# Armando Torres

> Armando Torres is the co-founder and CEO of KARDA, Inc., a San Francisco AI startup that turns body-camera footage and other media into court-ready police reports in minutes. A Stanford-trained chemical engineer, Gates Scholar, and Milken Scholar from Paramount, California, he pivoted from energy and biomedical R&D to building CJIS-compliant generative AI that aims to give officers back hours of their shift. KARDA has worked with U.S. agencies including the Boston Police Department and raised a $200K seed round in 2024.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at KARDA, Inc.
- **Organizations:** KARDA, Inc., Diagnose Early, Antora Energy, Stanford University
- **From:** Paramount, California, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. Chemical Engineering (Pre-Medical Track), Stanford University, High School Diploma, Paramount High School
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads KARDA, an AI platform generating CJIS-compliant, court-ready police reports from body-camera footage, Milken Scholar (2018), Gates Scholar

## Career timeline

- **2018** — Named a Milken Scholar; graduated from Paramount High School in California.
- **2021** — Interned at Antora Energy, contributing to a thermophotovoltaic cell system that reached a record ~30% efficiency measurement.
- **2022** — Earned B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Stanford and received the Stanford Award of Excellence.
- **2022** — Joined Diagnose Early as Senior R&D Engineer, leading disease biomarker work and clinical trials with Sutter Health.
- **2023** — Founded KARDA, Inc. in July to convert video and multimedia into compliant documentation using AI.
- **2024** — Closed a $200K seed round; KARDA worked with U.S. law enforcement including the Boston Police Department.
- **2025** — KARDA featured among startups at Stanford's largest demo day; expanded body-cam integrations (Axon, WatchGuard, Lenslock).

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads KARDA, an AI platform generating CJIS-compliant, court-ready police reports from body-camera footage
- Milken Scholar (2018)
- Gates Scholar
- Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) Scholar
- Stanford Award of Excellence (2022)
- National AP Scholar
- Contributed to a thermophotovoltaic cell system reaching ~30% efficiency at Antora Energy
- Raised a $200K seed round for KARDA in 2024

## Latest updates

- **2024-11** — KARDA closed a $200K seed round (latest raise dated November 2024).
- **2025-04** — KARDA back on the road for law-enforcement events and demos, per Torres's LinkedIn.

## Links

- Website: https://kardanalytics.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/a-atorres/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/KARDAINC
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KARDAInc

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