AI Visionary & Product Builder

K a r a n B a n s a l

Head of AI at ArmorCode
Pioneering AI systems that learn, adapt, and transcend.
Currently revolutionizing security → Next: redefining what's possible.
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About

Builder

9
Years
3
Teams
1
Exit
350+
GitHub Stars

I build things—AI systems, engineering teams, open source tools.

Not decks. Not strategies. Things that ship and work.

The pattern is always the same: real problem, small team, relentless focus.

Open Source

Experience

2023 – Present
Head of AI
ArmorCode · Series B
Leading AI strategy and 7-engineer team building Anya—world's first autonomous ASPM agent. 80% MTTR reduction for Fortune 500 customers. Architected enterprise MCP server for 40B+ security findings.
2021 – 2023
Engineering Manager
Urban Company · $2.8B Unicorn
Built 12-engineer security organization from scratch. Drove platform initiatives achieving 99.999% uptime. Implemented GDPR-compliant privacy architecture for IPO readiness.
2018 – 2021
Founding Engineer → EM
AvidSecure → Sophos
Employee #1. Built MVP leading to acquisition in 6 months. Scaled platform from 10 to 10K customers and team from 0 to 25 engineers.
2016 – 2018
Sr. Software Engineer
NTRO
Built secure software systems for critical infrastructure protection.

Let's Build

VCs

I translate AI hype into ROI reality

Due Diligence Calls →

Founders

I invest time in breakthrough ideas

Technical Advisory →

Engineers

I build teams that change trajectories

Open to Coffee Chats →

Speaking

DEFCON · OWASP · c0c0n

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