Founders Friday by Neo with Kumesh Aroomoogan
Hosted by Neo Club + Neo + Kumesh Aroomoogan
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What to look forward to
Neo will interview Kumesh Aroomoogan, ZeroDrift CEO and founder, about building real-time AI compliance infrastructure, his Accern exit to Wand AI, fundraising, and go-to-market strategy. A serial entrepreneur with more than $70 million raised across ventures and an a16z Speedrun Scout, he’ll share insights in a speaker discussion and Q&A.
Inside the event
Neo will interview Kumesh Aroomoogan, CEO and Founder of ZeroDrift. The company enforces regulations, company policies, and security controls on everything AI says, in real time, before it ships.
💰 $70M raised across multiple ventures
🚀 $10M raised for ZeroDrift
AI now speaks and acts on behalf of organizations, and nothing enforces the rules those organizations live by. Founded in 2026, ZeroDrift is that infrastructure. Every regulation, pre-loaded. Your policies, trained on top. Compliant messages go through. Everything else is rewritten, blocked, or escalated before it leaves, with a record a regulator can audit.
Kumesh is a serial entrepreneur who has raised over $70 million in venture capital across multiple AI startups. Most recently, he led Accern to a successful exit to Wand AI.
He is also an a16z Speedrun Scout, investing in exceptional AI-native founders from pre-seed through seed.
We will cover the founder's journey, his exit, his new venture, fundraising, going to market, and what comes next.
Schedule
- 9:45am • Fresh coffee available on the 6th floor, courtesy of JIT ☕
- 10:00am • 6th floor lounge for meet & greet 🤝
- 10:30am • Speaker discussion + Q&A 🎥
- 11:00am • Open Mixer 😎
Topics: Startups | VC | AI | Tech | Regulations
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