AI FOR UNDERDOGS · ANTHROPIC PARTNER

The big guys have
an AI team.
Now you do too.

FunkyTuna builds practical Claude-powered systems for the shops, studios, single-owner operators, universities, and state agencies who were told AI wasn't for them. It is. We'll show you.

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2 WEEKS
average time to first win
NO DEV TEAM
required on your side
$0
to talk it through
01 — WHO WE BUILD FOR

Not every AI firm wants your business. We built ours around it.

Big consultancies chase Fortune 500 retainers. We chase the people who *actually* run things — and need a practical edge, not a rebrand.

SMB · MAIN STREET

Mom-and-pop shops

The coffee roaster, the dentist, the family-owned restaurant, the fabric store that's been in the family three generations. You don't need a chatbot — you need time back.

INDIE · BUILDERS

Non-traditional businesses

Ceramicists, wedding planners, off-grid farms, music teachers, roving food trucks, the one-person law firm. The mold doesn't fit — we'll build around yours.

SOLO · OPERATORS

Single-owner operators

It's just you. The CEO, the bookkeeper, the customer service, the janitor. AI that gives you a second brain, not a second salary to pay.

GOV · CIVIC

States & counties

Procurement-compliant, plain-language, audit-friendly. We build for state workforce offices, DMVs, parks departments — the agencies that serve 300 million people on 1990s budgets.

EDU · HIGHER-ED

Universities & colleges

Advising pipelines, FERPA-aware student support, research assistance, admin automation. Built with faculty, not around them. Public-trust ready.

NON-PROFIT

Mission-driven teams

Grant writing, case management, donor follow-up, volunteer coordination. More of what you're here for. Less of what's burning you out.

02 — HOW IT WORKS

Four steps. No theater.

Most AI consultants do six months of discovery. We do six weeks — and you usually only need the first two.

01

We listen

30 minutes. No deck. Tell us what's breaking, what's boring, or what you wish you could clone yourself for. We take notes and leave.

30 MIN · FREE
02

We scope small

One concrete problem, one Claude-powered fix. No platform rebuild, no 40-page SOW. A paragraph and a price.

1 PAGE · FLAT FEE
03

We ship in 2 weeks

You use it. You break it. We fix it. It lives in your email, your POS, your intake form, your phone — wherever you already are.

2 WEEKS · LIVE
04

You own it

We write the runbook. We train you or your one tech-person. We leave the door open for tune-ups, but you don't need us to operate it.

YOURS · FOREVER
03 — REAL SHIPS · REAL WINS

Small problems. Sharp results.

A taste of what "built for your size" actually looks like. All of these were under $20k and shipped in under a month.

A 3-chair salon in Tucson

Claude agent answers booking texts, reschedules, and upsells add-ons at night.

→ +18% weekend revenue · 6 hrs/wk back
A county parks department

Plain-language permit intake that pre-checks eligibility and routes to the right officer.

→ 58% fewer rejected applications · 2 wk ship
An independent law firm (solo)

Deposition transcript tagging + brief-draft assist. All data local. Bar-compliant.

→ ~12 billable hrs/week recovered
A mid-size state university

FERPA-aware advising assistant that triages student questions 24/7 before handoff to humans.

→ Triaged 41% of queries without human · live in 5 wk
A regional food-truck collective

Daily menu generator + Instagram caption drafter using each truck's past sellers.

→ $0 design tool bills · 4 trucks · 1 owner
A state workforce office

Resume-to-training-program matcher for displaced workers. Accessibility AA.

→ 3x match throughput · auditable
04 — PRICING

One page. One number.

No billable-hour meter. No mystery retainer. Scope on paper, fee up front, receipt at the end.

FOR ONE PROBLEM

The Spark

$4,800
flat

One workflow. One Claude-powered fix. Shipped in 2 weeks. Runbook included.

  • ✓1 working session (free)
  • ✓1 scoped deliverable
  • ✓2-week build
  • ✓You own everything
Start small
MOST COMMON
FOR 2–4 WORKFLOWS

The Engine

$14,000
over 6 weeks

Your biggest time-drains, automated. Light training for your one-tech-person. Monthly check-in for 90 days.

  • ✓Up to 4 workflows
  • ✓6-week build
  • ✓On-site or remote training
  • ✓90-day tune-up window
Book a scoping call
FOR STATES & UNIVERSITIES

The Permanent

Custom
procurement-ready

Compliance-aware, audit-friendly builds. Multi-stakeholder workshops. Governance and eval scaffolding included.

  • ✓FERPA / HIPAA / AA-aware
  • ✓Procurement paperwork handled
  • ✓Staff training cohorts
  • ✓Eval + governance docs
Talk procurement
"
I was scared of AI. They spent a morning with me, showed me three things, and two weeks later my Saturday nights are mine again.
Marisol G.
OWNER · PANADERÍA LA LUNA · TUCSON, AZ
05 — COMMON QUESTIONS

Things people ask before the free call.

Not at all — about 70% of our clients start there. The free call is for figuring out what's worth doing. We speak plain.
LET'S TALK

30 minutes.
No deck.
No pressure.

Tell us what's breaking, what's boring, or what you wish you could clone yourself for. We'll tell you if AI is the answer — and we'll tell you if it isn't.

Email hello@funkytuna.aiBook on Cal.com →
30 MIN
free scoping call
NO NDA
required to talk
NO SALES
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