~/upstream ai — crude in. signal out.
ai products built for upstream oil & gas.
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operator@wti-labs:~$ cat model.txt
part fund. part incubator. built for real world outcomes, not demo days.
every product starts with a real problem sourced through industry relationships, gets built alongside a founding customer, and scales as a standalone company.
building for: supply chain · accounting · owner relations · land management · production & operations · oilfield services
operator@wti-labs:~$ ls ./portfolio
eight slots. two in motion.
p01
in stealth
in build
in build with a founding customer.
p02
in stealth
in build
in build with a founding customer.
p03open slot — in sourcing
p04open slot — in sourcing
p05open slot — in sourcing
p06open slot — in sourcing
p07open slot — in sourcing
p08open slot — in sourcing
have a problem worth a product? we want to hear it →
operator@wti-labs:~$ cat team/*.md
skilled operators
rodney giles
founder & ceo
—two decades in and around upstream operations and technology
—7 successful exits in 20+ years
—leads deal sourcing, product, and partnerships
tyler cherry
non-executive chairman
—co-founder of bidout — acquired by enverus
—co-founder of breaker19 — acquired by c.h. robinson
—currently: president of elevate energy
+ strategic advisory board
operator@wti-labs:~$ ./apply --help
build one. or run one.
$ ./apply --role=developer
full-stack builders who ship ai-native products — across the whole portfolio. houston or remote.
$ ./apply --role=entrepreneur-in-residence
own one of the next products end-to-end — from founding customer to standalone company. equity-aligned, houston.
$ ./partner --existing-saas
already running an upstream oil & gas saas app? need gtm expertise, development experience, or just capital — reach out directly.
operator@wti-labs:~$ say hello
crude in. signal out.
hello@wti-labs.comno forms. no funnels. a real reply from houston, tx.