Harmonyze

What's our origin story? As the "new AI kid on the block," we get asked this often. Harmonyze was founded by Gary Liskovich and Jonny Greenspan, friends since childhood and passionate technologists who have worked for companies like Salesforce, EvolutionIQ, and MNTN. Now, Gary and Jonny are bringing their AI expertise to the franchising industry. Check out the latest episode of The SaaS CFO podcast, which Gary joined, to hear even more: https://lnkd.in/eRbQpvfC During this 20-minute episode, you'll learn about our mission, how Harmonyze AI agents integrate into franchisors' existing systems to streamline operations and compliance, and how franchisors are using their newfound bandwidth to spend more time coaching and learning from their franchisees.

What stands in the way of stronger franchisor <> franchisee relationships? Unorganized data. It's not the answer many franchisors think of, but Harmonyze is proving AI will transform your unstructured data (contracts, emails, invoices) into automated processes that streamline operations and give franchisors more time to build those critical relationships with franchisees. Want to learn more? Our CEO & Co-founder, Gary Liskovich, explains how AI agents do this through multiple examples (monitoring territories, checking for insurance compliance, and more) in the latest episode of the FranchiseU! podcast (produced by the Yum! Center for Global Franchise Excellence). Host Kathleen Gosser, Ph.D. and Gary have a wonderful discussion, so be sure to give it a listen! ?? Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eSFJ_YuX ?? Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/e9BBrwN3

Our co-founders, Gary Liskovich and Jonny Greenspan, are heading to the Franchise Business Review (FBR) Summit in Denver from October 22-24! If you're looking to increase the time your operations team has to focus on strategic projects, streamline your network-wide operations, and improve overall compliance, this is your chance to connect with the brains behind Harmonyze — the cutting-edge AI system that's helping franchisors scale smarter. Stop by and meet Gary and Jonny in person! Or, drop us a note to set up time in advance: https://lnkd.in/eFdrXTHE

Unstructured data, existing in contracts, policies, invoices, emails, and more, stands in the way of operational excellence for many franchisors. Harmonyze's AI agents tackle these mountains of unstructured data, making network-wide compliance easier, automating dozens of processes, and freeing Operations teams up to focus on more strategic work. In an article for Franchising.com (part of Franchise Update Media), our CEO & Co-founder, Gary Liskovich, explains how AI is so effective at unlocking the value trapped within unstructured data. If you’re ready to understand how AI is transforming franchisor operations, check it out: https://lnkd.in/gtBUkrBi

Our CTO and Co-founder, Jonny Greenspan, got his start at Salesforce (via their acquisition of Krux) and went on to lead engineering efforts at numerous fast-growing startups. Today, Jonny's years of hands-on experience are the force behind Harmonyze's transformative solution for franchisors. Jonny recently shared his advice for building AI-first technology with AiThority.Com. For franchisors eager to understand how Harmonyze's AI agents transform your unstructured data into operational excellence, you can read Jonny's lessons here: https://lnkd.in/dWWQU--F

How does our solution automate tasks as diverse as insurance compliance and territory allocation? AI agents are the secret behind this flexibility. We design and build thousands of AI agents, which each serve a specific function—extracting key dates from a franchising agreement, managing deposits into a franchisor's bank account, analyzing locations' transaction data, and beyond. We then partner with a franchisor to thoughtfully combine and deploy the right combination of AI agents to complete their complex jobs. These AI agents are continuously trained and tested with our vast database of synthetic data, ensuring around-the-clock functionality for scaled franchise networks and greater than 99% accuracy. As these AI agents complete their jobs, we capture and report on their progress, providing critical visibility across all levels of a franchisor's organization. From operational compliance and risk detection, to rapid two-way experimentation, Harmonyze's AI agents are the secret behind providing franchisors with unparalleled control over their networks.

Franchising is an essential part of the American economy —?there are over 800,000 franchise locations, employing over 8.5M workers, in the United States. That's why the International Franchise Association's advocacy work is so important, and why Harmonyze is honored to be a member. This week, Gary Liskovich, our CEO and Co-founder, was in Washington, DC educating legislators about franchising's current economic value and advocating for important incentives and regulations that will support continued growth this decade and beyond.

While franchisors anywhere in the world benefit from Harmonyze, there's something fitting about seeing our logo light up the concrete jungle this week — we're based in NYC and co-founders Gary Liskovich and Jonny Greenspan grew up together in Brooklyn! Special thanks to our friends at Brex for their campaign spotlighting innovative startups like Harmonyze in Times Square! ?? Read more about Harmonyze's technology and journey: https://lnkd.in/gcZRT3RB

Can franchisors maintain operational excellence while rapidly scaling locations? Harmonyze's work with The Picklr proves it's not only possible — it can be done so profitably thanks to AI. Read more below ↓ ?? The Picklr, the fastest-growing indoor pickleball franchise in the world, scaled up from a few locations to hundreds of courts (soon across four continents) in just three years. ?? This rapid growth meant millions of contracts (area/master agreements, addenda, local laws, commercial leases, and more) — each outlining unique obligations for every new location — and countless compliance tasks to monitor. ? Harmonyze deployed our purpose-built AI agents to identify every obligation, alert franchisees about upcoming deadlines, continuously monitor for completion, and centralize data and reporting across the entire network. ?? The results speak for themselves: zero missed obligations; 10% more team bandwidth for strategic projects; and millions of dollars saved annually. As Jonathan Fornaci, President & COO of The Picklr says, "Harmonyze helps my team be more efficient and focus on strategic work. It has enabled us to get ahead of countless risks, and will save us millions in the next few years."

?? We've announced our $2M pre-seed round, led by Bowery Capital with significant contributions from focal and strategic individuals. Our mission to make franchisors more successful continues to gain momentum! Today, running successful franchise networks requires thousands of highly manual tasks. These complex processes over-burden franchisor teams and limit how much time they can spend on revenue-generating projects. Harmonyze builds AI agents that tackle these unique franchise challenges. We centralize and automate operational compliance, network monitoring and reporting, and rapid two-way innovation experiments. By streamlining network operations, Harmonyze gives franchisors the control to drive down costs and improve store sales. Learn more about our mission in TechCrunch's feature story by Rebecca Szkutak: https://lnkd.in/eNXTEbDX Read our official press release: https://lnkd.in/e4sBJVkb