# Ken Carnesi

> Ken Carnesi is the Washington, DC-based co-founder and CEO of DNSFilter. He founded wireless internet provider Anaptyx while attending Boston College in 2007, then helped establish DNSFilter in 2015 after becoming dissatisfied with filtering products used on his networks. His public work spans protective DNS, distributed company operations, and customer control over internet filtering; his interests include car and motorcycle racing.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at DNSFilter
- **Organizations:** DNSFilter, Anaptyx, Techstars
- **Education:** Boston College Carroll School of Management
- **Known for:** Built Anaptyx into a multimillion-dollar wireless internet business., Graduated from the inaugural Techstars Anywhere cohort in 2018., Led DNSFilter through its announced $30 million Series A in 2021.

## Career timeline

- **2006** — Worked in institutional equity sales and trading at Prudential Equity Group while attending college.
- **2007** — Founded wireless internet provider Anaptyx while at Boston College.
- **2015** — Co-founded DNSFilter; met fellow co-founder Mike Schroll through a local technology incubator.
- **2017** — DNSFilter began charging for its service in the closing months of the year, according to his 2019 interview.
- **2018** — Participated in the inaugural Techstars Anywhere class; DNSFilter acquired Webshrinker in April.
- **2021** — DNSFilter announced a $30 million Series A led by Insight Partners.
- **2024** — Selected for the Washington Business Journal 40 Under 40, according to DNSFilter’s company announcement.
- **2025** — DNSFilter acquired Zorus in April and celebrated its tenth anniversary in September.
- **2026** — Discussed the LUMINATE preview in August; DNSFilter expanded its reseller partner program in September.

## Achievements

- Built Anaptyx into a multimillion-dollar wireless internet business.
- Graduated from the inaugural Techstars Anywhere cohort in 2018.
- Led DNSFilter through its announced $30 million Series A in 2021.
- Named to Washington Business Journal’s 2024 40 Under 40, as reported by DNSFilter.
- Named a Washingtonian Tech Titan for a second consecutive year in DNSFilter’s September 2025 announcement.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — DNSFilter announced an expanded, three-tier reseller Channel Partner Program on September 29, with Carnesi emphasizing durable businesses for partners.
- **2026-08** — Carnesi’s August 11 Black Hat recap described a preview of LUMINATE and planned controls for shadow AI and AI governance. This is a dated preview, not confirmation of general availability.
- **2025-09** — DNSFilter’s tenth-anniversary announcement reported more than 43,000 organizations and 180 billion DNS queries daily.
- **2025-04** — DNSFilter announced the acquisition of endpoint-filtering and user-behavior-analytics provider Zorus.

## Links

- Website: https://www.dnsfilter.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kencarnesi
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/kencarnesi
- GitHub: https://github.com/carnesik

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Last updated: 2026-10-21