We're expanding to San Francisco

NEKOD began in Amsterdam in late 2024, and later opened the second office in Tirana, Albania, where the development team is situated. Now, we are expanding to San Francisco to stay close to the fastest moving AI-native ecosystem. In the Bay Area, platforms like Replit, Vercel, Cursor, and emerging LLM ops stacks ship new capabilities that builders adopt almost immediately, creating governance implications within days.

By being in the same timezone, at the same meetups, visiting their offices and in direct contact with these platform teams, NEKOD ensures its risk engine, compliance workflows, and integrations evolve in lockstep with the tools, not months behind them.

Speed as a Requirement

San Francisco’s AI-native companies iterate on product in days rather than weeks. For a governance platform, that pace is not optional, it is the baseline. NEKOD’s 360° assessment is designed to keep up with how quickly builders ship, so checks remain relevant as platforms update and new patterns of risk emerge.

Proximity to the source enables:

• Faster iteration on compliance workflows
• Rapid updates to risk scoring models
• Deeper, more timely platform integrations

Serving US Enterprises

US enterprises, especially in fintech and other regulated sectors, are moving quickly to formalize governance for AI-generated and vibe-coded applications. Conversations at the Plug&Play winter summit and through their accelerator network have highlighted a clear need: a structured way to assess, and promote AI-built apps across the organization.

Global / Local Strategy: Amsterdam, Tirana, and San Francisco

NEKOD now operates with 3 hubs globally:

• Amsterdam: European base with deep expertise in GDPR, DORA, and the EU AI Act, anchoring NEKOD’s regulatory and compliance capabilities for the EU. It is where we are founded and the main ecosystem where we play part.
• San Francisco: Acceleration hub focused on strengthening design partnerships with AI platforms and expanding integrations to cover the tools builders actually use. This move comes thanks to Plug&Play as our backer.
• Tirana: This upcoming tech hub, with direct ties to our team as we speak the same language. Our engineering team is unbeatable on delivering on best standards and hustling through the AI movement.

TLDR;

• NEKOD expanded to San Francisco in October 2025 to be closer to the AI platforms driving vibe coding.
• Proximity to Replit, Vercel, Cursor, and LLM ops teams enables faster, more responsive product iteration.
• US enterprises in regulated industries are formalizing AI app governance, and NEKOD is positioning to serve this demand.
• Amsterdam remains NEKOD’s European home for GDPR, DORA, and EU AI Act expertise, while San Francisco is where NEKOD accelerates.

Building with AI tools and need governance that keeps up with your shipping velocity? Book a Consultation to see how NEKOD’s 360° assessment fits your stack.