Harumi is a new startup aiming to make operations research (OR) accessible to companies that don’t have in-house optimization teams. Their platform lets businesses model and solve problems like production planning, scheduling, logistics, and routing using OR + AI without heavy custom consulting.
Why it’s interesting:
OR is powerful but historically hard to adopt; Harumi tries to productize it.
They integrate with open-source solvers (GLPK, CBC, HiGHS), giving flexibility.
Recently raised ~$550–600K and is growing out of the Brazil/LatAm ecosystem.
Potential challenges: integrating OR into real-world workflows and competing with established players. But if they succeed, they could make optimization tech far more accessible.
Curious if anyone on HN has tried similar tools or sees demand for OR-as-a-service in their org.
miriam_koga•2mo ago
Why it’s interesting:
OR is powerful but historically hard to adopt; Harumi tries to productize it.
Strong applicability: manufacturing bottlenecks, workforce scheduling, supply chain efficiency.
They integrate with open-source solvers (GLPK, CBC, HiGHS), giving flexibility.
Recently raised ~$550–600K and is growing out of the Brazil/LatAm ecosystem.
Potential challenges: integrating OR into real-world workflows and competing with established players. But if they succeed, they could make optimization tech far more accessible.
Curious if anyone on HN has tried similar tools or sees demand for OR-as-a-service in their org.