Top 47 Startups developing AI for Security
Apr 23, 2025 | By Siddhant Patel | 29 |
These startup use machine learning and computer vision to automate video surveillance systems, monitor dangerous equipment, check person background, protect IT networks against cyber attacks.
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Country: UK | Funding: $60M
Cynomi addresses a critical gap in mid-market cyber protection - creating and executing a cyber and compliance strategy. It uses AI technology to emulate a human CISO and automate previously manual operations.
Cynomi addresses a critical gap in mid-market cyber protection - creating and executing a cyber and compliance strategy. It uses AI technology to emulate a human CISO and automate previously manual operations.
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Country: China | Funding: $2.9B
SenseTime develops face recognition technology that can be applied to payment and picture analysis, which could be used, for instance, on bank card verification and security systems.
SenseTime develops face recognition technology that can be applied to payment and picture analysis, which could be used, for instance, on bank card verification and security systems.
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Country: USA | Funding: $1.3B
Shield AI works with the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, and other federal, state, and local departments and agencies to deliver next generation intelligence, reconnaissance, and surveillance systems. Shield AI’s first product, Nova, is a Hivemind-powered drone that searches buildings while simultaneously streaming video and generating maps.
Shield AI works with the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, and other federal, state, and local departments and agencies to deliver next generation intelligence, reconnaissance, and surveillance systems. Shield AI’s first product, Nova, is a Hivemind-powered drone that searches buildings while simultaneously streaming video and generating maps.
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Country: USA | Funding: $1.1B
Dataminr is an artificial intelligence platform for real-time event and risk detection.
Dataminr is an artificial intelligence platform for real-time event and risk detection.
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Country: USA | Funding: $696.5M
SentinelOne delivers autonomous AI-based endpoint protection that successfully prevents, detects and responds to attacks across all major vectors.
SentinelOne delivers autonomous AI-based endpoint protection that successfully prevents, detects and responds to attacks across all major vectors.
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Country: USA | Funding: $534M
Abnormal Security is an email security company that protects enterprises and organizations from targeted email attacks.
Abnormal Security is an email security company that protects enterprises and organizations from targeted email attacks.
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Country: USA | Funding: $444.3M
Verkada is an IoT platform that combines plug-and-play security cameras with intelligent, cloud-based software.
Verkada is an IoT platform that combines plug-and-play security cameras with intelligent, cloud-based software.
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Country: USA | Funding: $156M
SECURITI.ai is the leader in AI-Powered PrivacyOps, that helps automate all major functions needed for privacy compliance in one place.
SECURITI.ai is the leader in AI-Powered PrivacyOps, that helps automate all major functions needed for privacy compliance in one place.
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Country: UK | Funding: $132.6M
Creators of Human Layer Security, Tessian empowers people to do their best work, without security getting in the way.
Creators of Human Layer Security, Tessian empowers people to do their best work, without security getting in the way.
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Country: Israel | Funding: $123.7M
Airobotics provides an end-to-end, fully automatic solution for collecting aerial data and gaining invaluable insights. The industrial grade platform is available on-site and on-demand, enabling industrial facilities to access premium aerial data in a faster, safer, more efficient way.
Airobotics provides an end-to-end, fully automatic solution for collecting aerial data and gaining invaluable insights. The industrial grade platform is available on-site and on-demand, enabling industrial facilities to access premium aerial data in a faster, safer, more efficient way.
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Country: USA | Funding: $122.5M
Dtex Systems utilizes user behavior intelligence to help enterprises detect cybersecurity threats without compromising privacy.
Dtex Systems utilizes user behavior intelligence to help enterprises detect cybersecurity threats without compromising privacy.
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Country: Israel | Funding: $118.4M
Hunters.AI is a provider of SaaS-based autonomous threat hunting solution.
Hunters.AI is a provider of SaaS-based autonomous threat hunting solution.
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Country: USA | Funding: $108.5M
Protect AI is building a safer AI Powered World by empowering a community of ML security researchers, finding unique exploits, and providing tools that to reduce risk inherent in MLOps pipelines.
Protect AI is building a safer AI Powered World by empowering a community of ML security researchers, finding unique exploits, and providing tools that to reduce risk inherent in MLOps pipelines.
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Country: Israel | Funding: $109.4M
Cortica has developed autonomous AI that simulates the natural processes of the mammal cortex. Its is used for autonomous vehicles, smart city applications, security cameras, drones, media, robotics, and medical image analysis.
Cortica has developed autonomous AI that simulates the natural processes of the mammal cortex. Its is used for autonomous vehicles, smart city applications, security cameras, drones, media, robotics, and medical image analysis.
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Country: USA | Funding: $108.2M
ComplyAdvantage is the financial industry’s leading source of AI-driven financial crime risk data and detection technology.
ComplyAdvantage is the financial industry’s leading source of AI-driven financial crime risk data and detection technology.
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Country: Israel | Funding: $97.1M
Aurora Labs is focused on detecting and fixing SW bugs using proprietary machine learning, root cause analysis, and remote inspection tools, and closing the loop with OTA delta compression installer for 8-64 bit architecture, Linux, and AutoSar OS.
Aurora Labs is focused on detecting and fixing SW bugs using proprietary machine learning, root cause analysis, and remote inspection tools, and closing the loop with OTA delta compression installer for 8-64 bit architecture, Linux, and AutoSar OS.
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Country: Canada | Funding: $94.1M
Solink is a provider of video security and business analytics solutions for companies. It includes AI-powered threat identification system, enabling it to recognize potential risks like unauthorized access attempts and break-ins.
Solink is a provider of video security and business analytics solutions for companies. It includes AI-powered threat identification system, enabling it to recognize potential risks like unauthorized access attempts and break-ins.
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Country: Ireland | Funding: $88.6M
Everseen uses computer vision to prevent theft at self-checkout counters.
Everseen uses computer vision to prevent theft at self-checkout counters.
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Country: Israel | Funding: $70M
Vdoo provides an end-to-end product security platform for automating all software security tasks throughout the entire product lifecycle, ensuring all findings are prioritized, communicated, and mitigated. Its powerful vertical-agnostic platform serves product security stakeholders and developers in a variety of industries, helping them dramatically reduce cyber security risks while creating new business opportunities.
Vdoo provides an end-to-end product security platform for automating all software security tasks throughout the entire product lifecycle, ensuring all findings are prioritized, communicated, and mitigated. Its powerful vertical-agnostic platform serves product security stakeholders and developers in a variety of industries, helping them dramatically reduce cyber security risks while creating new business opportunities.
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Country: UK | Funding: $70M
iProov develops face authentication technology for online identity verification by global banks and governments.
iProov develops face authentication technology for online identity verification by global banks and governments.