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INNOVATION: JOSEPH ZAKI

FOUNDER, CEO, LOKO AI

WHY: Oscar-winning Hollywood video editor who was appalled by Las Vegas Route 91 concert shooting in 2017. Started his own company, now based in Irvine, to combine newest in video and artificial intelligence to provide better security for corporations.

IN THE NEWS: In July, signed first West Coast customer, Yusen Terminals LLC at Port of Los Angeles.

QUOTABLE: “There’s no blueprint to build a company like this. Once I figured out no one else has thought about this, I was willing to take the risk. If you get it right, you get everything right.”

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