APPLIED AI. OPEN FOUNDATIONS.
Better data for the world we work in.
Curated, MIT-licensed datasets for the industries that keep it moving.
01 / OUR FOUNDATION
AI becomes useful when it understands the work. We’re building the data foundations for that understanding, from forests and fisheries to customer conversations and job-specific robotics.
Our flagship is carefully curated, openly licensed training data. Outdoor apps and custom business software bring the same practical approach into people’s hands.
THE FLAGSHIP / CURATED DATASETS
Four areas of focus. One commitment: practical data that others can build on.
Training data for recognizing forest conditions, organizing field observations, and supporting the people who manage working forests.
Illustrative training applications. Dataset specifications and availability will be announced at launch.
Our approach starts with task relevance, careful organization, and clear documentation.
Our planned datasets will use the MIT License, enabling reuse, adaptation, and commercial development under its terms.
Help established industries adopt AI and open new possibilities for practical, job-specific robotic skills.
02 / BEYOND THE DATA
Two complementary lines of work. The same focus on software that earns its place in everyday life.
High-quality apps for hikers, climbers, and travelers. We bring machine learning and hands-on outdoor experience to tools designed around real journeys.
CRMs, websites, and custom software built around how a business actually operates. Our priority is local businesses in forestry, fishing, customer service, and applied robotics.
03 / A NAME WITH ROOTS
Krummholz is the wind-shaped growth of trees at the edge of their environment.
Our name connects the forests we study, the mountains we explore, and the way we build: adapting to real conditions. Useful intelligence needs that same grounding: data shaped by actual tasks, and software shaped by the people using it.
Krummholz is a new startup built on experience in web development, CRM systems, AI data workflows, and outdoor applications. Founder Hayven Jackson brings experience at the South Dakota State Data Center from 2013 to 2018, alongside the practical engineering work of Katsura Dataworks.
Explore Katsura Dataworks04 / MAINE ROOTS. A WESTERN HORIZON.
We’re starting in a place where working forests, coastal industries, and independent businesses make the case for practical AI tangible.
Our commitment is to help those industries gain useful new capabilities and create opportunities to build what comes next.
We are exploring an expansion of our data operations to Cheyenne beginning in late 2027, alongside our pending Wyoming LLC incorporation.
Cheyenne is central to our plans for a western base. Any expansion remains subject to funding, partnerships, and operating conditions.
“We see Belfast as ambivalent at best about technology. We want to demonstrate what AI can do for the industries and people already here.
We also need room to build. If local anti-AI policy and sentiment make growth unworkable, we may, regrettably, leave Maine and pursue that future in Cheyenne. That is a possibility, not a decision already made. Our preference is to build where useful technology is welcome.”
Hayven Jackson · FounderTHE NEXT CHAPTER
Our planned start of operations and the beginning of our venture capital fundraising.
Contact the founder via Katsura