Austin, Texas – September 24, 2026 -- Forge AI Deployment has committed $30 million to webAI to build and deploy private, specialized AI systems for enterprise customers, the companies announced.
Forge pairs $30 million commitment with webAI's collaborative intelligence platform
The deal combines webAI's technology with Forge's enterprise deployment and services operation. Forge will work directly with customers to build AI systems around proprietary data, workflows and operations, running on infrastructure those customers control, from individual specialized AI Personas to company-wide deployments.
Forge CEO John Ezzell applies Oracle-era playbook to AI deployment
Forge is led by founder and CEO John Ezzell, who previously built an Oracle-focused services and reseller business that was acquired by Deloitte. Ezzell is applying that same model to AI, pairing a new technology platform with implementation, integration and operational expertise for large organizations.
webAI frames architecture as a 'decision factory' of specialized AI Personas
webAI's approach relies on specialized AI Personas operating as domain experts, collaborating across the company's Intelligence Delivery Network (IDN) -- a private compute network controlled by the organization -- rather than a single general-purpose model. Forge will handle architecture, secure deployment, model integration and optimization to turn that technology into working enterprise systems.
"A general model is only the beginning,