Karl Simon

Co-Founder & CTO

Co-Founder & CTO, Subatomic

Everyone's buying AI. Smart firms are hiring it.

About Karl

Karl Simon – Co-Founder, CTO

Karl Simon is the Co-Founder and CTO of Subatomic, where he envisions and builds an adaptable, scalable AI and data foundation that helps organizations overcome their toughest workflow and capacity challenges. He created the Subatomic platform that unifies enterprise data and embeds AI Co-Workers within the fabric of cross-system data flows — allowing companies to scale without changing tools or redesigning processes.

A longtime engineering and data leader, Karl has modernized analytics and AI platforms and led high-performing teams at Komodo Health, Hudson's Bay Company, Accenture, Genentech, and Oracle. His expertise in data orchestration, AI and machine learning is central to Subatomic's ability to deliver AI that actually works inside the flow of work.

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What Karl Talks About

"AI That Actually Works Where Teams Work"

Why 95% of AI pilots fail — and what the 5% do differently

Hiring AI vs buying AI software

The RIA growth ceiling and the missing middle in wealth management

The frankenstack problem: why your tools don't talk to each other

Data-first AI vs automation on broken systems

The 100,000 advisor shortage and operational leverage

How firms are saving thousands of hours annually using AI Co-Workers

Why workflow-native AI outperforms traditional automation tools

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Subatomic in Action

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Earned Media & Press

Recent coverage and announcements

Funding Announcement — October 2025

BizTimes Milwaukee

"Subatomic raises $7 million to scale agentic AI co-worker agent platform"

Subatomic Press Release

Syndicated via EIN Presswire

Official announcement of seed investment

Credibility Markers

"From AI Pilots to Real Operational Leverage"

$7M Seed Round Closed

October 2025

Backed by Notable Investors

Andy Meyer, Jesse Niederbaumer, Pat Connaughton, Matt Burow, Jeff Billings

Engineering & Data Leadership

Modernized analytics and AI platforms across enterprise organizations

Former Leadership Roles

Komodo Health, Hudson's Bay Company, Accenture, Genentech, Oracle

Builder of Workflow-Native AI

Systems used inside real organizations

Upcoming Launches & News

Subatomic introduces growth engines for RIAs through its AI Co-Workers

Subatomic launches data warehouse and orchestration offering for RIAs starting at $150k

Ongoing Enterprise deployments demonstrating real operational value

"Hiring AI Co-Workers, Not Buying Tools"

Your Next Hire Is Not a Human

Subatomic deploys AI Co-Workers directly inside the tools and workflows teams already use. Instead of adding more software or headcount, Subatomic unifies data across systems so intelligent agents can automate work, surface insights, and drive decisions from day one.

For the cost of one hire, organizations gain an always-on team of AI Co-Workers purpose-built for operations, finance, legal, and client service—delivering immediate capacity gains and scalable performance without growing the team.

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