Straiker AI
The Agentic Security Company
About Straiker AI
Straiker is an AI-native cybersecurity company focused on protecting enterprise AI applications and autonomous AI agents throughout their lifecycle. Its platform combines Discover AI for agent discovery and governance, Ascend AI for continuous adversarial testing, and Defend AI for runtime protection against threats such as prompt injection, tool misuse, memory poisoning, privilege escalation, and agent hijacking.
The platform integrates with popular enterprise AI ecosystems including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, AWS Bedrock, Azure AI Foundry, GitHub, Slack, Gmail, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) environments, giving security teams visibility into both sanctioned and shadow AI agents.
Within its first year of commercial operations, Straiker reported securing global enterprises and leading frontier AI labs across financial services, healthcare, consumer technology, and high-tech industries. The company has signed multiple six-figure and seven-figure enterprise contracts while positioning itself as one of the earliest companies dedicated exclusively to agentic AI security.
Its rapid growth has also earned industry recognition, including selection as a sample vendor in multiple 2026 Gartner Hype Cycle reports for Agentic AI Security and inclusion in the 2026 CB Insights AI 100 list of the world’s most innovative AI startups.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does Straiker do?
Straiker is an AI-native cybersecurity company that discovers, tests, and protects enterprise AI agents and AI applications from prompt injection, tool misuse, data leakage, and runtime attacks.
Who founded Straiker?
Straiker was founded by Ankur Shah, former SVP and GM of Prisma Cloud at Palo Alto Networks, and Sreenath Kurupati, former VP of AI, Data Science and Security Research at Akamai and founder of Cyberfend.
When was Straiker founded?
Straiker was founded in 2024 and officially emerged from stealth in March 2025.
How much funding has Straiker raised?
As of June 2026, Straiker has raised a total of $85 million across Seed and Series A funding rounds.
What is Straiker's valuation?
Straiker has not publicly disclosed its valuation following either its Seed or Series A funding rounds.
Who are Straiker's investors?
Straiker is backed by Marathon Management Partners, Citi Ventures, Illuminate Financial, Workday Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Bain Capital Ventures.
