Perch is a research collective helping people work less and live more.
We research enterprise-grade processes and technology to help small businesses succeed while cutting work hours, not productivity. We stay at the forefront of AI and local-first software, deploying bespoke solutions that let teams accomplish more in less time.
Focused on the EU, we keep all services local to our or our clients' infrastructure. When cloud is necessary, we use EU based providers. Our AI is restricted to fine-tuned local Mistral models or Mistral directly. Our EU focus is first and foremost, not an afterthought.
Research
Our current areas of focus and experimentation
Getting People Offline & Outside (OAO)
We focus on how technology, especially AI, can help people be offline more both professionally and personally. We help organizations boost productivity so workers can earn the same in fewer hours, and guide individuals in using these tools to reclaim their time.
Enterprise AI on Consumer Hardware
We help companies run enterprise-grade AI locally on everyday devices. Background scheduling, prompt engineering, and fine-tuning happen automatically. Your AI should be private, not given to corporations for data mining.
Self-Hosted Full Stack
We're building a complete suite of collaboration tools (messaging, email, file storage/sync, calendar, etc) that anyone can self-host with zero technical effort or maintenance. Everyone deserves full control of their data.
Case Studies
Research we are applying in the real world
Vind (Sep 2026)
Building an enterprise stack with local AI tooling on consumer hardware.
Early Startup with AI Evals (Soon)
Creating AI evaluations for creative endeavors; working with non-deterministic data to generate insightful interpretations for users.
Shortening the Work Week (Dec 2026)
Using AI in startups to facilitate 30-hour work weeks. How we augment capabilities and reduce workload.