Kaizen (Kaizen Labs) is a New York-based civic technology company building modern, people-first software for America's essential public services. Its AI-native, highly configurable SaaS platform replaces aging legacy systems across permitting, parks and recreation, licensing, transit, payments, and resident engagement. Founded by Nikhil Reddy and KJ Shah, Kaizen partners with local, state, and federal agencies to give residents consumer-grade digital experiences - from reserving a campsite to renewing a license - while restoring public trust in government services.
Anand Kulkarni is the CEO and co-founder of CoreStory, a Berkeley-based AI company that decodes legacy enterprise codebases - turning decades-old COBOL and other ancient software into living, queryable specifications. A Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and NSF PhD fellow out of UC Berkeley, he previously co-founded LeadGenius (Y Combinator S11) and built Crowdbotics into a platform serving Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies. In October 2025, CoreStory raised a $32 million Series A to modernize the world's mission-critical legacy software.