01
Numbers move after close
Finance still rebuilds actuals when ERP, spreadsheets, and BI disagree under board or lender pressure.
For finance and FP&A operators under board, audit, or lender pressure
Stop reworking the numbers after close
Ambient ships contract-backed Gold actuals for FP&A - versioned definitions, lakehouse governance, and adapters into workspace and BI. Inspect the pattern in ambient-core (MIT). Run hosted validation on ambient-systems-platform when approved.
Request validation
- Work email starts a validation conversation.
- Ability to pay before launch is the filter.
- Approved accounts sign in through Members.
Hong Kong entity; data handled per our privacy policy.
Problem
Why finance still rebuilds the numbers
02
Definitions drift
Each team patches KPI logic in the tool of the week. Audit trails break; rework becomes the job.
03
Dashboards are not the product
Presentation layers cannot fix missing contracts. Gold has to leave with lineage and a versioned definition.
What we deliver
Governed products, not presentation layers
Contracts
Versioned, ODCS-shaped definitions for metrics. Gold does not leave without a contract. Auditors and lenders can follow the same rules your pipeline used.
Catalogue
Reference metrics and industry packs so FP&A starts from shared coverage - not a blank lakehouse spreadsheet.
Notebooks
Inspectable notebooks that show how Bronze and Silver land, and how contract-backed Gold is computed under those contracts.
Pipeline
ambient_pipeline on local Spark/Delta in ambient-core, or hosted Bronze-Silver-Gold on the commercial platform. Same contract idea either way.
Who it's for
Self-identify if you own the numbers - or diligence the people who do
Finance and FP&A operators
You own the close, the board pack, or the lender file. You need contract-backed actuals that survive review - not another dashboard skin.
Investors who know those operators
You diligence teams that live under audit and capital pressure. You want the same governed Gold story the operator can defend.
Who pays / membership path
Identity first: who clears the filter, and what approval unlocks
Step 1
Request
Leave a work email on this page.
Step 2
Filter
Ability to pay before launch. Fit review, not a waitlist vanity count.
Step 3
Members
Approved accounts sign in for hosted validation. Docs sit behind that wall.
Who pays: Operator-side finance and FP&A buyers who clear ability to pay before launch - not dashboard shoppers.
Membership path:
- Submit a work email for a validation conversation.
- Ambient reviews fit against ability to pay before launch.
- Approved accounts use Members for hosted validation. Docs sit behind that wall.
- Public list pricing stays frozen until hub Stage 4 and Stage 5 gates pass.
IP: Ambient ships contract-backed Gold - ODCS-shaped contracts, Unity Catalog governance, consumption adapters. Ambient Core (MIT) is the inspectable distribution.
Commercial filter: Ability to pay before launch. Work the qualified STP overlap. Do not invent traction.
Product options
Two products: ambient-core (MIT / Open Source Integrator) and ambient-systems-platform (Platform Subscriber / Command Centre). Core runs standalone with local Spark/Delta. Platform is the hosted commercial SKU that pins tagged core - it does not fork it.
Open Source Integrator
ambient-core
v0.3.6 · MIT
Contracts, catalog, validators/CLI, notebooks, and ambient_pipeline that run standalone with local Spark/Delta. No Databricks required. Same demo CSVs the commercial path can show.
Platform Subscriber / Command Centre
ambient-systems-platform
v1.0 · Hosted commercial
Hosted product on Firebase, GCP, and Databricks: multi-tenant workspace, hosted pipeline, usage gates. Pins a tagged ambient-core release; does not fork core.
Detail and boundary rules
- Contracts and metrics live in ambient-core.
- Hosted workflows and UI live in ambient-systems-platform.
- Platform pins a tagged core release; it does not fork core.
- MIT License on ambient-core means you can use, copy, modify, and redistribute the software, including commercially, as long as you keep the copyright and license notice. It is not a paid Ambient SKU; Ivan maintains the public core.
Legend: — means not included in that product.
