Founder & CEO
Kannan Kanagiah
Product & engineering
Kannan is the founder and CEO of VeriFi AI. He is a software engineer and entrepreneur with a passion for building products that help people live better lives.
About
Building software for the next generation of businesses
We are a technology company focused on building sophisticated software products across AI, blockchain, and financial technology.
We build intelligent financial products and next-generation software powered by AI, blockchain, and modern financial infrastructure.
Our approach combines product strategy, UX/UI, software engineering, AI, blockchain, cloud infrastructure, and data engineering. We work with ambitious companies from early-stage startups to established businesses.
VeriFi AI is not a staffing marketplace and not a generic outsourcing agency. We operate as an engineering partner capable of owning complex product systems—from the first architecture decision through launch and scale.
Who we work with
- Startups turning a sharp idea into a first production system
- Financial companies modernizing products and platforms
- Web3 teams that need an application and operations layer
- Established businesses adding intelligence or new rails
Mission and vision
VeriFi AI is an engineering partner. These two statements decide which work we take and how we judge whether it was worth building.
Mission
What we exist to do
To design and build production-ready software at the intersection of AI, blockchain, and financial infrastructure—so ambitious companies can turn complex ideas into systems that ship, operate, and scale.
Vision
Where we are going
A financial software landscape where intelligence is infrastructure: reliable, transparent, and accountable. The next generation of money products should be engineered with the same rigor as the institutions that depend on them.
The people behind the work
VeriFi AI is led by a small senior team. Each practice has a named owner—so product, AI, blockchain, and fintech decisions stay accountable.
Head of AI / ML
Marcus Chen
Intelligence products
Marcus leads the AI practice. He designs models, retrieval, and agents as product features with evaluation—so intelligence stays usable by the people accountable for the result.
Head of Blockchain
Amira Rahman
Web3 systems
Amira leads blockchain and Web3 work. She separates protocol logic from the product layer so wallets, policy, and operations can be run by a real financial team.
Head of Fintech
Julian Hart
Payments & lending
Julian leads fintech systems—payments, lending, accounts, and risk. He keeps financial workflows explicit so operations, finance, and support can explain what the software did.
Companies we work alongside
Companies we work alongside
Representative marks for the kinds of teams we build with—not a client roster.
Northline
Helios Ledger
Meridian ID
Vellum Data
Orbit Rail
Kite Credit
Harbor Cloud
Lumen Markets
Axiom Clearing
Solace
How we work
Every engagement is a combination of these disciplines. We do not add a technology because it is fashionable.
Product strategy
We start with the business problem, the user, and the constraint set—then choose the architecture.
UX / UI
Complex systems still need interfaces people can complete under pressure, especially around money.
Software engineering
Clear domains, tested services, and codebases another team can operate a year later.
AI
Models, retrieval, and agents are product features with evaluation—not a slide in a proposal.
Blockchain
On-chain systems are used when transparency, settlement, or programmable assets are the point.
Cloud infrastructure
Environments, delivery, and observability designed for production from the first serious build.
Data engineering
Pipelines and models that make financial and operational data usable by both people and machines.
We are a technology company focused on building sophisticated software products across AI, blockchain, and financial technology.
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Share the product, the constraint, and what success looks like. We will respond with a clear approach.