Implicit

Who we are

The trusted knowledge layer for the work that keeps the world running.

Implicit delivers trusted, source-backed technical knowledge to the people and the AI agents who maintain aircraft, support complex software, and keep industrial systems online. We sit between foundational AI models, enterprise search, and vertical workflow tools as the governed source of truth they can all rely on.

Our mission is to make accurate, cited answers instantly available to every technician and every agent, so that critical work gets done faster and with confidence.

Source-backed by default

Every answer is grounded in the customer's own approved documentation and cited back to it.

Built for humans and agents

One governed knowledge base serves technicians directly and exposes the same trusted answers to AI agents over MCP and API.

Made for high-stakes work

Designed for safety- and compliance-critical environments where the wrong answer is not an option.

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Design partners

Building alongside the teams who set the standard.

We develop Implicit hand in hand with leaders across aerospace, defense, hardware, and enterprise software.

Apple
Dell
Bosch
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Department of Defense
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Our team

The people behind Implicit.

Operators and engineers from AI, tech, software, military, and CX/support backgrounds.

Alan Jacobson

Alan Jacobson

Chief Executive Officer

Alan Jacobson is the Chief Executive Officer of Ninoh Inc (dba Implicit), driving our mission to provide grounded, accurate, and efficient AI results with military grade security.

Alan is recognized as a top leader in the global automotive industry with an Automotive Hall of Fame Leadership & Excellence award and as an Outstanding Engineer of the Year by the Engineering Society of Detroit. He works with the National Academy of Engineering and other organizations as an advisor on data science topics. Alan received DataIQ’s Most Influential Data Scientist in the US honors in 2024.

Alan serves as an advisor to several high-performing technology companies.

Alan earned his bachelor’s degrees in engineering from the University of New Hampshire and received his master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Virginia Tech.

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Adam Blacke

Adam Blacke

Chief Technology Officer

Adam Blacke is the Chief Technology Officer of Ninoh Inc (dba Implicit), leading the engineering and data science work behind the governed knowledge layer that serves our users and their AI agents.

Adam has spent his career building analytics and data science organizations at enterprise scale. He served as Vice President of Data Science at Alteryx, where he led the team responsible for putting advanced analytics in the hands of business users, and earlier held data science, business intelligence, and systems roles at Ford Motor Company and Lake Trust Credit Union.

Adam is an active voice in the analytics community on data science practice, automation, and building technical teams that keep learning.

Adam earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Northwood University.

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Our advisors

Guidance from people who have done it.

Leaders across industries helping us build the solution our users need.

Terry Bush

Terry Bush

Federal Advisor

DIA - Former Chief Data Officer. MARS Program Leader.

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Patrick Dennis

Patrick Dennis

Federal Advisor

US Army, USSOCOM, NBOUND.

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Brent Nichols

Brent Nichols

GTM Advisor

USAF, NBOUND.

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Mark Gally

Mark Gally

Strategy and GTM Advisor

Zaius, Oracle/NetSuite, TribeHR.

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Our investors

Backed by partners who believe in the mission.

M12 Google General Purpose Lytical Ventures Ridgeline Tensility Venture Partners

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