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RAD Security

RAD Security is a San Francisco-based cloud-native and AI security company, founded in 2021 as KSOC (Kubernetes security) and rebranded in March 2024.

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Total funding $6M📍 San Francisco · Silicon ValleyFounded 2021

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RAD Security is a San Francisco-based cloud-native and AI security company, founded in 2021 as KSOC (Kubernetes security) and rebranded in March 2024. It pairs eBPF-driven runtime behavioral detection with autonomous AI 'RADBots' that triage alerts, investigate threats, generate compliance evidence and automate response, and offers AgentKeeper to secure AI agents and MCPs.

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RAD SecurityBrooke MottaBrooke MottaJimmy MestaJimmy Mesta
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Brooke Motta联合创始人Jimmy Mesta联合创始人

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Accel

22 Security & Compliance deals in the last 24 months · 17 in 硅谷

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Y Combinator

22 Security & Compliance deals in the last 24 months · 20 in 硅谷

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Andreessen Horowitz

18 Security & Compliance deals in the last 24 months · 16 in 硅谷

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Cyberstarts

18 Security & Compliance deals in the last 24 months · 14 in 硅谷

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Greylock Partners

14 Security & Compliance deals in the last 24 months · 12 in 硅谷

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Lightspeed

14 Security & Compliance deals in the last 24 months · 13 in 硅谷

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