Reference catalog: core metrics and 18 industry packs
- ambient-coreOpen Source Integrator
- Yes
- ambient-systems-platformPlatform Subscriber / Command Centre
- Yes
Catalog consumption: data options to KPIs (input coverage)
- ambient-coreOpen Source Integrator
- Yes
- ambient-systems-platformPlatform Subscriber / Command Centre
- Yes
Contracts, validators, and CLI
- ambient-coreOpen Source Integrator
- Yes
- ambient-systems-platformPlatform Subscriber / Command Centre
- Yes
Notebooks + ambient_pipeline (local Spark/Delta; no Databricks required)
- ambient-coreOpen Source Integrator
- Yes
- ambient-systems-platformPlatform Subscriber / Command Centre
- Yes
Same demo CSVs as commercial can show
- ambient-coreOpen Source Integrator
- Yes
- ambient-systems-platformPlatform Subscriber / Command Centre
- Yes
Lakehouse governance libraries (provenance, PII, Silver validation)
- ambient-coreOpen Source Integrator
- Yes
- ambient-systems-platformPlatform Subscriber / Command Centre
- Yes
Benchmarking lifecycle
- ambient-coreOpen Source Integrator
- Contracts / metrics
- ambient-systems-platformPlatform Subscriber / Command Centre
- Hosted workflows / UI
Assurance lifecycle
- ambient-coreOpen Source Integrator
- Contracts / metrics
- ambient-systems-platformPlatform Subscriber / Command Centre
- Hosted workflows / UI
Investor disclosure lifecycle
- ambient-coreOpen Source Integrator
- Contracts / metrics
- ambient-systems-platformPlatform Subscriber / Command Centre
- Hosted workflows / UI
Planning and variance lifecycle
- ambient-coreOpen Source Integrator
- Contracts / metrics
- ambient-systems-platformPlatform Subscriber / Command Centre
- Hosted workflows / UI
Multi-tenant workspace and member roles (Command Centre)
- ambient-coreOpen Source Integrator
- —
- ambient-systems-platformPlatform Subscriber / Command Centre
- Yes
Hosted Bronze-Silver-Gold pipeline (Firebase / GCP / Databricks)
Bronze = raw landing. Silver = cleaned. Gold = contract-backed metrics ready for consumption.
- ambient-coreOpen Source Integrator
- —
- ambient-systems-platformPlatform Subscriber / Command Centre
- Yes
Overview dashboards (financial and operational metrics)
- ambient-coreOpen Source Integrator
- —
- ambient-systems-platformPlatform Subscriber / Command Centre
- Yes
FP&A workspace (KPI tracking, goals, early-access forecast)
- ambient-coreOpen Source Integrator
- —
- ambient-systems-platformPlatform Subscriber / Command Centre
- Yes
Data hub (CSV upload, manual entry, fulfillment status)
- ambient-coreOpen Source Integrator
- —
- ambient-systems-platformPlatform Subscriber / Command Centre
- Yes
Setup requests for managed connectors (not live OAuth in UI)
- ambient-coreOpen Source Integrator
- —
- ambient-systems-platformPlatform Subscriber / Command Centre
- Yes
Gold Firestore consumption adapter (contract-backed)
Reads governed Gold into Firestore for the Command Centre. Adapters consume metrics; they do not redefine them.
