Who we are

Partners & Alliances

We are a model-agnostic, infrastructure-flexible firm. The partner network below is what lets us meet clients on the stack they already run, and bring specialist expertise where it complements ours.

Partner ecosystem

A small, deliberate network — not a logo wall

We do not chase partner badges. Every relationship below earns its place because it changes what we can deliver for a client. The technology partners shape our architecture choices. The implementation partners cover the specialist domains we deliberately do not staff in-house.

Two principles guide the network. First, we stay model-agnostic and platform-flexible — no client should ever have to switch foundational tooling to work with us. Second, every partner relationship has a named partnerships lead on our side, accountable for the joint outcomes.

Partnership meeting

The network at a glance

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Active partners across technology, implementation, and advisory

68%

Of engagements involve at least one partner-led workstream

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Joint reference architectures co-published with foundation-model partners

Modern collaboration space

Technology partners

The platforms we deploy on, and the model providers we ship against

These are the foundational platforms behind our production deployments. We hold formal certifications, joint reference architectures, or co-sell relationships with each.

Anthropic

Foundation Model Partner

Strategic build partner since 2023. Apison Hooks is a Claude Enterprise solution partner with co-engineered reference architectures for regulated workflows.

Joint reference deployments · Early-access tooling · Co-developed evaluation harnesses

OpenAI

Foundation Model Partner

Tier-2 enterprise partner. Our agent stack is model-agnostic and we operate production deployments on the OpenAI API across multiple Fortune 500 clients.

Enterprise API access · Function-calling reference patterns · Joint client engagements

Snowflake

Data Platform Partner

Snowflake Premier Services Partner. We integrate agent operations with the Snowflake Data Cloud for clients who need governed access to enterprise data.

Native Apps program · Cortex integrations · Governance reference architecture

Databricks

Data Platform Partner

Databricks Solution Partner with formal certification across data engineering, ML, and governance. We are a referenced partner for the Mosaic AI platform.

Mosaic AI integrations · Unity Catalog patterns · Lakehouse-native deployments

AWS

Cloud Infrastructure Partner

AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner. Our reference deployments run on AWS-native infrastructure, with formal competency in machine learning and security.

ML Competency · Bedrock co-sell · GovCloud-ready architectures

Microsoft Azure

Cloud Infrastructure Partner

Microsoft Solutions Partner for Digital & App Innovation, with a designation in AI Platform. We deploy regulated-industry workloads on Azure for clients.

Azure OpenAI co-sell · Sovereign cloud · Compliance accelerators

"Model-agnostic isn't a marketing line for us. We have shipped the same client architecture against three different foundation models in eighteen months. The partners that respect that survive in our network."

— David Park, VP Engineering

Implementation partners

Specialist firms that complement what we deliberately don't staff

We stay focused on a narrow scope of work and rely on a small set of specialist firms for adjacent disciplines — strategy, regulatory advisory, talent placement, and industrial integration. Every relationship is exclusive on our side within its category.

Heller & Marsh Exclusive

Strategy Consulting Partner

A boutique financial-services strategy firm. We partner on operating-model engagements where the strategy work and the agentic build run in parallel.

NorthBridge Advisory Exclusive

Risk & Compliance Partner

A specialist regulatory advisory firm focused on banking and insurance. They lead the regulatory work; we lead the build. Two complementary engagement teams in lockstep.

Greenway Talent Group Exclusive

Operations Talent Partner

Senior operations placement firm. They source the right operating leaders to run the systems we build, when a client needs to expand internal capacity.

Pemberton Systems Exclusive

Industrial Integration Partner

A boutique industrial integration firm. They handle the OT/PLC-side integration work for our manufacturing clients while we own the agent layer.

How partnerships work

Joint accountability, not just joint marketing

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Named partnerships lead

Every partner relationship has a single accountable owner on our side. Their name and contact are shared with the partner from day one.

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Joint outcome KPIs

We measure partnership health on client outcomes, not pipeline. Every relationship is reviewed against shared success metrics quarterly.

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Annual review & sunset

Every partnership goes through a formal annual review. Relationships that no longer change what we can deliver for a client are sunsetted — politely and on schedule.

Partner discussion

Become a partner

We add one or two new partners a year. We are deliberate about it.

If your firm offers something genuinely complementary to our scope, we'd like to hear from you. The fit test is short: it has to materially change what we can deliver for a client we are already serving — or open a category of client we cannot serve today.

Send a short note to partners@apisonhooks.com with what you do, who you serve, and one example of where our work and yours might intersect. Our partnerships team replies to every inbound within ten business days.

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Curious how the partner network plays out on a real engagement?

Book a discovery call. We'll walk through the partners that would likely show up on a project for your industry, and the role each would play.

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