AI infrastructure

Capitol AI

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Founded 2021Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

Capitol AI is building a sovereign operating system for intelligence, designed for regulated, high-stakes institutions such as professional services firms, financial services, and government agencies. These organizations are overwhelmed by data and experimenting with generic AI tools that lack auditability, repeatability, and secure deployment. As a result, critical decisions are increasingly shaped by systems they do not fully control.

Capitol runs entirely inside enterprise infrastructure and transforms proprietary data into structured, decision-grade artifacts such as due diligence reports, regulatory documentation, and executive intelligence. The platform is model-agnostic, fully auditable, and operates with no data egress, giving institutions durable control over their data, workflows, and standards.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
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Product & workflow

Capitol connects the sources your teams already use, then prepares the data, governs access, and preserves lineage before it enters a workflow.

Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-23

Founders & team

Shaun Modi

Founder/CEO

Shaun Modi is the founder and CEO of Capitol AI, an infinitely smart research assistant that instantly generates high-quality content from your documents. One of the founding designers of Airbnb, Shaun has been named one of Business Insider’s Top 75 Designers in Technology. Shaun has designed software products for technology giants, the government, and its agencies, including Google, the White House, DoD, NASA, CDC, and Motorola. At Airbnb, Shaun worked side by side with CEO Brian Chesky.

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Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15

thomas hallaran

Founder/CTO

Software engineer and technical manager with a product mindset. Two decades of experience, including IC and Director positions in academia, venture backed startups, and the US Federal Government.

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Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
11team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

Founded 2021 · Source

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Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedWashington, DC, USA
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Maturity: Not assessed · 3 of 6 areas documented

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