- ambient-coreOpen Source Integrator
- —
- ambient-systems-platformPlatform Subscriber / Command Centre
- Yes
Standard reporting and exports (PDF, CSV)
- ambient-coreOpen Source Integrator
- —
- ambient-systems-platformPlatform Subscriber / Command Centre
- Yes
Commercial usage gates (credits, pipeline triggers)
- ambient-coreOpen Source Integrator
- —
- ambient-systems-platformPlatform Subscriber / Command Centre
- Yes
Operational-financial bridge and optimization Gold products
- ambient-coreOpen Source Integrator
- —
- ambient-systems-platformPlatform Subscriber / Command Centre
- Yes
Full lineage audit and enterprise compliance pack
- ambient-coreOpen Source Integrator
- —
- ambient-systems-platformPlatform Subscriber / Command Centre
- Yes
| Capability | ambient-coreOpen Source Integratorv0.3.6 · MIT | ambient-systems-platformPlatform Subscriber / Command Centrev1.0 · Hosted commercial |
|---|---|---|
| Reference catalog: core metrics and 18 industry packs | Yes | Yes |
| Catalog consumption: data options to KPIs (input coverage) | Yes | Yes |
| Contracts, validators, and CLI | Yes | Yes |
| Notebooks + ambient_pipeline (local Spark/Delta; no Databricks required) | Yes | Yes |
| Same demo CSVs as commercial can show | Yes | Yes |
| Lakehouse governance libraries (provenance, PII, Silver validation) | Yes | Yes |
| Benchmarking lifecycle | Contracts / metrics | Hosted workflows / UI |
| Assurance lifecycle | Contracts / metrics | Hosted workflows / UI |
| Investor disclosure lifecycle | Contracts / metrics | Hosted workflows / UI |
| Planning and variance lifecycle | Contracts / metrics | Hosted workflows / UI |
| Multi-tenant workspace and member roles (Command Centre) | — | Yes |
| Hosted Bronze-Silver-Gold pipeline (Firebase / GCP / Databricks) | — | Yes |
| Overview dashboards (financial and operational metrics) | — | Yes |
| FP&A workspace (KPI tracking, goals, early-access forecast) | — | Yes |
| Data hub (CSV upload, manual entry, fulfillment status) | — | Yes |
| Setup requests for managed connectors (not live OAuth in UI) | — | Yes |
| Gold Firestore consumption adapter (contract-backed) | — | Yes |
| Standard reporting and exports (PDF, CSV) | — | Yes |
| Commercial usage gates (credits, pipeline triggers) | — | Yes |
| Operational-financial bridge and optimization Gold products | — | Yes |
| Full lineage audit and enterprise compliance pack | — | Yes |
ambient-core
Open Source Integrator (MIT) - contracts, catalog, validators, and local pipeline
Open Source Integrator
Ambient-Team/ambient-core - MIT open-source core: contracts, catalog, CLI, notebooks, and ambient_pipeline on local Spark/Delta.
View on GitHub →
What MIT License means here
You may use, copy, modify, and share ambient-core - including for commercial work - if you keep the copyright and license notice. The software is free; Ambient does not charge for the MIT core. Ivan maintains it. Your cloud compute and engineering time are still yours to fund.
Contributor chat
Contributor chat — not available yet.
ambient-systems-platform
Platform Subscriber / Command Centre - hosted validation workspace on governed Gold
- Overview - location-filtered financial and operational metrics
- FP&A Workspace - KPI tracking, goals, early-access forecast
- Data - CSV bronze upload, manual entry, medallion fulfillment
- Organizations - members, commercial usage, pipeline status
Managed ERP connectors are requested through the Data hub - not live OAuth self-serve in the app today. The commercial product pins a tagged ambient-core release; it does not fork core.
- 1
Governed connection
Catalog metrics, Bronze → Silver → Gold processing, uploads, and fulfillment status - not generic ERP sync claims.
- 2
Auditable metrics
Financial and operational KPIs with lineage from pipeline to Gold. Numbers that survive review.
- 3
Consumption where you work
Workspace and BI adapters read contract-backed Gold only. Gold does not leave without a contract.
Request platform access
Same validation path as membership. Work email; ability to pay before launch is the filter.
Demo personas with synthetic Gold data (local Tier A). Screenshots show contract-backed metrics - not third-party ratings.
Banking (depository)
Overview — demo persona: First Meridian Bank
How it works
Medallion path to contract-backed Gold
Assurance first. Each layer has a job:
- Bronze - raw ingest, kept traceable.
- Silver - cleansed and validated records.
