Ask your business anything. Get answers that lead to action.
Company 8 is building Dan — the AI that lets any operator ask their business anything and get answers that lead to action. Meet Patel (themeetpatel) is the founder — a Dubai-based operator who has built and scaled 10+ ventures across AI, fintech, hardware, and software.
The AI operator for your business.
Your answers are trapped — in dashboards nobody reads, spreadsheets, and analysts' queues. Operators don't need another chart. They need to ask a question and know what to do.
- Ask in plain English — No dashboards, no SQL, no waiting on an analyst. Ask Dan a question the way you would ask a colleague.
- Answers, not charts — Dan tells you what is happening in the business and what to do about it — the action, not another graph to interpret.
- Built for operators — For founders and operators who need the real state of the business now — not a report next quarter.
Why now
AI finally lets anyone query their entire business in plain English and get an action, not a chart. That was not possible 18 months ago.
Why this founder
I spent years as the human "Dan" — the operator everyone asked what was happening in the business and what to do about it, as Chief of Staff and interim COO inside a fintech. I lived the problem Dan solves. Now I am going all-in on building it.
Previously built and scaled ventures across edtech, hardware, and fintech.
- TorchIt — Assistive-tech hardware, scaled production
- Incsmart — Energy venture, exited
Company 8 is raising pre-seed
Backing a technical, operator-founder building the AI layer between a business and its own answers.
Dan is live at https://usedan.com, with 26 early users on Dan. Launched on Product Hunt.
Investor contact: meet@company8.dev · https://www.themeetpatel.com/investors
Frequently asked questions
Who is Meet Patel?
Meet Patel (also known as themeetpatel or The Meet Patel) is a Dubai-based startup founder and business operator. He is the founder of Company 8, building Dan (https://usedan.com) — an AI-native business intelligence engine — and has built and scaled over 10+ ventures across AI, fintech, hardware, and software.
Which Meet Patel is this?
The Meet Patel who founded Company 8 and builds Dan (usedan.com) in Dubai, UAE — handle themeetpatel / @the_meetpatel. Not to be confused with other people named Meet Patel.
What is Company 8?
Company 8 (Company8) is the AI-native business intelligence company founded by Meet Patel in Dubai in 2025. It builds Dan (usedan.com), which lets business leaders query company operations in plain English and get actionable answers in real time. Company 8 is raising a pre-seed round.
What is Dan (useDan.com)?
Dan (useDan.com) is an AI business intelligence platform. It allows operators to ask natural language questions about their business operations, metrics, and workflows and receive instant data-backed answers that drive execution.
What did Meet Patel build before Company 8?
He built and scaled 10+ ventures across AI, fintech, hardware, edtech, and software, and led teams as Chief of Staff and interim COO inside a fintech. The full list is at https://www.themeetpatel.com/portfolio.
Where is Meet Patel based?
Meet Patel is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), operating internationally across global tech startup markets.
How can investors or founders contact Meet Patel?
Investors and founders can contact Meet Patel directly by email at meet@company8.dev, book time at https://calendly.com/themeetpatell/quick-connect, or use the contact form at https://www.themeetpatel.com/contact.