Ex-Meta AI director launches Ndoc to challenge Office and Workspace
Original title: Meta AI director Rohit Patel leaves to take on Microsoft Office and Google Workspace
Ndoc is in an enterprise pilot and limited alpha; Patel plans a beta in weeks and a full launch next year.
After eight years at Meta, former Superintelligence Labs director Rohit Patel has left to start Ndoc, pitched as an AI-native replacement for Microsoft Office and Google Workspace. The product combines Stage, Narrative and Model views so analyses, citations and underlying Python and datasets stay inspectable. Patel says it uses a mix of open-source models, plans to open-source a .ndoc.html file format, and is charging for usage and tokens. He has a team of three, no funding yet, and connectors to import data from existing tools.
Unconfirmed: Cost, model mix and user enthusiasm are Patel’s claims; TechCrunch does not independently verify traction.
- Patel follows other recent high-profile Meta departures.
- Users can ask the chat to explain which script line holds a formula.
- He says memory spans a person, document, team and company.
- OpenAI’s Space is a nearer competitor; labs mostly attach AI to existing apps.
- Signup is free; customers pay for usage and tokens.
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Rohit Patel is departing Meta after eight years working on AI evaluations and reinforcement learning, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. His startup, Ndoc, aims to take on Microsoft Office Suite.
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