- Gold - metrics computed under versioned contracts so numbers stay defensible.
YAML / ODCS-shaped contracts define Gold products - schemas, quality, metric definitions, lineage, freshness. Workspace and BI read Gold only through consumption adapters. They do not redefine KPIs in the BI layer.
Databricks medallion plus Unity Catalog; GCP hosting. Said plainly for operators.
- Bronze
- Raw ingest, kept for lineage
- Silver
- Cleansed and validated
- Gold
- Contract-backed metrics
Build vs buy
DIY ambient-core (OSS) versus buy ambient-systems-platform - including a cost lens
Build from scratch
Without Ambient
ambient-core
OSS · Open Source Integrator
ambient-systems-platform
Buy · Platform Subscriber / Command Centre
What you get
- Invent contracts, catalog, pipeline governance, and UI from scratch.
- MIT ambient-core: contracts, catalog, validators/CLI, notebooks.
- ambient_pipeline on local Spark/Delta - no Databricks required.
- Hosted Command Centre on Firebase, GCP, and Databricks.
- Multi-tenant workspace, hosted pipeline, usage gates.
- Pins tagged ambient-core; does not fork it.
Time to value
- Months of platform work before the first finance-ready number lands.
- Inspect and run the OSS pattern locally first.
- You still own deploy, tenancy, and UI.
- Paid validation for approved accounts.
- Governed Gold in a managed workspace instead of rebuilding the stack.
Headcount
- Several engineers (often 3–6+) to design and keep lakehouse, governance, contracts, and consumption alive.
- About one to two FTEs to run ambient-core (pipeline, contracts, CI) without the commercial product.
- Hosted ops, tenancy, and Command Centre delivery included.
- Your team focuses on data fit and validation.
Cost
- Software subscriptions stack fast on a DIY lakehouse/FP&A path (public list shapes, USD, not a quote):
- Databricks: PAYG in DBUs; AWS Premium list often ~$0.15–$0.70 per DBU by compute type, plus cloud VMs/storage on classic SKUs.
- BI seats: Power BI Pro about $14/user/month; Tableau Creator about $75/user/month (public list).
- Add cloud hosting, orchestration, and the engineering payroll above. Small production footprints commonly land mid-four to low-five figures USD per month once interactive warehouses and BI seats run - before you finish contracts and governance.
- ambient-core software is free under MIT. Ivan maintains the public core.
- You still fund your own Spark/Delta (or other) compute, storage, CI, and the 1–2 FTE run cost.
- No Ambient license fee for the OSS integrator itself.
- Buy path: hosted commercial product for approved accounts.
- Public Ambient list pricing stays frozen until hub Stage 4 and Stage 5 gates pass.
- Request validation on this page; ability to pay before launch is the filter.
Governance
- Ad hoc rules drift; definitions are hard to defend under review.
- Open ODCS-shaped contracts and catalog.
- DQ scorecards, lineage helpers, reviewable YAML.
- Same core contracts in production.
- Hosted workflows for benchmarking, assurance, investor, and planning loops.
Path
- Full rebuild ownership - stack risk stays with you.
- OSS path: adopt Ambient Core yourself. Not a paid SKU.
- Buy path: Platform Subscriber / Command Centre - the paid commercial product.
Cost notes cite public vendor list shapes (Databricks DBU ranges; Microsoft Power BI Pro; Tableau Creator). They are planning ranges, not Ambient quotes and not a promise of your bill.
Downstream consumers
Where governed Gold products are read
Ambient workspace
Command Centre: Overview, FP&A Workspace, Data hub, organizations, and profile - sourced from contract-backed Gold.
BI tools
Tableau and Power BI adapters on contract-backed Gold. Adapters consume; they do not redefine metrics.
Catalog industries
ambient-core reference catalog - finance FP&A beachhead; all packs listed alphabetically
How to choose a pack
- Start with finance-queue and FP&A / audit packs if board or lender review is the pressure.
