About Us

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Since 2020
$ 0 billion +
Fortune 500 Companies Monitored
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Library Of Vendor, Employee, And Customer Algorithms
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Customer
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Four Pillars of KonaAI

Reduce Risk And Drive Results With Powerful AI

Our field-tested, academically validated AI models deliver actionable insights for internal audit and compliance.

Democratizing Transparency

Effortless exploration of complex data with our intuitive analytics and visualizations – you are typically just three mouse clicks away!

Flexible Deployment Models

Go where your data lives. Cloud, on-premise, SaaS, or partner channels - choose the flexibility that fits your needs all with the high security standards.

Focus On The Risks That Matter Most

Our proprietary AI analytics detect fraud, waste, and abuse - streamlining internal audit and compliance workflows.

OUR STORY

A message from the CEO

It was 2019; I had just left EY after a fantastic 16-year consulting career, assisting global companies in building proactive compliance monitoring and data analytics platforms, including ABInBev’s BrewRIGHT. Additionally, I played a crucial role in helping companies respond to regulatory matters such as FCPA, sanctions, and other white-collar crime and financial matters. The future looked bright as I headed back to New York to join Alvarez & Marsal’s (A&M) Investigative & Disputes practice and help them build out their data analytics capabilities. 

At the end of 2019, when I joined A&M, we had a great team in place, excellent infrastructure, a renowned brand name, and fantastic leadership support. However, one thing was missing – I needed a technology platform to automate many of the manual processes that made traditional data analytics procedures too time-consuming and cost-prohibitive. 

Enter the beginning of konaAI.

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AWARDS

Awards and Recognitions

CFE of the Year 2022

Winner

CFE of the Year 2022 by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

Financial Times 2022 Digital Innovation Award

Winner

Financial Times 2022 Digital Innovation Award

Winner

2022 Anti-Corruption Techsprint sponsored by U.S. Treasury and U.S. State Department

Winner

Internet Marketing Association’s Best AI-Driven Start Up Company 2023

International Association of Top Industry Professionals (IAOTP)

Winner

International Association of Top Industry Professionals (IAOTP) – Top Start-Up CEO of the Year 2023

FRAUD Magazine contributor since 2018

Columnist

FRAUD Magazine contributor since 2018

Co-Author

Chair of data analytics sub-committee and a member of COSO’s Fraud Risk Management Task Force

OUR TEAM

Our team comprises CFEs, CPAs, attorneys, data scientists, and former government and law enforcement professionals. They bring expertise in the investigative process, along with a deep understanding of best practices in internal controls for proactive fraud risk management and monitoring. 

VINCENT WALDEN, CFE, CPA CEO of KonaAI

Vincent Walden, CFE, CPA

Chief Executive Officer
CFE of the Year 2022

Anil Kona Founder & Advisor

Anil Kona

Founder and
Advisor

About Us | BRYAN JUDICE, CFE, MBA

Bryan Judice, CFE, MBA

VP of Compliance Solutions and
Customer Success

PATRICK GROBBEL, CAMS, CFE-CTF-CEC

Patrick Grobbel, CAMS, CFE-CTF-CEC

Vice President
of Business Development

ANGELA KROBOTH

Angela Kroboth

Director, Systems Integration
& Customer Success

Scott Mullins

Digital Marketing
Consultant

ROOPAK KUMAR PRAJAPAT

Roopak Kumar Prajapat

Vice President, Innovation
and Data Science

Senior content strategist

Pavitra Nanthan

Senior Content
Strategist

CHAITANYA ALLURI

Chaitanya Alluri

Senior
Technical Architect

LOHITHA KADIRE

Lohitha Kadire

Senior Data Analytics Manager

JAGAN KONDAGUDURU

Jagan Kondaguduru

Managing Director

RAMA KRISHNA PAVANI

Rama Krishna Pavani

Manager