to sync incoming order manifests directly into our legacy desktop ERP, but manual double-entry wastes 25 hours per week per analyst and introduces a 4% data error rate.
  • Why Now: Accelerated enterprise cloud migration has created a critical friction point where legacy desktop software without APIs blocks automated operational workflows.
  • When I process patient onboarding in regional clinics, I want to push web intake forms into legacy EHR desktop applications, but lack of API integration delays patient processing by 40 minutes per intake.
  • When I run financial audit reconciliations, I want to extract transaction logs from air-gapped desktop terminals, but strict OS security policies block standard software bots and screen scrapers.
  • Existing Alternatives: Hiring offshore data entry contractors, building custom $500k legacy software wrappers, or running fragile OS-level RPA bots that break on resolution changes.
Solution
  • High-Level Concept: Zapier for API-less legacy desktop software via hardware-enclave vision and physical USB signals.
  • Hardware HID Dongle: Micro USB bridge that plugs into any target PC, emulating standard mouse and keyboard hardware inputs that bypass all OS bot detectors.
  • Visual Interface Parser: Vision-driven screen reader that interprets desktop UI components in real time without requiring underlying DOM access or software installation.
  • Cloud Workflow Canvas: No-code orchestration builder to trigger legacy desktop tasks from webhooks, Slack messages, or database events.
Distribution
  • Early Adopters: Operations executives at regional healthcare networks, logistics dispatch centers, and mid-market regional banks bound to legacy desktop software.
  • Direct outreach to System Integrators (SIs) and IT Managed Service Providers (MSPs) who manage legacy desktop deployments for enterprise clients.
  • Targeted account-based sales campaigns aimed at Operations Vice Presidents facing high manual labor overhead in logistics and healthcare.
Pricing
  • Value Ladder: Starter at $299 per month for 1 hardware bridge + 1k actions, Business at $1,200 per month for 5 bridges + 10k actions, Enterprise at $5,000+ per month for custom hardware fleets and dedicated on-premise orchestration.
  • One Metric That Matters [OMTM]: Total autonomous desktop workflow execution hours per active client.
  • Market Sizing: SAM of $12B across healthcare, logistics, and banking operations; SOM target of $15M in year 1 by capturing 1k mid-market enterprise deployments at $15k average contract value.
Scale Costs
  • Hardware manufacturing and global supply chain fulfillment for encrypted USB HID dongles.
  • Edge computing infrastructure and real-time vision inference server clusters for low-latency screen analysis.
  • SOC2 Type II, HIPAA, and ISO27001 enterprise compliance audits required for air-gapped hardware deployment.
Expert Opinions
Avg: 9.6
  • world-class Enterprise Automation Strategist and former VP of IT Operations with $500M+ infrastructure portfolio experience
    9.8
  • world-renowned Cybersecurity Architect and Principal Compliance Auditor
    9.5
  • SaaS Growth Advisor and Lead Partner at B2B Infrastructure Fund
    9.6
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