Ben Van Roo

CEO and Founder

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Ben is the CEO/Co-Founder of Yurts. Ben served as the EVP of National Security at Primer AI, VP of Data Science at Chegg, and was a Researcher at RAND working with the DOD. Ben has spent his career building technology companies serving the Public and the Private sector.

Fueling the Future of Mission-Critical AI: Announcing Yurts' $40M Series B

Yurts raises $40M Series B led by XYZ Ventures, Glynn Capital, and Nava Ventures. This funding boosts our mission-critical AI for defense and enterprise sectors, achieving reliable, impactful real-world deployments.

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From GPT to GDP: AI won’t change the world until we do the dirty, unsexy work

Over a year after ChatGPT's launch, AI excitement remains high, but integrating AI into core business systems is challenging. True transformation requires bridging cutting-edge tech with legacy infrastructures.

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AI for teams

Enterprise AI

Knowledge Management

Yurts AI Assistants: AI that lives where you are, where you work, with the data you need

You Are More Than a Prompt, and Your Company Needs More Than a LLM

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