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ABOUT / OUR MISSION

Decisions,
accelerated.

We’re building the layer of intelligence that turns workplace data into the next best action — for facility managers, lease administrators, and CRE executives who don’t have time to wait.

IN A SENTENCE

From question to insight to action in minutes — with enterprise-grade governance and a human in every high-impact loop.


THE MISSION

We close the gap between knowing and doing.

Basking AI continuously reads authorized data across the Basking platform — from LeaseOps, Occupancy, Docs.AI, Reporting, and Tasks/Flows — combined with your company content and usage patterns.

It forecasts user intent, surfaces the next best action, and helps teams move from question to insight to action faster. No more waiting days or weeks for the right decision.


BY THE NUMBERS
85K+
Workspaces optimized
across global enterprise portfolios
190M+
Signals analyzed monthly
Across +80 Countries
550K+
Decisions accelerated
from question to approval-ready action

TRUSTED BY WORKPLACE AND CRE LEADERS WORLDWIDE
Basking helps global real estate and workplace teams turn data into better decisions


OUR VALUES

Six principles that shape every decision we ship.

They’re not posters on a wall. They show up in our roadmap, our reviews, and every workflow we hand to a customer.

01
Anticipate, don’t just answer
We forecast intent and surface the next best action before the question is asked — drafting briefs, scenarios, and approval-ready tasks.
02
Signal over noise
Continuous scanning of underutilization, upcoming options, and SLA risks turns raw telemetry into the few moments that actually matter.
03
Human-in-the-loop, always
High-impact actions stay with the humans accountable for them. Governance, auditability, and enterprise controls are non-negotiable.
04
Question to action in minutes
Connected modules — LeaseOps, Occupancy, Docs.AI, Reporting, Tasks/Flows — collapse the distance between insight and outcome.
05
One source of authorized truth
We read across the Basking platform and your company content with the permissions you grant — nothing more, nothing less.
06
Outcomes, measured
Every recommendation ties back to a desired outcome. If it doesn’t move a metric the customer cares about, it doesn’t ship.

Meet The Leadership Team

Experienced leaders helping you make better real estate decisions

Eldar Gizzatov

Dr. Eldar Gizzatov

Co-founder & CEO

Former EIR at Allianz X, MBA from Duke

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Eldar is the founding CEO of Basking Automation, having worked on the venture since its inception in 2017.

Prior to starting Basking, Eldar was an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Allianz X, where he was a founder and CEO at FairFleet – the drone services marketplace for real estate and insurance.

Before working at Allianz and FairFleet, Eldar was the international business development manager at Lendico – Rocket Internet’s online lending platform. Eldar also has more than 10 years of experience in partnership management, pricing, marketing strategy, and marketing communications, working at MobileSmith, Autodesk Inc. and Integrated Energy Systems.

Eldar earned an MBA from Duke University and a PhD in Political Science from Moscow State University.

Anjali Grover

Anjali Grover

Head of Analytics

Ex-American Express, Data Science expert

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Anjali is the Head of Data Analytics at Basking.io since September 2021.

She holds master’s degrees in Computer Application and Data Science and has more than 6 years of experience solving critical business problems using data science techniques. Anjali and her team are currently helping real estate management teams from Fortune 500 companies to uncover patterns in their occupancy data.

Previously, Anjali was a part of the Merchant Analytics team at American Express, India where she worked with marketing partners from the US and APAC regions to expand business opportunities between AmEx and its merchants.

Robert Hancock

Robert Hancock

Vice President of Sales

20+ years enterprise sales leadership

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Robert brings more than two decades of enterprise sales leadership experience to Basking. After serving as a strategic advisor for over four years, he joined the company as Vice President of Sales to lead revenue growth and expand customer partnerships.

Before Basking, Robert held senior sales leadership roles with organizations including Zinier, Sigga, IFS, and ServicePower. He is known for building strong client relationships and developing teams that consistently deliver results.

Robert is driven by a simple principle: customer success comes first. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Clemson University.

Board of Directors

Eldar Gizzatov

Dr. Eldar Gizzatov

President and CEO

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Eldar is the founding CEO of Basking Automation since 2017. Prior to Basking, he was Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Allianz X and founder/CEO of FairFleet. He holds an MBA from Duke University and a PhD from Moscow State University.

Zain Jaffer

Zain Jaffer

Partner at Blue Field Capital

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Zain launched his first start-up at 14 and built a company sold to Blackstone for $780M. He is now a Partner at Blue Field Capital, leading venture investments in 20+ Proptech startups. He holds a Master’s from University College London and a Bachelor’s from King’s College London.

David Mirmelli

David Mirmelli, MBA, MCR

CRE Leader, Board Member

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David is a seasoned Workplace & Technology Executive. He led CRE for Fortinet, Cognizant, BMC Software, and Thales Group. He holds an MBA from Universiteit Nyenrode and an MCR from CoreNet Global.

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