Knowledge Management

You have no idea where that slide is, until now

Stop remaking slides you know you have but can't find. alkemy catalogs everything so teams can find and reuse past work in seconds, not hours.

30 seconds
To find past work
70%
Less reinventing the wheel
6-8x
ROI in first year

The hidden cost of institutional amnesia

Consulting firms have years of expertise trapped in PowerPoint, Excel, PDFs, and Word docs. When consultants need past frameworks, analyses, or similar client work, they can't find it. So they reinvent the wheel or start from scratch. Let's fix that.

Hours wasted

Search is broken

SharePoint/Google Drive keyword search fails because consultants don't remember exact terms, PowerPoint content isn't text-searchable, and tribal knowledge lives in people's heads

2 weeks to remake

Starting from scratch

Teams reinvent frameworks, rebuild models, and recreate analyses despite having done similar work 6 months ago

80% undocumented

Knowledge loss on turnover

When seniors leave, critical processes and methodologies leave with them. 18-20% annual turnover means continuous knowledge hemorrhaging

6-12 months

New associates can't ramp

No way to learn 'how we do things' except through osmosis over 6-12 months. Onboarding is slow and inconsistent

The number of times I spend time searching for things in my own record is insane. We've done this analysis before - I know we have - but I can't find it.
Senior Partner, N. America, Large European Consulting Firm

How alkemy unlocks your institutional knowledge

Semantic knowledge cataloging

Automatically ingest SharePoint, Google Drive, Teams, Dropbox and build semantic layer on every slide, model, document, and transcript.

  • Index by: action-title, subtitle, body, project, tags, dates, clients, industry, methodology
  • Search by concept, not just keywords
  • Understands: 'healthcare sell-side work' finds relevant projects even with different terminology

Intelligent search & discovery

Conceptual search that understands 'market entry strategy' = 'GTM approach' = 'commercial strategy'. Find specific slides in 30 seconds vs 3 hours.

  • Context-aware results with source attribution
  • Visual previews of slides, charts, models
  • Relationship mapping between projects
  • 95%+ accuracy on structured consulting files

GraphRAG knowledge layer

Maps relationships between projects, clients, sectors, team members, and methodologies. Builds institutional memory that survives turnover.

  • Connects insights across seemingly unrelated work
  • Surfaces commonalities and patterns humans miss
  • Recognizes: 'This 2019 pharma deck used similar approach to 2023 biotech project'
  • 100% knowledge retention when team members leave

Agentic workspace (AI Assistant)

AI that knows your entire project history. Ask: 'What frameworks did we use for market sizing in our last energy project?' Get answers with sources.

  • Generates project briefs using past work as examples
  • Suggests relevant past deliverables for current projects
  • Captures tacit knowledge from senior consultants
  • Provides AI mentorship: 'How did Sarah approach retail clients?'

Connect. Index. Search.

1. Connect your data sources

Week 1

One-time setup: SharePoint, Google Drive, Teams, Dropbox. We handle all ingestion and transformation. No disruption to current workflows.

2. alkemy catalogs & indexes

Week 1-2

AI builds semantic layer on every file automatically, creates knowledge graph with relationships, indexes by multiple dimensions. Quality check on cataloging accuracy.

3. search & reuse instantly

Week 2+

Team searches by concept or asks AI assistant. Results appear in seconds with source context and visual previews. System learns from usage and gets smarter.

Ongoing

Auto-syncs new files as they're saved. No manual tagging required. Continuous improvement from usage patterns.

Zero maintenance, infinite value

Why Not SharePoint Search, NotebookLM, or Notion?

FeatureSharePoint SearchNotebookLMNotion/Confluencealkemy
Search typeKeyword-only matchingSingle documentManual documentationSemantic understanding - finds concepts, not just words
Result contextFiles only, no contextGood for one docBasic wikiShows where insight came from, what project, who worked on it, why
Content depthFile names/metadataSingle documentWhat you manually writeSearches inside slides, models, transcripts, meeting notes
RelationshipsNo connectionsNoneManual linksMaps connections between projects, clients, methodologies
AI assistanceNoneBasic Q&ANoneAsk questions, get answers with sources and methodology context
LearningStatic indexDoesn't learnManual updatesLearns your firm's vocabulary and improves over time
Setup effortIT projectPer documentRequires documentation cultureAutomatic ingestion, zero manual tagging
Consulting-specificGenericGenericGenericBuilt for consulting: understands frameworks, methodologies, deliverables

