# Conor Twomey

> Conor Twomey is the co-founder and CEO of AI One, a New York-based enterprise AI startup he launched in 2024 with Fergus Keenan to close the 'context gap' that stalls corporate AI projects. An Irish national with a background in computational finance, he spent seven years at data-analytics company KX, rising to Head of AI Strategy and Managing Director for North America before leaving to build software that plugs AI into systems like Salesforce and Workday without costly data migrations. AI One raised $11 million, including a $7 million Series A led by Vestigo Ventures.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at AI One
- **Organizations:** AI One, KX, First Derivatives, Vestigo Ventures (backed), GOAL Global, World Economic Forum Global Shapers
- **From:** Ireland
- **Nationality:** Irish
- **Education:** MSc, Computational Finance, University of Limerick, BSc, Financial, Mathematical and Actuarial Sciences, University College Cork
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads AI One, an enterprise AI context-management company, Raised $11 million for AI One, including a $7 million Series A led by Vestigo Ventures, As Head of AI Strategy at KX, helped transition the company into a leading enterprise AI platform

## Career timeline

- **2017** — Joined KX, holding roles including VP Professional Services, SVP Head of Presales, Delivery and Support, Head of AI Strategy, and Managing Director for North America
- **2024** — Co-founded AI One in New York with Fergus Keenan and became CEO
- **2024** — Named a Wall Street 50 honoree by Irish America Magazine
- **2025** — AI One publicly launched to eliminate costly data migrations and 'end the data lake era'
- **2025** — AI One raised $11 million total, including a $7 million Series A led by Vestigo Ventures

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads AI One, an enterprise AI context-management company
- Raised $11 million for AI One, including a $7 million Series A led by Vestigo Ventures
- As Head of AI Strategy at KX, helped transition the company into a leading enterprise AI platform
- Forged partnerships with Microsoft, AWS, Google Cloud, NVIDIA, Intel, Databricks and Snowflake
- 2024 Wall Street 50 honoree (Irish America Magazine)
- World Economic Forum Global Shaper
- US board member of humanitarian organization GOAL Global
- Board member, University College Cork Alumni

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — AI One publicly launched, positioning itself to 'end the data lake era' and eliminate costly data migrations.
- **2025-11** — AI One's funding reached $11 million total, including a $7 million Series A led by Vestigo Ventures.

## Links

- Website: https://ai.one
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/conortwomey
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/aionelab
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVgOmmhNjv8

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Last updated: 2026-07-22