The cybersecurity industry is broadening its use of AI significantly to help defend communities, governments and users against potential threats.
The cybersecurity industry is broadening its use of AI significantly to help defend communities, governments and users against potential threats.
Recognising the importance of this technology, Google has recently announced the third cohort for its Google for Startups Growth Academy: AI for Cybersecurity programme. These startups will receive Google mentorship, training and resources to help them further scale their AI-powered solutions.
Learn more about the 2025 Growth Academy: AI for Cybersecurity cohort below:
Steryon: Cyber resilience and risk management platform Steryon helps organisations better understand and manage cyber risks within their operational technology envrionments.
Averlon: This cloud security startup uses AI to find and prioritise risks, respond to incidents and help businesses scale.
Qualifire: By evaluating LLM-based applications in real time, Qualifire ensures safety, reliability and compliance.
DeepTrust: Founded with a mission to protect human authenticity, DeepTrust helps protect against deepfakes and social engineering with real-time identification and training.
Moxso: By using AI to automate phishing simulations and training, Moxso is helping to build a strong culture of security.
CounterCraft: Using a fake network environment, CounterCraft lures away potential cyber risks and provides real time threat intelligence.
Wodan AI: Offering data security and privacy for AI-focused fintech organisations, Wodan AI empowers users to build and deploy AI solutions with confidence.
Equixly: Application security startup Equixly provides API penetration testing that focuses on finding and managing critical security risks.
IT-Harvest: By providing a platform for researching cybersecurity vendors and products, IT-Harvest is making it easier to identify prospective investments, partners and acquisitions.
System Two Security: AI-powered cybersecurity platform System Two Security automates threat detection and response.
Qalea: The only combined protection and compliance platform on the market, Qalea uses AI automation to simplify security management.
XFA: Device security solution XFA seamlessly identifies devices used in an organisation, informs users about potential risks and verifies compliance.
ESProfiler: With its innovative platform, ESProfiler is helping optimise security investments and maximise product adoption.
Mitigant: Continuous security verification platform Mitigant provides comprehensive security for cloud-native infrastructure.
Cerby: By connecting apps to existing security systems, Cerby eliminates manual workarounds and improves security compliance.
Secretarium: Next-gen solutionist ecosystem Secretarium provides a secure and auditable environment for running applications with sensitive data.
Learn more about Google’s Startups Growth Academy here.
Source: Google
