The team behind Calnan AI Labs

Calnan AI Labs is based in Lethbridge, Alberta, and was founded by Matt Calnan, CPA, CMA. We find the manual work slowing owner-led businesses down and build the fix on the software they already use.

Matt Calnan

Matt Calnan, CPA, CMA

Founder, Managing Director

Matt is the founder of Calnan AI Labs. He also runs a real estate group and an investment fund, so he deals with the same manual work as the owners we help. A Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CMA) by training, he brings an accountant's discipline to every project: what the manual work costs, what the fix would cost, and whether it's worth building. He reviews and approves every proposal before it goes out.

James Raven Tabag

James Raven Tabag

Partner, Vice President of AI Systems

James leads system design and development at Calnan AI Labs. He builds the connections between a client's software, the steps that run on their own, and the review queue that sends unusual cases to a person. He holds a degree in computer science, and his start in customer support shapes how he builds: around the people who use the system every day.

Why Calnan AI Labs exists

Owners know the business

But it's hard to turn a day-to-day headache into something a developer can build.

Developers can build almost anything

But they often don't know enough about how the business runs to know what's actually needed.

We sit in between

We learn how the work really happens, decide what should stay with people, design the fix, and take responsibility for getting it built and running.

How we work

  • Rethink the work first

    Before building anything, we look at how the job should flow, not just how it flows today.

  • Connect what should connect

    Your software should pass information along, so people don't have to type it again.

  • Automate what is safe to automate

    Routine, repeatable steps run on their own.

  • Leave the exceptions with people

    Anything unusual, sensitive or uncertain goes to someone on your team to decide.

Who we work with

Owner-led businesses with 10 to 150 people, including:

  • Home services and trades
  • Wholesale and light manufacturing
  • Insurance, mortgage and lending
  • Real estate and property management

Tell us what's broken.

A free 15-minute call. We'll tell you honestly whether we can help, roughly what it's costing you, and what we'd fix first.