About Kanawai AI
Our Mission: Building the Central AI Brain for the Enterprise
In today's landscape, enterprises are embracing AI at an unprecedented rate, but this rapid adoption has created a critical visibility gap. Most organizations are flying blind, unaware of the AI tools running within their environments—the "shadow AI" that exposes them to significant security, financial, and regulatory risks.
Governance is often managed with manual spreadsheets, leaving CISOs unable to answer fundamental questions about their AI posture. At Kanawai AI, we turn regulation into code, providing the world's first central AI intelligence brain that empowers enterprises to discover, govern, and control their entire AI ecosystem with confidence and precision.
The Problem: Flying Blind on AI
Every enterprise faces the same universal problem: a lack of insight into its AI landscape. This includes:
- ✦Shadow AI: What AI tools are employees really using?
- ✦Vendor Risk: Are our AI vendors secure and compliant?
- ✦Policy Violations: Which tools violate our internal policies and regulatory mandates?
- ✦Regulatory Exposure: Are we prepared for the EU AI Act and other emerging AI regulations?
The stakes are higher than ever. With regulations like the EU AI Act imposing fines of up to 7% of global revenue, AI governance has become a board-level imperative.
Our Solution: The Central AI Intelligence Brain
Kanawai AI delivers a unified platform that provides complete visibility and automated control over enterprise AI. We solve the AI governance crisis through a powerful three-layer framework:
Regulation to Code
We translate complex regulatory frameworks like the EU AI Act and NIST AI RMF into machine-enforceable rules. Our system continuously evaluates your AI posture against these rules, turning compliance from a manual audit into an automated, real-time process.
System of Record
We have built the world’s first Central AI Intelligence Lake—a comprehensive, proprietary dataset on enterprise AI adoption, vendor risk, and shadow IT. By ingesting data from across your enterprise systems, we create a single source of truth for your AI landscape.
Agentic Workflows
Our fleet of AI agents works tirelessly to secure your environment. They continuously discover threats and execute automated remediations—such as pausing risky workloads or revoking access—in under 22 seconds, creating an immutable audit trail for regulators.
Meet our Founders
Kanawai AI was founded by a team with over 30 years of combined experience in law, diplomacy, enterprise sales, and mission-critical security architecture. We have a deep understanding of enterprise AI, compliance requirements, and why existing solutions fall short.
Learn more about the Kanawai AI Founders, Nicolle Cumberland and Rob Waters.
Kanawai AI Corporation is proudly a Native Hawaiian and Women-Founded company.