All-in-one platform
Data, models, simulation and reporting all live together, so every part of the work stays connected and nothing is lost between tools.
AI engineering for science and technology
Engineering intelligence for better decisions.
Lavaka builds platforms for scientific research and engineering by embedding intelligence into the codebase itself, so that scientists and engineers who use them can see what their data is saying and act on it with confidence.
Approach
Acquired Intelligence (AI).
At Lavaka, AI stands for Acquired Intelligence.
Vision
Lavaka builds all-in-one platforms for science and engineering. Each platform brings data, tools, models, simulations and pipelines together to carry out the work reliably, end to end.
Mission
We start with real problems in scientific data analysis and build platforms to solve them, with the help of frontier AI models. Over time, guided by users' feedback, we embed that intelligence into our codebase itself, so that you can analyse your data with confidence.
Reliable by design
Results are tested for reproducibility, and errors can be traced. You can see the evidence behind each answer and depend on it in real work.
Problem first, platform second
We study the problem before we write any code, then engineer every part of the platform to solve it.
Platforms
A suite of applications for science and engineering.
Lavaka is building a suite of professional applications for science and engineering, all running on one shared core. Each application works end to end: raw data goes in, and analysed, decision-ready results come out.
Features
The ideas and ideologies on which our platforms stand.
Feature 01 · You're in control1 / 5
Every setting within reach.
Outlier rules, transforms, model choices and checks sit on one panel. Change any of them and see what it does to your result, straight away.
Feature 02 · Seamless2 / 5
From raw data to reports in one flight.
Each stage hands its work to the next on its own. Nothing is exported, nothing is retyped, nothing is lost on the way.
Feature 03 · You drive the work3 / 5
Your decisions turn the whole engine.
You set the direction. The platform does the heavy lifting, stage after stage, until the answer is drawn for you.
Feature 04 · AI assistance4 / 5
A second pair of expert eyes.
Choose a setting that doesn't suit your data, and the platform flags it, explains why and suggests the fix. Shown here on a response surface study.
Feature 05 · Explore5 / 5
Go on an adventure with your data.
Try every route, from regression to simulation to machine learning, and compare where each one leads before you commit.
Platforms online
SAMAR · Wheat nitrogen trial · RCBD 6 × 5LSD 0.35 t/ha
SAMARStatistical Analysis Machine for Agricultural Research
From data file to finished report: load your trial data, choose an analysis, run it, then plot and report, all in one place.
- Design & ANOVA
- Genetics & Breeding
- Response Surface
- Multivariate
- Regression
- Spatial Analysis
- +7 more modules
1 credit per minuteRuns in a private containerWord, Excel and HTML reports
Fields to penetrate
Field scan · stress flagged
Agriculture
Crop, soil and climate intelligence for agronomists and agricultural researchers. Analyse field trials, compare lines and traits, and catch crop stress before it spreads.
- NDVI
- soil moisture %
- yield t/ha
- GDD
Double helix · CRISPR edit
Molecular biology and genetic engineering
Models for proteins, pathways and assays that help labs choose the next experiment and read their results faster. For genetic engineering: design constructs and CRISPR guides, and predict on- and off-target edits.
- kDa
- ΔG kcal/mol
- IC₅₀
- qPCR Ct
- indel %
Phylogeny · lineage trace
Evolutionary genetics
Population and phylogenetic analysis at genome scale. Trace ancestry, selection and adaptation across species and generations.
- bp
- dN/dS
- FST
- Ne
Leaf scan · disease symptoms
Computer vision
Vision models for field, microscope and lab images. Spot disease symptoms on leaves and fruit before they spread, count and measure seeds and cells, and track change over time.
- px/mm
- IoU
- mAP
- severity %
Robot arm · inverse kinematics
Robotics and machines
Perception, planning and control for robots and smarter machines in laboratories, farms and factories.
- DOF
- N·m
- Hz control loop
- ms latency
PCB · sensor front-end
Lab instruments and electronics
AI-assisted design of laboratory equipment, sensors and electronic circuits, from schematic to calibrated instrument.
- Ω
- MHz
- SNR dB
- ppm
Frontier
What comes next for AI in science.
Research is moving towards a loop where hypotheses, experiments and designs are proposed, simulated and tested in software before they reach the field or the bench. These are the ideas Lavaka is building towards.
Self-driving labs
You plan the experiments. AI runs the instruments, reads the results and sharpens the next hypothesis.
Living digital twins
Models of a field, a cell culture or a bridge that update as new data arrives, so you can test a decision before you make it.
Generative instrument design
Circuits, sensors and lab equipment drafted with AI and checked against physics before anything is fabricated.
Scientific foundation models
Models trained across sequences, spectra, images and simulations that carry what they learn from one field into another.
Decisions you can audit
Every recommendation shows its evidence, assumptions and uncertainty, so experts can check the reasoning.
From field to cloud
The same intelligence runs on a phone in the field, beside an instrument at the bench, or on a cluster in the cloud.
Support us
You focus on the research. We'll do the engineering.
Lavaka is a young startup, funded entirely by our own savings. With that alone, we have built our first platform, SAMAR, using frontier AI models and learned, first-hand, what works and what does not.
The ideas, the methods and the drive are in place. The one thing standing between us and taking our platforms into every field of science and engineering is capital.
So we are inviting universities and research institutes to back us. In return, your researchers can get our platforms to pursue the goals that matter to them.
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You back the build
Your support funds new platforms and takes them into new fields of science and engineering.
02
Your researchers get the platforms
Use them for the research you choose, on your own data, from the first experiment to the final paper.
03
We handle the engineering
Pipelines, models and maintenance are ours, so your teams can stay on the science.
Become a supporting partner
or write to support@lavaka.net
Contact
Bring your research to our platforms.
Research groups, laboratories and engineering teams can use our platforms for their own work. Tell us what you are working on, and we'll show you which platform fits it.
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Built for
Built for
- Research institutes
- Agritech companies
- Biotech labs
- Engineering firms
- Instrument makers