Repello’s journey from IIT Roorkee to defending Fortune 500 companies showcases how Indian startups are leading the charge in AI-powered threat mitigation.
What is the news?
- Repello has raised $1.2 million in seed funding, with Venture Highway, Pi Ventures, and Entrepreneur First participating in the round, along with angel investors including Meta board member Charles Songhurst, Sarvam AI CEO Vivek Raghavan, and others.
- Founded in 2024 by IIT Roorkee alumni Aryaman Behera and Naman Mishra, the startup operates with engineering, product, and R&D teams based in Bengaluru, while sales and marketing verticals are in San Francisco.
- Repello’s flagship product ARTEMIS runs millions of automated adversarial tests across text, image, and audio to deliver mitigation strategies, while Repello Guard provides runtime security for AI applications, detecting threats like unsafe output and system prompt leaks.
Why is it interesting?
- The global validation is impressive; they’re already serving companies in India, Fortune 500 firms, and expanding across North America and the Middle East markets. Their dual-geography model with Indian engineering excellence driving global market penetration is a blueprint for AI security startups.
- Repello’s belief in proactive cybersecurity rather than reactive measures positions them perfectly for the evolving AI landscape, where traditional security approaches fall short. This is Indian innovation solving tomorrow’s global security challenges today.
Read more: AI security startup Repello AI raises $1.2 million from Venture Highway, Pi Ventures, others