Two brothers gazing at a retro-futuristic city

    ★ About Us ★

    Two brothers in Houston. Software and hardware.

    Neato Ventures was founded in Houston by Mark and Mike Hilton. We build AI for businesses that don't have an IT department.

    Our Story

    Mike spent 30 years in sales watching good businesses lose customers to missed calls and slow responses. Mark has been in tech for over 30 years and has developed a passion for making people's lives run smoother by building tech with AI that "just works." The best AI is the AI you don't know is there.

    Together we build AI tools for small and mid-sized businesses that don't have an IT department and don't have time to figure this stuff out themselves.

    That covers both halves: software that answers your phone and runs the work, and hardware that carries it, from a snap-on wearable that ships today to glasses that are on the way. Most AI companies sell a platform and hand you a login. We sell the thing that does the job, and we set it up with you.

    The name came first. AI shouldn't feel alien; it should feel, well, neat-o. We grew up on Commodore 64s and old-school PCs. That curiosity never left, and now we build with AI.

    ★ The founders ★

    The people behind it

    A small team in Houston, and no call centers. When you reach out, a real person on our team gets back to you, and the founders build what you buy.

    Portrait of Mark Hilton

    Mark Hilton

    Founder

    Over 30 years in tech, and a passion for making people's lives run smoother with AI that just works.

    Portrait of Mike Hilton

    Mike Hilton

    Founder

    30 years in sales, watching good businesses lose customers to missed calls and slow responses.

    Call (832) 743-6037 and our AI agent will pick up, any hour, with answers about anything we make. Or email hello@neatoventures.com and a person will reply.

    ★ House rules ★

    How we work

    We tell you when it won't work

    We start with what's costing you money. If AI won't fix it, we'll tell you.

    We set it up with you

    You don't get a login and a tutorial. We build it with you, load what it needs to know, and test it together before it goes live.

    We build both halves

    Software and hardware, under your name or ours. Ninja Concepts sells Neato Sona under their own name, wired to their Ninja Notes app.

    Your data is yours

    Where it sits, who touches it, and how to get it back are written down in plain English.

    See where your data goes →