Search type

SharePoint Search:Keyword-only matching
NotebookLM:Single document
Notion/Confluence:Manual documentation
alkemy:
alkemy:Semantic understanding - finds concepts, not just words

Result context

SharePoint Search:Files only, no context
NotebookLM:Good for one doc
Notion/Confluence:Basic wiki
alkemy:
alkemy:Shows where insight came from, what project, who worked on it, why

Content depth

SharePoint Search:File names/metadata
NotebookLM:Single document
Notion/Confluence:What you manually write
alkemy:
alkemy:Searches inside slides, models, transcripts, meeting notes

Relationships

SharePoint Search:No connections
NotebookLM:None
Notion/Confluence:Manual links
alkemy:
alkemy:Maps connections between projects, clients, methodologies

AI assistance

SharePoint Search:None
NotebookLM:Basic Q&A
Notion/Confluence:None
alkemy:
alkemy:Ask questions, get answers with sources and methodology context

Learning

SharePoint Search:Static index
NotebookLM:Doesn't learn
Notion/Confluence:Manual updates
alkemy:
alkemy:Learns your firm's vocabulary and improves over time

Setup effort

SharePoint Search:IT project
NotebookLM:Per document
Notion/Confluence:Requires documentation culture
alkemy:
alkemy:Automatic ingestion, zero manual tagging

Consulting-specific

SharePoint Search:Generic
NotebookLM:Generic
Notion/Confluence:Generic
alkemy:
alkemy:Built for consulting: understands frameworks, methodologies, deliverables

Real-World Use Cases

Finding Past Slides/Models for Reuse

Consultant starting healthcare M&A project needs cost synergy model

Challenge

Building model from scratch takes 8 hours, risk of missing proven approach

Solution

Search: 'cost synergy models healthcare acquisitions' → 15 relevant models from past projects, ranked by similarity

Outcome

Reuse proven model instead of building from scratch

Time saved: 8 hours
Models found: 15
Quality: Proven with clients

Onboarding New Team Members

New consultant joins, needs to learn firm's approach and methodologies

Challenge

Traditional onboarding through osmosis takes 6-12 months

Solution

AI mentor: 'Show me how we approach market entry recommendations' → Past projects, frameworks, methodologies with explanations

Outcome

6-month ramp becomes 2-month ramp

Time saved: 4 months
Projects reviewed: 50+
Methodologies learned: 20+

Project Scoping and Proposal Development

Partner needs to scope pharma market entry project for client proposal

Challenge

Underscoping loses money, overscoping loses deal - no visibility into similar projects

Solution

Search: 'pharma market entry projects last 3 years' → Similar projects with actual hours, team size, deliverables

Outcome

Accurate scope, confident pricing, won deal

Similar projects found: 8
Scoping accuracy: +30%
Deal won: Yes

Cross-Selling Insights

Working with retail client, discover logistics opportunity during market analysis

Challenge

No credibility in logistics, don't know if firm has relevant experience

Solution

Search: 'logistics optimization retail clients' → Past logistics work for retail clients, applicable frameworks

Outcome

Credible cross-sell conversation, expanded engagement by $150K

Past projects found: 6
Cross-sell success: Yes
Revenue added: $150K

Preserving Knowledge When Seniors Leave

Senior partner retiring after 15 years, holds critical client relationship knowledge

Challenge

Tacit knowledge walks out the door, client transitions at risk

Solution

AI-guided exit interview captures methodologies, client nuances, decision frameworks → Knowledge encoded in GraphRAG

Outcome

Zero knowledge loss, smooth client transitions

Projects captured: 100+
Methodologies preserved: 25+
Client transitions: Smooth

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Enterprise-Grade Security

Built for firms with client confidentiality requirements

Single-Tenant Architecture

Your data never mixes with other clients. Isolated instances per firm.

Private Cloud or On-Premise

Deploy in your infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP, on-prem). You control where data lives.

Zero Model Training

Your IP never trains AI models - contractual guarantee. What you build stays yours.

Granular Permissions

Preserve existing access controls from SharePoint/Drive. People only see what they already can access.

Full Audit Logs

Track who searched what, when. Compliance and security monitoring built-in.

Encryption at Rest and in Transit

Bank-grade security (AES-256). TLS 1.3 for all communications.

Compliance & Certifications

SOC 2 Type II
Roadmap Q2 2026
GDPR Compliant
Built-in
CCPA Compliant
Built-in

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