# Episode 56: From Bristol to the Bay: AI-Powered DLP solutions that really work with Parvez Alam Kazi Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/909exec-7089471/episode-56-from-bristol-to-the-bay-ai-powered-dlp-solutions-that-really-work-with-parvez-alam-kazi Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/909exec-7089471/episode-56-from-bristol-to-the-bay-ai-powered-dlp-solutions-that-really-work-with-parvez-alam-kazi.md Podcast: [909Exec](https://stenobird.com/podcast/909exec-7089471) Published: 2026-03-02T18:38:06+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/909exec-podcast/episodes/Episode-56-From-Bristol-to-the-Bay-AI-Powered-DLP-solutions-that-really-work-with-Parvez-Alam-Kazi-e3fr8d2 Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/faf7fd28/podcast/play/116285282/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-2%2F419143319-44100-2-1383ca303a6af.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/909exec-7089471/episodes/episode-56-from-bristol-to-the-bay-ai-powered-dlp-solutions-that-really-work-with-parvez-alam-kazi Duration seconds: 2144 ## Resource Join Den Jones as he sits down with Parvez Alam Kazi, co-founder of Fortyx Security, who's tackling the notorious failure of traditional data loss prevention with AI-powered email security. From the UK startup scene to breaking into US markets, Parvez shares candid insights about first-time founder challenges, the reality of fundraising, and why the DLP industry desperately needs a revolution. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: - From Operator to Founder Parvez shares his journey from Morgan Stanley to machine learning to leading security at startups Key quote: "The human layer is always the one that is the most exposed" - UK Startup Scene Reality Discussion of UK tech hubs beyond London, including Bristol's aerospace and defense legacy Key quote: "Most of the money is around London... but there's a big bubbling tech scene in other parts of the UK" - The DLP Problem That Won't Die Fortix's pivot to email data loss protection and why traditional DLP has failed Key quote: "Email security is all about phishing, social engineering, business email compromise, but data loss protection... there's not much" - The Million Dollar DLP Failure Den's critique of the DLP market and its operational costs Key quote: "You can spend millions, multimillion... and then at the end of it, the ability for a bad actor or an employee to make a mistake... we still aren't solving the basics" - AI Agents as Human Email Reviewers How Fortix uses AI to emulate human decision-making in email review Key quote: "Imagine if you're a large bank and you're sending out millions of emails every day, we can spin up five million AI agents, behave like humans" - Fundraising: Relationship Over Pitch Lessons learned about building investor relationships vs. pitching Key quote:… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/909exec-7089471/episodes/episode-56-from-bristol-to-the-bay-ai-powered-dlp-solutions-that-really-work-with-parvez-alam-kazi/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/909exec-7089471/episode-56-from-bristol-to-the-bay-ai-powered-dlp-solutions-that-really-work-with-parvez-alam-kazi.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.