# HerculesAI

> HerculesAI (formerly ZERO Systems) is a Campbell, California enterprise AI company that builds a verification layer for documents and transactions in regulated, data-intensive industries. Founded in 2017 by Alex Babin and Gevorg Karapetyan, it trains and orchestrates ensembles of specialized mid-sized AI models -- 'AI workers' -- to read unstructured documents, reconcile data across systems, and validate every transaction against contracts, rates, policies, and regulations. Originally focused on legal billing and time capture, Hercules now targets order-to-cash operations across finance, insurance, and staffing, counting Fortune 500 clients including Mercer, S&P, and State Farm.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Campbell, California, United States
- **Founders:** Alex Babin (Co-Founder & CEO), Gevorg Karapetyan (Co-Founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~88 employees
- **Products:** The Hercules Platform, Verify, Rule Library, Apollo, Athena
- **Notable:** Raised $26M Series B in July 2024 led by Streamlined Ventures, Serves 30% of the top 100 US law firms, Counts Mercer, S&P, and State Farm among Fortune 500 clients

## Products & services

- **The Hercules Platform** — An enterprise-grade multi-agent AI platform performing data Extraction, Transformation, and Verification (ETV) on unstructured documents for regulated industries, using ensembles of specialized mid-sized models that function like AI workers.
- **Verify** — AI-powered pre-bill review platform that detects up to 50% of billing compliance issues before they result in client deductions, offered with an ROI guarantee.
- **Rule Library** — An AI engine that converts Outside Counsel Guidelines (OCGs) and internal policies into LLM-enforceable checks that run automatically on work-in-progress and pre-bills.
- **Apollo** — Desktop time-capture product that records billable work on a desktop and syncs entries into the lawyer's billing platform.
- **Athena** — Part of the legal vertical suite supporting time capture and billing workflows.
- **Order-to-Cash Suite** — Solutions for time reconciliation, billing accuracy, and cash application across staffing, finance, and professional services to reduce revenue leakage and Days Sales Outstanding.

## Achievements

- Raised $26M Series B in July 2024 led by Streamlined Ventures
- Serves 30% of the top 100 US law firms
- Counts Mercer, S&P, and State Farm among Fortune 500 clients
- 4x revenue growth in the year before the Series B
- Building small/mid-sized language models (0.5B-2B parameters) since ~2020, before the LLM boom
- Aderant acquisition of its legal tech assets in August 2025

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Aderant signed a deal to acquire HerculesAI's legal tech assets (Apollo, Verify, Athena); Hercules continues operating its finance and insurance product lines.
- **2025-05** — Launched Rule Library to deliver full-spectrum OCG compliance.
- **2025-02** — Unveiled Verify, an AI-driven billing compliance tool with an ROI guarantee, following the ZERO-to-Hercules rebrand.
- **2024-07** — Announced $26M Series B and rebrand from ZERO Systems to HerculesAI.

## Links

- Website: https://hercules.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/herculesai-global
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/zeromailapp
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hercules_AI
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zeromailapp

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Last updated: 2026-07-11