Kalion is a self-funded, customer-sustained AI company. Founded by Sarb Takhar — with decades of enterprise software experience and the discipline to build on our own terms.
Kalion was founded in 2026 by Sarb Takhar, a serial entrepreneur who has built and scaled enterprise software companies before — and learned what matters along the way.
Sarb co-founded Project Arena during the dot-com era, building project portfolio management software that enterprises relied on to run their operations. The company was later renamed Innotas and grew into a market leader before being acquired by Planview, Inc. in 2016.
We're self-funded and customer-sustained. Every dollar we've earned comes from delivering real value to real organizations. That discipline keeps us focused — we build what customers need, ship when it's ready, and grow at a pace that compounds.
After decades in the trenches of enterprise technology — watching organizations struggle with disconnected tools, stalled AI initiatives, and vendor lock-in — Sarb founded Kalion to fix it.
As we expand into new markets, we're open to partnering with investors who share our vision for the future of enterprise AI. If that's you, we'd love to hear from you.
We're building Kalion the way we think all companies should be built — lean, opinionated, and obsessed with the work.
The product is the pitch. We don't hire armies of salespeople to convince you — we build software so good it sells itself. If you need a 90-slide deck to understand the value, we've failed.
Every feature exists because a customer needed it, not because a competitor shipped it. We talk to the people using our software every week. That's where the roadmap comes from.
We don't just sell AI — we build with it. AI is woven into how we design, develop, test, and ship. We use the same tools we're building for our customers.
Small team. Big output. We stay lean not because we can't afford to grow, but because small teams make better decisions, move faster, and care more about craft.
We make choices so our customers don't have to agonize. Azure-native. Config-driven. Dark mode by default. Strong defaults, escape hatches where they matter.
We're building a company meant to last. Sustainable growth, real profitability, and the patience to get things right. When we grow, it'll be with partners who think the same way.
Not disappear as in go away. Disappear as in become invisible. The best enterprise software doesn't feel like enterprise software. It just works.
When a new hire opens their browser and finds every tool, every knowledge base, every AI assistant they need — all under their organization's brand, all behind their existing login — that's what winning looks like.
Nexil is the platform. Your portal is the product. We disappear so you can shine.
Whether you're an enterprise looking for an AI portal or a partner who wants to deliver one — we'd love to hear from you.