Tim Michaud

Tim Michaud is the co-founder of Kashikoi, an artificial intelligence security and benchmarking startup based in San Francisco, California. Prior to launching the company in 2025, he developed automated red teaming tools and security guardrails at Moveworks, an enterprise AI platform now integrated with ServiceNow. During his tenure there, Michaud secured more than 250 enterprise AI agents that shipped daily and successfully identified critical vulnerabilities within OpenAI's GPT-4 language models. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology from Abilene Christian University and has published independent security research detailing vulnerabilities he discovered in Apple's macOS and iOS operating systems. Alongside co-founder Aaksha Meghawat, Michaud is currently focused on scaling Kashikoi through the Y Combinator X25 batch by developing advanced simulation engines to evaluate, benchmark, and secure multi-turn generative AI agents for enterprise applications.