Helm Edge — Enterprise AI Computing Appliances for intelligent workplaces.
The AI software is already built and commercially deployed. This project builds the hardware category that puts it into every meeting room and every executive desk.
A hardware platform, not two devices.
Helm AI is already a commercially available enterprise AI platform. This project develops, certifies and commercialises the dedicated enterprise AI hardware that carries it into physical workspaces.
Project
Commercialisation stage
What the grant funds
No funding is requested for AI software development. The Helm AI platform, its models, orchestration engine and enterprise integrations are already operational and in commercial use. This grant is for productisation and commercial readiness of Malaysian-owned enterprise AI hardware.
Enterprise AI still depends on screens.
Despite rapid advances in AI, adoption inside enterprises remains inconsistent because AI is still accessed through browsers, chatbots and mobile apps. Employees must remember to open it, paste information in, and execute follow-ups by hand.
Minutes are written, then nothing moves.
Commitments made in the room die outside it.
Hours lost every week to follow-up messages.
Context fragments across five tools.
Islands of usage, no organisational layer.
Conferencing hardware has no intelligence.
Provide audio and video conferencing only. They capture sound; they do not capture accountability.
Answer questions. Neither category is designed to become an active operational layer inside the enterprise.
Helm Edge embeds AI directly into the physical workspace.
Instead of asking users to come to AI through an application, Helm Edge places dedicated enterprise AI appliances where work actually happens — the meeting room and the executive desk.
Helm Meet
- Real-time meeting transcription
- Speaker identification using registered voice profiles
- AI-generated meeting summaries
- Automatic extraction of action items
- Task delegation and automated follow-ups
- Integration with Helm AI workflows
- Voice-triggered enterprise commands
Meetings no longer end with minutes. They end with execution.
Helm Dock
- Executive AI assistant and voice commands
- Dashboard and report generation
- Business analysis on demand
- Workflow execution and calendar assistance
- Enterprise search across connected systems
- Native AI Command integration
Instead of opening multiple applications, executives simply speak to Helm Dock.
Images shown are design-intent renders. Final industrial design will be produced in Phase 1 of the manufacturing roadmap.
A new category: Enterprise AI Computing Appliances.
Unlike consumer smart speakers, Helm Edge is purpose-built for enterprise productivity. The innovation lies in combining dedicated enterprise hardware with Helm AI's operational intelligence.
Registered voice profiles tie every spoken commitment to a named person.
Decisions become tasks, owners and deadlines without human transcription.
Work is assigned and chased by the platform, not by managers.
Context carries across meetings, departments and quarters.
ERP, CRM, HR, finance, email and messaging in one execution layer.
Designed for deployment inside regulated corporate environments.
Two appliances, one platform
Both devices run embedded Helm OS with OTA firmware updates and connect natively into the Helm AI platform.
Helm Meet
- 6–8 MEMS microphone array
- 8–10 metre voice pickup
- Beamforming microphones
- Echo cancellation and noise suppression
- Voice identification
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB-C, Ethernet, optional HDMI
- LED status ring
- Embedded Helm OS with OTA updates
Helm Dock
- 4 MEMS microphones
- Premium speaker
- USB-C dock with 100W PD charging
- HDMI, Ethernet, USB ports
- Wireless charging
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
- LED status ring and touch controls
Engineering documentation and product vision
Both appliances are already defined at industrial-design level: dimensioned mechanical views, port and I/O arrangement, mounting interface, full specification tables and deployment vision imagery. The grant funds the engineering path from these drawings to certified, manufacturable product.
Device, firmware, platform, enterprise
A complete stack rather than a standalone gadget — each layer separated, each layer owned.
Hardware plus SaaS
Customers purchase the hardware once and subscribe to Helm AI for ongoing AI processing and workflow automation. Hardware creates the installed base; subscription compounds.
1. Hardware sales
2. Helm AI subscription
3. Auto top-up credits
Additional usage is automatically topped up based on actual AI consumption.
| Product / volume | Estimated unit cost | Recommended retail |
|---|---|---|
| Helm Meet — prototype (10 units) | RM 380 – 500 | RM 2,499 |
| Helm Meet — pilot (100 units) | RM 300 – 380 | RM 2,499 |
| Helm Meet — production (500 units) | RM 240 – 320 | RM 2,499 |
| Helm Dock — estimated | RM 500 – 650 | RM 2,999 |
Hardware gross margin at production volume is approximately 80%, before the recurring subscription revenue each device generates.
Three-year outlook, deliberately conservative
Projections assume deployment through the existing Helm AI enterprise sales channel, with hardware driving subscription growth. Average customer takes 2 × Helm Meet and 15 × Helm Dock at an average subscription of RM 5,500 per month.
By Year 3, subscription revenue overtakes hardware revenue — demonstrating a scalable SaaS business with a hardware distribution advantage, rather than a hardware-only company. Hardware gross margin remains at approximately 80% throughout.
From industrial design to mass production
A conventional, well-understood hardware development path: design, EVT, DVT, PVT, then volume.
