Adopting AI should be safe and easy
At Styrk, we know the bar for security, trust and privacy has never been higher. Our mission is to make Styrk your trusted guide as you adopt AI. Styrk provides you with simple, comprehensive, and fully automated solutions to find and mitigate security, trust and privacy issues in AI models. As you integrate AI into your data stack, you can stay focused and let Styrk ensure that your AI journey is a smooth and safe ride.
Styrk is derived from Styrkr [stir-kuh], which has Nordic and Icelandic roots and is used to describe Power, Strength and Resilience. Styrk is based out of Niles in Fremont, CA, which was home to Essanay Studios from 1912 to 1916. Many famous movies were produced here by some of the icons of the silent era like Broncho Billy and Charlie Chaplin. In fact, Styrk’s HQ is at the very site where Charlie Chaplin stayed with his wife Edna, and shot the movie “The Tramp''.
Leverage experience you can trust
The Executive Team has collectively founded and managed companies, obtained PhD degrees, owned patents, shipped products for the security and privacy of exabytes of data, and have ushered data organizations through extraordinary changes in a rapidly shifting privacy and security landscape.
Anhad Singh
Founder and CEO
Sitaraman Vilayannur
Co-Founder and CTO
Meenakshi Kumar
Co-Founder and COO
Anhad Singh
(PhD, Data Privacy)
Founder and CEO
Anhad is the Founder and CEO of Styrk, and has a PhD in Data Privacy from University of California, Davis. Previously, he worked at Google where he worked on multiple internal and external privacy initiatives. Prior to Google, he was at Dataguise (acquired in 2020) where he took on many different roles, including designing and building software, product Management and the Head of Technology and Partnerships. Anhad loves to work at the intersection of technology, business and legal, which stems from his passion to create a world of secure and trustworthy systems.
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Sitaraman Vilayannur
PhD, Engineering
Co-Founder and CTO
Sitaraman has over 20 years of experience in software development, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, and data science. He brings to Styrk a rare blend of academic rigor and industry acumen. He pioneered successful AI/ML innovations in the areas of data privacy, governance, and security, and has filed multiple patents in the space. He has a proven track record building new products in both a startup and in a large enterprise environment. His passion is in democratizing machine intelligence and enabling all in the responsible, ethical, and secure use of the technology. Sitaraman, a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, holds a Masters in Computer Science and a PhD in Material Science from Ohio State University.
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Meenakshi Kumar
Co-Founder and COO
With over 15 years of experience in digital product management, strategy, and execution, Meenakshi has led and developed high-performing teams and products across various industries and geographies. She has a keen ability to identify and solve complex business problems, and communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders. She is passionate about continuous improvement and stays up to date with the latest industry trends and technology advancements. Her current passion is to drive innovation and excellence building products and solutions in the AI space.
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