# Future Is Now Technologies > Future Is Now Technologies (also known as FINTechNC) is a North Carolina technology company founded by Austin D. Foster, Chief Executive Officer and Founder. It builds Evnie (AI search visibility for local businesses), Pergamon (Evnie's 30-day forecasting and operations engine), Candor (a personal business assistant) and Ankou (a defense and security data platform in development), and provides website design, hosting and AI integration. Key facts: - Website: https://futureisnowtechnologies.com/ · Email: hello@fintechnc.com · Partnerships: partners@fintechnc.com - Evnie: https://getevnie.com. Free plan; Starter $25, Growth $80 and Pro $300 a month. Free AI Check across ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity. Booking, ordering and payment in ChatGPT and Claude. MCP server at https://getevnie.com/mcp and REST API at https://getevnie.com/openapi.json, no API key. - Pergamon: the forecasting and operations engine inside Evnie, included in Growth and Pro. 30-day forecasts scored against a business's own past, plain-English questions, a daily watch, a Monday briefing and actions within limits the owner sets. - Candor: a personal business assistant operated by FINTechNC (https://fintechnc.com). - Ankou: "Defend The West." A platform in development that connects data for defense and security operations, with people making every consequential decision and lawful use only. - Services: custom website design from $650 (about a week), hosting from $10 a month, and AI integration. - Evnie does not sell placement or guarantee recommendations by AI assistants. ## Products - [Evnie](https://futureisnowtechnologies.com/evnie/): Evnie helps local businesses get found, booked and paid through AI assistants. Free AI Check, owner-confirmed profiles, booking and checkout in chat. Free plan, paid plans from $25 a month. - [Pergamon](https://futureisnowtechnologies.com/pergamon/): Pergamon is the forecasting and operations engine inside Evnie. It joins sales, staffing, invoices, stock and campaigns, forecasts the next 30 days and tells you what to do next. Included in Evnie Growth and Pro. - [Candor](https://futureisnowtechnologies.com/candor/): Candor is the personal business assistant operated by FINTechNC, part of Future Is Now Technologies. Plain answers, clear terms and no surprises. - [Ankou](https://futureisnowtechnologies.com/ankou/): Ankou, in development by Future Is Now Technologies, connects the data behind defense and security operations into one shared picture, with people in control and lawful use by design. ## Services - [Website design, hosting and AI integration](https://futureisnowtechnologies.com/services/): Custom websites from $650, delivered in about a week, hosting from $10 a month, and AI integration that gets your business recommended and booked by AI assistants. Clear prices, and you own what you pay for. - [Solutions by industry](https://futureisnowtechnologies.com/solutions/): How Evnie and Pergamon work for restaurants, salons, dental and medical offices, home services, retail, multi-location brands and agencies. ## Company - [About and founder](https://futureisnowtechnologies.com/about/): Future Is Now Technologies (FINTechNC) is a North Carolina technology company founded by Chief Executive Officer Austin D. Foster. We close the gap between what's possible and what's usable. - [Trust center](https://futureisnowtechnologies.com/trust/): How Future Is Now Technologies handles your data, your customers' payments and AI recommendations, and the principles behind Evnie, Pergamon, Candor and Ankou. - [Developers](https://futureisnowtechnologies.com/developers/): Connect AI assistants to owner-confirmed local business data with the Evnie MCP server at getevnie.com/mcp and the REST API at getevnie.com/openapi.json. No API key needed. - [Contact](https://futureisnowtechnologies.com/contact/): Book a demo of Evnie or Pergamon, start a website project, or reach us about partnerships, press or careers. Available 10am to 10pm Eastern, every day. ## Latest news - [The free AI Check asks ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity live](https://futureisnowtechnologies.com/news/free-ai-check/) (2026-11-12, Product): In under a minute, with no account, see whether AI assistants recommend your business or a competitor. - [Evnie publishes free guides to AI search optimization](https://futureisnowtechnologies.com/news/evnie-guides/) (2026-11-12, Product): How AI assistants choose which businesses to recommend, and how AI search optimization differs from traditional SEO. - [United Airlines sets limits on AI agents booking for customers](https://futureisnowtechnologies.com/news/ai-agents-booking-rules/) (2026-11-12, AI News): AI assistants can show United's flights, but customers will finish purchases themselves. Businesses are starting to set rules for agents. - [Business AI spending hit a record in October](https://futureisnowtechnologies.com/news/ai-spending-record-october/) (2026-11-12, AI News): Ramp's AI Index shows record spending, slower growth and heavy concentration among the largest companies. - [Google launches the Gemini Decisions API](https://futureisnowtechnologies.com/news/gemini-decisions-api/) (2026-11-11, AI News): A fast, low-cost model that scores up to 1,000 yes-or-no and multiple-choice questions in one request, built for AI agents that make quick choices. - [Databricks makes its Genie data agent always on](https://futureisnowtechnologies.com/news/databricks-always-on-genie/) (2026-11-11, AI News): Data agents are moving from answering questions to working in the background on longer tasks. - [ChatGPT opens business profiles and business agents in beta](https://futureisnowtechnologies.com/news/chatgpt-business-profiles/) (2026-11-10, AI News): Verified businesses can now update their details in ChatGPT and see how often they're mentioned. Here's what it means for local businesses. - [Introducing Ankou](https://futureisnowtechnologies.com/news/introducing-ankou/) (2026-10-28, Company): A new platform in development for defense and security operations. Defend The West. - [Pergamon is live](https://futureisnowtechnologies.com/news/pergamon-live/) (2026-10-26, Product): Pergamon brings a business's sales, spending, reviews and AI results into one place, answers questions in plain English and watches the business every day. - [Evnie launches multi-location and agency accounts](https://futureisnowtechnologies.com/news/multi-location/) (2026-10-25, Product): One login for every location or client, bulk import of up to 500 locations, and agency reports under the agency's name. ## Optional - [Full text of this site](https://futureisnowtechnologies.com/llms-full.txt) - [Roadmap](https://futureisnowtechnologies.com/roadmap/) - [Careers](https://futureisnowtechnologies.com/careers/) - [Investors and partners](https://futureisnowtechnologies.com/investors/)