Strategic alliance combines infrastructure platform with implementation expertise to help enterprises ship production AI faster

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Blank Metal today announced its selection as one of the first AI-implementation partners for Vercel's exclusive Partner Program, marking a strategic alliance between two companies addressing the critical gap between AI innovation and enterprise deployment.

The partnership combines Vercel's comprehensive AI Cloud platform—including its AI SDK, AI Gateway, and enterprise security infrastructure—with Blank Metal's specialized implementation expertise. While most engineering teams spend months building AI infrastructure from scratch, this collaboration provides a proven, accelerated path to production deployment and scale.

"Vercel and Blank Metal were both founded on the same conviction—that the AI era requires us to rethink everything from the ground up," said Jeanne DeWitt Grosser, COO of Vercel. "We built the AI infrastructure platform, Blank Metal built the implementation expertise. This partnership demonstrates that winning in AI requires both new tools and new builders working in concert."

Both companies reject the industry's push toward vendor lock-in. While Vercel built a provider-neutral AI Cloud platform that lets teams switch between models instantly, Blank Metal designed their services to deliver that flexibility at the implementation level—proving that startup velocity and enterprise reliability aren't mutually exclusive.

"Every piece of software will be rewritten in the next five years," said Matt Johnson, CEO of Blank Metal. "Vercel built the roads for this transformation. We built the vehicles. While they solve the infrastructure challenge, we solve the talent and experience gap. That's why we're so excited about this partnership – both companies are built for how AI actually works."

"What sets Vercel apart is their integrated platform to ship AI applications fast," explained Eric Johnson, CTO of Blank Metal. "Their comprehensive suite—from the AI SDK to the AI Gateway—lets us deploy, scale, and monitor secure AI applications without piecing together multiple vendors. We can take clients from concept to production fast, because Vercel handles the entire infrastructure layer while we focus on building transformative features."

Redefining Enterprise AI Deployment

The collaboration delivers what enterprises need most: speed, security, and certainty. With Vercel's production-ready infrastructure—complete with built-in DDoS mitigation and bot protection, Web Application Firewall, and Fluid Compute—paired with Blank Metal's proven implementation expertise, companies can ship AI applications in weeks with enterprise-grade security from day one. While competitors remain stuck in proof-of-concept purgatory, this partnership guarantees production deployment that scales instantly and performs reliably under real-world demands.

The partnership is effective immediately. Organizations interested in learning more can schedule a consultation at blankmetal.ai. Vercel partners can also learn more at vercel.com.

About Blank Metal Blank Metal, an AI-native engineering company, partners with enterprises to deliver production AI solutions. The company's approach combines strategic expertise with rapid implementation, ensuring AI initiatives deliver measurable business value. Founded by proven technologists and entrepreneurs, Blank Metal offers startup speed and production AI expertise — a combination that legacy consultancies cannot match. Visit blankmetal.ai to learn more.

About Vercel Vercel gives developers the tools and cloud infrastructure to build, scale, and secure a faster, more personalized web. As the team behind v0, Next.js, and AI SDK, we help customers like Ramp, Supreme, PayPal, and Under Armour build for the AI-native web. Visit vercel.com to learn more.

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