🎧 START pod: Naman Ambavi, Founder & CEO, Oximy "See and control all AI activity across your enterprise"

🎧 START pod: Naman Ambavi, Founder & CEO, Oximy "See and control all AI activity across your enterprise"

Author: Fondo March 25, 2026 Duration: 16:56

An employee used his corporate Gemini account to generate fake receipts for reimbursements

Not because he was lying. He just didn't have the real ones

That's when the CISO realized they needed Oximy

Ask an enterprise how many AI tools they use. They say 10. The real number is probably 40+

Most of the risk isn't malicious. People just want to get things done faster. So customer lists end up on free tools with no DPA

The first instinct is to block everything. But people bypass restrictions anyway

The real question: how do you say yes to AI without losing control?

That's Oximy. A control layer for enterprise AI adoption. Track usage, manage spend, enforce governance

đŸŽ™ïž Naman Ambavi, Founder & CEO, Oximy on Fondo START pod

00:19 — What Oximy helps enterprises understand and manage
02:24 — From India to the Bay, and the thesis behind Oximy
03:29 — Track adoption, cost, and risk controls
03:52 — “They say they’re using not more than 10
 the number goes roughly over 40”
04:22 — Compliance, retraining risk, and why oversight matters
05:10 — Most misuse starts with harmless intent
06:23 — The gap between Silicon Valley and corporate America
07:35 — How to say yes to AI without losing control
10:25 — Why the pain shows up most clearly at 1,000+ employees
12:59 — Why banning AI is the first instinct — and why it doesn’t last


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