Cyann Partners with Cnovate to Bring Purpose-Built AI to Startups on Microsoft Azure

Cyann, a pure-play Azure AI company, today announced a strategic partnership with Cnovate, a boutique consulting firm supporting startups and ISVs scaling on Microsoft Azure. The partnership combines Cyann’s technical depth in applied AI with Cnovate’s expertise in cloud architecture, Azure migration, and Microsoft Marketplace activation—empowering startups to build intelligent, scalable products from day one.

This collaboration creates a unified service offering that spans:

• Cloud infrastructure and secure architecture

• Production-grade AI model development and agent deployment

• Marketplace readiness and Microsoft go-to-market alignment

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As AI adoption becomes a business imperative, startups are facing increased pressure to deliver intelligent features early in their product lifecycle. Yet most early-stage teams lack the technical resources to navigate both cloud architecture and AI implementation simultaneously.

“Startups are no longer asking if they need AI,” said Paul Chawla, Founder and CEO of Cnovate. “They’re asking how to build it quickly, securely, and responsibly. With Cyann, we can now deliver on that next chapter—transforming cloud foundations into intelligent, market-ready systems.”

Cnovate has helped dozens of startups migrate to Azure and activate Microsoft’s co-sell and Marketplace programs. With Cyann integrated into that journey, clients can now embed AI functionality—including copilots, intelligent agents, and domain-specific models—right from the start.

Startups working with Cnovate can now access Cyann’s applied AI services, which include:

• Custom Model Development using Azure OpenAI, Azure ML, and Microsoft-native tooling for natural language processing, forecasting, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).

  
  

• Intelligent Agent Deployment within product environments and enterprise systems, including workflow automation, embedded copilots, and support chat agents.

  
  

• Secure, Scalable Architecture built with Azure services such as Data Lake, AKS, Cosmos DB, and Azure Functions—designed for production from day one.

  
  

• Responsible AI Implementation aligned with Microsoft’s Responsible AI framework, incorporating model transparency, auditability, and data governance.

  
  

“Cnovate brings the strategic clarity and Microsoft alignment startups need to scale efficiently,” said SK LaL, Co-founder of Cyann. “At Cyann, we bring the AI execution required to turn vision into reality—whether that’s a smart product feature, an enterprise-grade agent, or a fully governed AI system. This partnership gives startups the confidence to build with intelligence from the ground up.”

Together, Cyann and Cnovate help early-stage companies transition from cloud foundation to intelligent application—accelerating product development, improving operational efficiency, and creating differentiated AI-powered offerings.

About Cyann Cyann is an applied AI company helping enterprises and startups design, build, and deploy intelligent systems using Microsoft Azure. With a focus on governed architectures, integrated tooling, and domain-specific agents, Cyann delivers scalable, secure, and responsible AI for real-world business use.

About Cnovate

Cnovate is a consulting firm purpose-built for digital startups and ISVs scaling with Microsoft Azure. The company helps teams migrate to Azure, activate co-sell benefits, and launch on the Microsoft Marketplace with speed and confidence.