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    StartAI is the Perth-based AI team of StartCloud and a Microsoft Solutions Partner for Modern Work. We help Australian businesses put Microsoft Copilot, AI agents, and their data to work safely through four services: Copilot readiness, training and adoption, AI agents and insights, and security and data governance.

    Intelligence,woven in.Microsoft Copilot and AI consulting for Perth businesses

    We help Australian businesses get real value from Microsoft Copilot and AI agents, set up safely and explained in plain English. We're the AI team at StartCloud in Balcatta, and we'd love to hear what's eating up your week.

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    The opportunity

    You're already paying for Microsoft 365, and there's AI inside it waiting to help. We'll switch it on safely, show your people how to use it, build the agents that save you time, and stick around to keep it all running smoothly.

    What we do

    Four ways we help, all built on the Microsoft 365 you already pay for. Start wherever makes the most sense for you, and add the rest when you're ready. Same friendly team the whole way.

    Copilot readiness check

    Is your Microsoft 365 safe for Copilot?

    Example
    • Overshared SharePoint sitesFixed
    • External sharing links reviewedFixed
    • Sensitive files labelledIn progress
    • Copilot licences plannedNext
    01

    Copilot assessment · Microsoft Purview · Licensing

    Copilot readiness

    Get Microsoft 365 ready before you switch Copilot on.

    Copilot can see everything your people can see, including that folder someone shared with the whole company years ago. Before you switch it on, we'll tidy up who can see what, sort out your licences, and show you where AI will help most.

    Teams
    Website
    Outlook
    Copilot Studio
    SharePoint
    Xero
    Power BI
    03

    Copilot Studio · Power BI · Microsoft Fabric

    AI agents & insights

    Agents that take the busywork off your plate, and dashboards that show what's really going on.

    We build agents in Copilot Studio that handle the repetitive stuff inside your own Microsoft 365, and turn your data into live Power BI dashboards on Microsoft Fabric. We always start small, prove it works, then grow it from there.

    Microsoft PurviewMicrosoft DefenderMicrosoft SentinelEssential Eight
    04

    Microsoft Purview · Microsoft Defender · Microsoft Sentinel

    Security & data governance

    Keep your data, people, and devices safe, so you can use AI with confidence.

    AI makes information easier to find, which is great until it's the wrong information in the wrong hands. We protect your data with Microsoft Purview, stop threats with Microsoft Defender, keep watch with Microsoft Sentinel, and help you meet the Essential Eight. And because we're part of StartCloud, there's a whole security team behind you.

    See it work · AI agents

    Watch it handle a request

    One question from Alex in Teams, from first message to a booked day off, in four steps.

    1. 1Step 1 of 4 · Ask

      Ask in Teams

      Your people ask in plain English, right where they already work. No new app to learn.

      • Microsoft Teams
      • Copilot Studio

      HR agent

      Microsoft Teams · Copilot Studio

      Online

      Alex

      Can I carry unused leave into next year?

      Topic
      Leave
      Asked in
      Teams chat
      Person
      Alex, Operations
      Language
      English (AU)

    2. 2Step 2 of 4 · Find

      Answers from your own files

      The agent finds the answer in your SharePoint policies and documents, and shows where it came from.

      • SharePoint
      • Copilot Studio

      Sources found in SharePoint

      • Leave Policy.docxHR policies
      • Employee Handbook.pdfHR policies
      • Public holidays 2026.xlsxPeople team

      HR agent

      Yes, up to ten days with your manager's approval. That's from the Leave Policy on SharePoint.

    3. 3Step 3 of 4 · Act

      Takes the next step

      Power Automate submits the request, updates the calendar, and lets the right person know.

      • Power Automate
      • Microsoft Teams

      Alex

      Great. Can you book next Friday off for me?

      Power Automate · Leave request

      1. Leave request created
      2. Approval sent to Priya in Teams
      3. Team calendar updated
      4. Alex notified

    4. 4Step 4 of 4 · Govern

      Stays within policy

      Your existing permissions and Microsoft Purview decide what it can see. Each person only sees what they already could.

      • Microsoft Purview
      • Microsoft Entra ID

      Governance check

      Within policy

      Passed
      • Alex can already view HR policies
      • Sources labelled General, not Confidential
      • Conversation kept for audit

      Built in your own Microsoft 365, under the controls you already have.

    Simple to start,safe to scale.

    One team from the first chat to ongoing support, with StartCloud's security and managed IT people right behind us. If Microsoft funding is on offer, we'll sort that out for you too.

    1. 01

      A chat

      A free, no-pressure conversation about what's going on in your business and what you already have in Microsoft 365.

    2. 02

      Funding and scope

      We check whether Microsoft will chip in and handle the paperwork, then put a clear scope in writing.

    3. 03

      We get to work

      Everything is set up safely in your own Microsoft 365, and you can see how it's going at every step.

    4. 04

      We stick around

      We train your people, keep your data safe, and keep making things better with you.

    Why StartAI

    Microsoft partner

    StartCloud is a Microsoft Solutions Partner for Modern Work, so you're in the hands of a team Microsoft trusts.

    Security first

    We're part of StartCloud, a cybersecurity and managed IT team, so your data is protected before AI goes anywhere near it.

    Local and accountable

    We're a Perth team you can actually meet, and we're accountable from the first chat to ongoing support.

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    Built on the Microsoft stack you already own

    Straight answers

    Questions weget asked a lot.

    Ready when you are

    Let's buildwhat's next.

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