In this episode of The Future of Business Podcast, host Jay Dhillon sits down with Anuscha Iqbal, co-founder of Qanooni AI.
After co-founding and successfully exiting her fintech business to Zip in a $20M deal, Anuscha set her sights on legal tech, one of the most risk-averse, highly regulated industries in the world. Today, Qanooni AI empowers law firms across 11 countries by embedding AI directly into Microsoft Word and Outlook while guaranteeing strict zero-retention data security.
What you will learn in this episode:
🔹 The $20M Exit & Pivoting to AI: Moving from a 100 person fintech business to building a hyper-lean AI startup.
🔹 Overcoming Enterprise Security Roadblocks: How Qanooni AI earned the trust of corporate lawyers using stateless models that protect client data.
🔹 Eliminating AI Hallucinations: Why grounding AI models in authoritative, citation-backed databases is essential for high-stakes decisions.
🔹 The 12-Person Scaling Advantage: How small, AI-first teams are outperforming traditional enterprise tech workforces.
🔹 Future-Proofing White-Collar Jobs: Critical skills the next generation needs to succeed in an AI-driven workforce.
If you are a business founder, executive navigating enterprise AI adoption, or interested in the future of work, this conversation delivers actionable insights from the frontlines of tech innovation.
🌐 Company Website: Qanooni AI
💼 Connect with Anuscha Iqbal: Anuscha Iqbal on LinkedIn
🎙️ Hosted by: Jay Dhillon
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