Occlum
The problem
- Banning AI does not work - usage goes underground
- Leaving it open means being left without control
- “What left the company yesterday?” - nobody can answer
The solution
- On the device - Sees any AI tool
- Occlusion - The confidential part is masked, the request still works
- Policy - The company's own rules
- Audit - Provable to the regulator
Founders
A founder who started Occlum alone at 17 and brought it to an investment-ready state in six months: designed the product himself, built it himself. Has worked with AI for 4 years and with building and selling web products for 3 years. Has been selling his own products since the age of 14.
Achievements
- 5 district and 1 regional wins in Russian-language national olympiads
- Muay Thai champion of Uzbekistan, lightweight, 2019
- Memorised the entire Quran between the ages of 11 and 16
- Founded his school's first coding club and taught 65+ students
- Selected as one of five AI startups representing Uzbekistan at the Tashkent International Investment Forum 2026
Products built
Sold his first software product at 14 - a Telegram bot, to around 30 customers.
In 2025, when paper-based IELTS exams were discontinued in Uzbekistan, built a computer-delivered test prep platform and grew it to 2,000+ active users.
Built and sold web products for local businesses on the Kwork freelance platform for 3 years.
Earned ~$7,000 from his own work while still at school.
Education
Presidential specialised school - admitted to his district's school in its first intake with the third-best result. Graduated this year with a perfect score, was selected as the best student and received a national honours diploma.
Admitted to five foreign universities, three of them on the world Top-200 list. Offered a $170,000 scholarship in the US - turned all of it down, choosing to stay in Uzbekistan and build this project.















