Former Meta Superintelligence Labs director Rohit Patel has left Meta after eight years to launch Ndoc, an AI-powered workspace designed to compete with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace. The three-person startup aims to combine documents, spreadsheets, presentations and data analysis into a single platform, with an enterprise pilot already underway and a limited alpha version available through a waitlist.
Patel’s departure follows several senior exits from Meta, including Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan, AI researcher Andrew Tulloch and AI-for-Work product leader Emily Dalton Smith. During his time at Meta, Patel worked on reinforcement learning and evaluating the reliability of AI-generated outputs. TechCrunch
Ndoc Combines Documents, Data Analysis and Presentations
Ndoc brings together three connected components: Stage, Narrative and Model. Stage displays presentations, dashboards, simulations and small applications, while Narrative contains written analyses, citations and generated figures, and Model stores the underlying datasets and Python scripts.
Users can upload datasets and ask the platform to perform analyses, generate reports and prepare presentations. Ndoc also allows users to specify an intended audience, writing tone and contextual information, while maintaining memory across individual users, documents, teams and organizations.
The platform provides access to the Python scripts behind AI-generated calculations, allowing users to inspect formulas and verify results. Those unfamiliar with programming can ask Ndoc’s AI assistant to explain individual scripts and identify the calculations used.
Patel said Ndoc uses a combination of fine-tuned open-source AI models, which he claims reduces operating costs compared with platforms relying on larger proprietary models. The workspace also includes connectors for importing information from existing productivity applications and allows colleagues without Ndoc accounts to access shared content.
Ndoc Plans Open-Source File Format and 2027 Launch
Patel also plans to introduce an open-source document format that allows Ndoc files to function independently of the platform. Documents can be exported as .ndoc.html files and opened in standard web browsers, with the proposed open-source format allowing external developers to build compatible applications.
Ndoc enters a market where OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and other AI companies are developing workplace productivity tools. OpenAI introduced its shared ChatGPT Space workspace in September, while other providers have integrated AI capabilities into existing office applications.
Patel acknowledged the competition but said Ndoc takes a different approach by building productivity workflows around AI rather than adding AI functions to conventional software. He also explained that the company’s connectors are intended to help users transition from their existing applications.
Ndoc has not raised external funding, with Patel planning to demonstrate customer demand before pursuing investment. The startup is currently conducting enterprise trials, offering free waitlist registration with usage-based and token-based charges, and targeting a beta release in the coming weeks before a full launch in 2027.
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