- Open a pack in-page for sample metrics. Expand only when you need detail.
- Vertical Farming ships with the others in the MIT catalog; commercial beachhead remains finance FP&A.
Beachhead: finance-queue and FP&A / audit packs. Tap any card for details. All catalog verticals ship in Ambient Core, including Vertical Farming - listed alphabetically below.
Our history
Research roots to Hong Kong commercial readiness
2020
Master's research and invention
Ivan Damnjanovic's master's research. IDF filed; iterations led to a patent granted in November 2022.
2021
Pre-incorporation and early operator work
Pre-incorporation and early operator work, including vertical-farming MOUs and POCs. About $100k from the NUS Deep Tech Incubator (GRIP).
2022
Google Cloud Hackathon Singapore
Public recognition at the Google Cloud Hackathon Singapore.
2023
Hong Kong subsidiary
Ambient Systems Limited established as the Hong Kong subsidiary.
2024–2026
Experimental jurisdictions closed
Restructuring completed. Experimental jurisdictions closed: Canada federal, Quebec, and Singapore.
2026
Hong Kong primary HQ
Hong Kong is the primary headquarters. Regulation and administration are being updated for commercial readiness - entity housekeeping, operator processes, and the membership path for approved accounts.
External mentions
Public coverage as social proof - no invented logos or ratings
August 15, 2022 — Toronto
University of Toronto Engineering feature(opens in new tab)
Profile on bridging data science with traditional engineering for sustainable building management.
June 2022 — Singapore
Google Cloud Hackathon Singapore — first runner-up(opens in new tab)
First runner-up among 40 startup teams; prototype built on Google Firebase with ongoing mentorship from Google Cloud.
February 17, 2022 — Singapore
SMU BIG Incubator cohort(opens in new tab)
Accepted into Singapore Management University’s Business Innovations Generator incubation programme.
June 10, 2021 — Singapore
NUS GRIP Run 5 Lift-Off Day(opens in new tab)
Showcased as a deep tech startup from the National University of Singapore GRIP programme.
Incubators and recognition
Partner names link to public sources. Logo marks are omitted unless Ambient holds licensed artwork in-repo.
- NUS GRIP graduate (2021)
Deep tech incubator; about $100k support on the Singapore founding path.
- SMU BIG Incubator (2022)
Graduate of SMU Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship BIG.
- Google Cloud Hackathon Singapore (2022)
First runner-up among forty startup teams.
- WIPO WO 2022/240365
Method and system for equipment settings in building management (priority 7 May 2021; published 17 November 2022).
Directories
External listings — Hong Kong is current; Singapore-era profiles are historical
Current (Hong Kong)
Historical (Singapore)
- PitchBook
Singapore-era profile
- Wellfound (AngelList)
Singapore-era profile
- StartupSG
Singapore-era profile
Company registration
One headquarters · Ambient Systems Limited
- Legal name
- Ambient Systems Limited
- Headquarters
- Hong Kong
- Business Registration
- BR 75933810
- Hong Kong since
- 2023
- Founded
- Singapore (2021) via NUS GRIP
Mission, vision, and values
Mission
Ship contract-backed Gold that survives board, audit, and lender review - so operators stop reworking the numbers.
Vision
Governed lakehouse practice where Gold leaves only through contracts and consumption adapters.
Values
Contracts first
Gold does not leave without a contract. Adapters consume; they do not redefine KPIs.
Operator outcomes
Fewer rework loops. Cleaner defense trails. Not vanity metrics.
Open-source core
ambient-core publishes the pattern in public. Paid validation stays invitation-only.
Plain governance
ODCS, Unity Catalog, and medallion practice said plainly for HK, US, and ASEAN operators.
Evidence over hype
Ability to pay before launch is the filter. Work the qualified path; do not invent traction.
Governed products
Ship Gold data products with lineage - not dashboards, not asset management.
Next step
Three paths only: sign in if approved, request validation, or follow demos and updates on X.