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Yaa AI, Inc. is a Massachusetts-based technology consulting firm headquartered in Hopkinton, MA. Founded in 2021 by Prakash Manandhar, PhD, the firm accelerates the use of AI in software modernization, cloud engineering, and data systems work.
Our principals bring multi-decade experience in production-grade software, regulated industries, cloud-native architecture, and applied AI. Clients work directly with the principals who deliver the engineering.
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Founder & CEO
Dr. Manandhar has been developing software since the mid-1990s, with engineering leadership across Bose Corporation, DraftKings, and a medical AI startup. His research and teaching work keeps Yaa AI connected to the MIT AI and System Design & Management ecosystems.
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We reduce cost and complexity while preserving or elevating quality. AI-assisted development is integrated into hardened, auditable workflows.
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Outcomes matter most. Every teammate contributes beyond job titles when needed, and each engagement is led by a principal accountable to the client.
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AI accelerates code generation, testing, and documentation, but no AI-generated artifact is merged without qualified engineering review.
What does Yaa AI stand for?
Yaa AI stands for Yet Another AI. It draws a parallel to the classic Yet Another Compiler Compiler (YACC), symbolizing a recursive trend in creating tools that build other tools. Just as YACC automated compiler creation, Yaa AI reflects a generation of systems engineered to accelerate and improve AI-enabled software development.
Yaa AI, Inc. is incorporated and headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, serving clients across the Commonwealth and nationally.
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