Announcing o11's backing from Y Combinator.
Enterprise Security & AI: Why Local-First Matters for Finance
The biggest barrier to AI adoption in Finance isn’t capability—it’s Security.
No Compliance Officer at a major bank or PE firm is going to approve a tool that sends unencrypted deal data to a public cloud model. This is where the “Generic Chatbots” fail the enterprise test.
The Problem with Cloud-Only AI
When you use a standard web-based AI slide generator, your data travels:
- From your computer
- To the tool’s servers
- To an LLM provider (like OpenAI or Anthropic)
- Back through the chain.
Every step is a potential point of failure for sensitive, non-public information (MNPI).
o11 Solution: Local-First Processing
o11 was built with Financial Compliance in mind. While we leverage the power of advanced models, we prioritize Local-First processing and secure, ephemeral connections.
1. Zero-Retention Policy
o11 doesn’t “train” on your data. Your proprietary slide masters, financial models, and memos remain yours. Our enterprise tier ensures that no data is stored on external servers beyond the immediate execution of a task.
2. Natively Integrated, Not Browser-Leaked
Because o11 operates inside your firewall-protected PowerPoint and Excel applications, it respects your existing enterprise security protocols. If a document is restricted in SharePoint, o11 respects that restriction.
3. Audit Trails
For large organizations, o11 provides comprehensive logs of how AI is being used, ensuring that every generated slide can be traced back to its data source for internal audits.
Conclusion
You shouldn’t have to choose between productivity and security. With o11, you get the cutting edge of AI wrapped in the safety of your existing enterprise stack.
