The people building it.
An early company is mostly its people. We would rather tell you exactly who, than describe a capacity we do not have.
A veteran’s mission, run by people who have built companies before.
Connor Balcerzak, an Army veteran, founded Auctoritas Intelligence and is its President. Ali Haseeb and Diego Gomez run the business: an operator who builds markets, raises capital and assembles teams, and a software and AI architect who ships production systems.
Connor Balcerzak
Army veteran, and the founder and President of Auctoritas Intelligence, Inc. Having served in the military, he understands the importance of protecting lives, securing critical information, and making decisions where precision and speed matter.
In his words
My mission is to help advance artificial intelligence as a force for global progress, security, and human advancement.
I see AI as both an emerging economic sector and a transformative technology capable of addressing some of the world’s most complex challenges. From helping save soldiers’ lives on the battlefield and strengthening cybersecurity to improving healthcare, agriculture, transportation, and public safety, AI has the potential to make critical systems faster, more precise, more effective, and more resilient.
At Auctoritas Intelligence, we aim to develop and advance responsible AI-driven defense, cybersecurity, and intelligence capabilities that protect people, safeguard data, and strengthen national security while contributing to a safer, more efficient, and more prosperous future for society.
Track record, before Auctoritas
- $81MCapital raisedAli Haseeb
- 20+ yrsIT and software architectureDiego Gomez
- $10M+Revenue generated onlineAli Haseeb
- 45+Summits and investor eventsAli Haseeb
- 60Largest team ledAli Haseeb
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Ali Haseeb
Operator and growth executive working where marketing, capital and technology meet. Raised in Houston, the son of immigrant parents and the first in his family to attend college.
Capital and revenue
- $81M in capital raised across private equity and capital-raising engagements.
- $10M+ generated online through webinars and information products, including a $3.5M single day.
- Built and exited his marketing company in 2021.
- Web3: launched 6 NFT projects, advised on 10 more, close to $10M in NFT sales.
Operations and leadership
- Led teams of up to 60 across multiple clients, teams and departments.
- Former Chief Operating Officer of Earn Protect Grow: operations, sales infrastructure and automation systems.
- Fractional COO and CMO for founder-led companies: operating systems, offer design, sales enablement and team structure.
- Creator of The VA Formula, a system for hiring, training and leading remote teams.
Network and influence
- 45+ masterminds, summits and investor events produced; network of 1,000+ investors and attendees.
- Co-founder, The Circle Syndicate, a global network of founders and business leaders.
- Best-selling author: Create Your Frequency (2020) and The Alchemy of Adversity (2026). TEDx speaker; 200,000+ social following.
Diego Fernando Gomez
Software architect and AI systems engineer. Builds working systems and hands them over running, from network and cloud infrastructure through to the AI layer on top.
Engineering
- 20+ years in IT, software architecture and full-stack development.
- 5+ years building production AI: custom GPTs, multi-agent workflows, LLM integrations and automation pipelines.
- Network and cloud: production network engineering; cloud architecture across AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.
- Replaces fragmented software stacks with AI-native systems designed for the environment they run in.
Products and platforms
- Chief Technology Officer, CalledIt, a prediction markets application.
- Lead architect, Cortx, an AI-agent-native project management platform for teams running people and AI agents together.
- Automation and CRM infrastructure for Earn Protect Grow, including agent workflows and sales systems.
- Custom AI systems shipped for agencies, coaches, local service businesses and seven-figure operators.
Education
- BBA in Cyber Security, University of Texas at San Antonio.
Federal AI programs stall in three places.
Diego closes the first. Ali closes the other two.
- 01The system does not run where the mission is.Diego closes this one, with deep infrastructure and AI engineering: network and cloud first, the AI layer on top.
- 02Nobody can carry it through contracting.Ali closes this one, with partnership and teaming relationships and the operating discipline to run a proposal pipeline at scale.
- 03The money runs out between prototype and production.Ali closes this one too, with a capital network built across private equity and investor events.
They have built companies together before.
Three ventures the two founders built side by side, each with the same split of work.
SamurAI Studio
AI consulting and build firm. Diego leads technical delivery; Ali leads pricing, sales and channel partnerships.
Cortx
AI-native project management software, designed, scoped and built by the two founders alone.
CalledIt
Prediction markets app. Diego as CTO on the build; Ali on go-to-market and product strategy.
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An early company is mostly its people. We would rather tell you exactly who, than describe a capacity we do not have.
The people who join now shape what the company becomes.
We are early, which means they shape it rather than inherit it. If that is interesting, the contact form reaches us directly.