E163 Leif-Nissen Lundbaek, CEO and Founder of Xayn

Today's guest is Leif-Nissen Lundbaek, CEO and Founder of Xayn in Berlin. Founded in 2017, Xayn is a privacy-protecting search alternative that enables users to gain back control over search algorithms and provides them with a smooth user experience. Using the latest AI technology made in Europe, it ushers in a new generation of user-friendly privacy tech – making privacy available for everyone.

Xayn combines, for the first time, privacy with individualised, preference-driven personalisation to provide relevant search results without the expense of the human right to privacy. Their open-source framework for federated analytics and learning, XayNet, is the basis of the privacy-protecting personalised search engine Xayn. They believe that all technological innovations should guard the democratic values we live every day.

In the show, Leif-Nissen will share with you:

How Xayn came about,

The importance of understanding the problem you are solving,

Challenges they are solving within Data Privacy,

How they use XayNet to build their flagship app,

The advantages of using Federated Machine Learning and AI on the Edge,

Transitioning from research into a product-based company,

& Providing safe and personalised search results for consumers