# He Turned $25K Into $1.9M, Lost It, Then Built AI That Protects Your Data | Yagub Rahimov

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Podcast: [Localization Fireside Chat](https://stenobird.com/podcast/localization-fireside-chat-6037984)
Published: 2026-06-17T12:48:45+00:00
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Yagub Rahimov, Founder and CEO of Polygraf AI, joins Robin Ayoub to unpack a career that spans trading fortunes won and lost, a fintech media exit, and now a mission to make AI trustworthy. Polygraf builds small, local, explainable AI that protects organizations from data leakage, deepfakes, and shadow AI risk, recently winning Best in Show at SXSW and closing a 9.5 million dollar seed round.

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