Akeron on Class CNBC “Governance isn’t a brake on AI – it’s the infrastructure that makes it reliable”
Akeron was a guest on Class CNBC, where co-CEO Manuel Vellutini was interviewed by Mariavittoria Zaglio. The appearance was a chance to restate the conviction that has long guided the company: AI creates value in a business only when it works inside governed processes, on the data companies already control.
Deterministic and agentic, together
Akeron’s starting point is a clear distinction. Traditional software is deterministic: given an input, it always returns the same result. It’s the company’s source of truth, the data, the rules, the numbers, and it’s exactly what you need when contracts, compensation, and customers are on the line. An AI agent works differently: it doesn’t just execute a rule, it reasons, interprets, decides, and acts, and by its nature, it isn’t predictable.
Hence the misconception Akeron wants to dispel: agents don’t replace traditional software, they strengthen it. To operate safely, an agent needs precisely that deterministic layer, reliable data, rules, and boundaries to move within. The condition that makes it all work is governance: a clear mandate, defined limits, traceability for every action, and a person who always retains final approval.
“Governance isn’t a brake on artificial intelligence, it’s the infrastructure that makes it reliable.” Manuel Vellutini, co-CEO, Akeron
That principle is the foundation of Akyba, the Agent Center Akeron launched in April 2026: specialized AI agents that work inside the platforms a client already uses, where data and processes are already governed. Akyba is model-independent, whether GPT or Claude, with full control over data, policy, and costs, and no lock-in. The technology adapts to the company, not the other way around.
Where Italy can compete
On the infrastructure front, large models, computing power, data centers, Italy can hardly compete with players that have been investing billions for years. But there’s a field where the country can rank among the best in the world: the application layer, the software that brings AI into real business processes, on the data companies already own and govern. That’s where AI stops being a demo and becomes measurable value, and that’s where Akeron has chosen to invest.
Growth that AI accelerates
In its current form, Akeron was founded in 2022, when investors from White Bridge came on board, and it has since grown by an average of 30 to 40 percent a year. Its most recent accelerator is AI: with the launch of Akyba, the company began generating revenue from agent-based application software within the very same quarter, still a modest share, but growing fast. “It’s not a promise,” Vellutini said on Class CNBC. “It’s already a market.”
The path works on two levels. Internally, Akeron is becoming an AI-native company, redesigning its own processes starting with software development. On the product side, the company is extending its Vulki, Tarko, and Kautha platforms with Akyba: more value in the software drives more demand and more usage, in a self-reinforcing cycle. The stated ambition is to be among the global leaders of this new phase of software, rooted in Italy, with an international outlook.