Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Software Founders Initiative
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Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Software Founders Initiative

Our Leadership Team

Charles Yeomans
Sector Chair
Founder, AtomBeam Technologies Inc.
FN March 2025 Cohort

Co-Founder and CEO of Atombeam Technologies, a deep-tech company pioneering breakthroughs in data compaction, artificial intelligence, and advanced physics. Atombeam's flagship technology, Neurpac, improves data transmission efficiency by up to 90% without hardware changes, with deployments involving the U.S. Space Force, Viasat, and Ericsson. The company is also developing Persistent Cognitive Machine (PCM), a novel AI architecture demonstrating significant efficiency gains over traditional LLMs. Atombeam holds an extensive patent portfolio and collaborates with defense and research organizations, including the U.S. Navy and DARPA. Previously, he served as Chairman of Trigemina, where he helped raise approximately $20 million, and brings experience in investment banking and U.S. Naval intelligence.

Sammy Chowdhury
Sector Chair
Founder, Cacilian
FN December 2023 Cohort

Sammy Chowdhury is a four-time founder and the Co-founder and Chief Compliance Officer of Prescient Security. He has spent more than a decade building products, services, and customer success organizations, including two professional services teams that he scaled from one to 200 people. Throughout his career, Sammy has personally supported more than 3,000 B2B SaaS companies on their compliance journeys. With more than 25 certifications spanning cybersecurity, privacy, risk, auditing, and AI governance, Sammy is a recognized speaker and thought leader in SaaS security, compliance, and responsible AI. As a trusted risk advisor to executive teams, he helps organizations establish continuous, automated monitoring programs that address operational and data risks holistically. His mission is to help startups and scaleups demonstrate product-compliance fit through frameworks and certifications including SOC 2, ISO, PCI, HITRUST, FedRAMP, and CMMC.

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About Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Software Founders Initiative

The Founders Network Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Software Founders Initiative brings together founders working with AI and ML technology, whether you’re building a fraud detection solution, IoT platform, or data analytics software. We provide full-lifecycle support to founders in AI and ML software, from selling to brands and agencies to navigating your exit.

600+
Vetted tech founders
$50B+
In exits by members
55%
Serial founders
100+
Events a year
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Frequently asked questions

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AI companies took about half of the $425 billion invested globally in 2025, roughly $212 billion and up 85% from 2024, when AI's share was 34%, according to Crunchbase. About 79% of AI funding went to US companies.

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