- Industrial design
- Mechanical engineering
- Electronic design
- ODM selection
- Prototype components
- Functional Helm Meet
- Functional Helm Dock
- Firmware integration
- Acoustic optimisation
- Voice tuning
- Reliability testing
- Drop testing
- Thermal testing
- EMC pre-compliance
- Long-duration testing
- Production tooling
- Manufacturing SOP
- Packaging
- QA process
- Pilot production
24-month execution plan
| Month | Milestone |
|---|---|
| 1–2 | Industrial design, ODM selection, component sourcing |
| 3–4 | Mechanical and PCB design completed |
| 5–6 | Engineering prototypes (EVT) completed |
| 7–8 | Design validation testing (DVT) |
| 9–10 | Certification testing and production tooling |
| 11–12 | Production validation (PVT) and pilot manufacturing |
| 13–15 | Enterprise pilot deployments with selected customers |
| 16–18 | Product refinement and commercial launch |
| 19–24 | Scale production and expand into the Malaysian enterprise market |
A shortened path to revenue
Because the software already exists and already has paying enterprise customers, technology risk is low and the commercialisation timeline is materially shorter than a typical hardware startup.
Industrial design and engineering validation of both appliances.
Deploy with selected enterprise partners, collect feedback, improve hardware.
Enterprise sales, system integrator partnerships, government digitalisation programmes, regional expansion.
- SIRIM
- MCMC wireless approvals
- EMC
- Electrical safety
- CE
- FCC
- RoHS
- REACH
- ISO 27001 compatibility
- SOC 2 aligned deployment
- PDPA compliance
- GDPR readiness
Most competitors solve one part of the problem
AI software without dedicated hardware. Hardware without enterprise intelligence. Meeting transcription without execution.
| Company | Enterprise AI | Meeting AI | AI hardware | Voice ID | Meeting → tasks | Enterprise workflows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Copilot | Yes | Partial | No | No | Partial | Partial |
| Google Gemini | Yes | Partial | No | No | Partial | Partial |
| Zoom AI Companion | Yes | Yes | No | Limited | Partial | No |
| Poly / Jabra | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Rabbit / Humane | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Helm Edge + Helm AI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Helm Edge combines enterprise-grade hardware with Helm AI to transform conversations into completed work. It not only understands what is said, but identifies speakers, generates summaries, delegates tasks, tracks progress, follows up automatically and orchestrates workflows across enterprise systems. This end-to-end execution capability, coupled with dedicated enterprise hardware, creates a differentiated category that extends beyond conferencing devices or standalone AI assistants.
Productisation and commercial readiness
Every ringgit is directed at hardware engineering, industrial design, manufacturing readiness and market launch. None is directed at AI software development.
The requested grant will be used almost entirely for hardware engineering, industrial design, manufacturing readiness and commercialisation. Helm AI software development, AI models and core engineering resources are already in place and are not part of this funding request.
Known risks, deliberate mitigations
Engage experienced ODM partners with proven production capability.
Qualify multiple component suppliers and maintain safety stock for critical parts.
Conduct pre-compliance testing early and engage accredited certification bodies.
Leverage the existing Helm AI customer base for initial deployments and reference sites.
Modular hardware design with over-the-air firmware updates and cloud-based AI enhancements.
Differentiate through integrated hardware, AI workflows, task execution and enterprise-grade deployment.
A family of enterprise AI appliances
Helm Edge is a platform. Helm Meet and Helm Dock are the first two products on it.
Low technology risk, high commercialisation upside
| KPI | Target |
|---|---|
| Helm Meet developed | 1 commercial-ready product |
| Helm Dock developed | 1 commercial-ready product |
| Hardware certifications | SIRIM, CE, FCC, RoHS |
| Production readiness | Manufacturing partner established |
| Pilot customers | 10 enterprise organisations |
| Pilot hardware deployed | 200 devices |
| Manufacturing capability | 500-unit production run validated |
| Commercial launch | Malaysia |
| Follow-on expansion | ASEAN |
Operators who have built, scaled and exited real businesses
- Mechanical Engineering background with experience as a Licensed Aircraft Engineer at Airbus Sepang.
- Co-founded Green QR Sdn Bhd and secured Cradle CIP Spark funding.
- Co-founded Orion Consortium Sdn Bhd, scaling to seven dialysis centres, one clinic and one pharmacy.
- Leads commercial strategy and product vision for Helm AI and Helm Edge.
- Pharmacy professional with hands-on operational experience across multiple pharmacy environments.
- Strong expertise in healthcare operations, service delivery and margin optimisation.
- Focuses on applying AI to improve operational efficiency and profitability within regulated industries.
- Former Petronas executive
- Former Chief Operating Officer, Oman Oil Marketing Company
- Former Managing Director, Al-Ikhsan Sdn Bhd
- Board Member, NGC Energy Sdn Bhd
- Board Member, Kumpulan Perangsang Selangor Berhad
- Founder of Nefro Utama Sdn Bhd, exited through a RM50 million acquisition by DaVita
- Founder and CEO of Nephrocare Management Sdn Bhd
- Led Nephrocare to secure a RM150 million PERKESO project
- Extensive experience scaling healthcare businesses and commercial execution