AegisAI, a cybersecurity startup founded by former Google Safe Browsing and reCAPTCHA leaders Cy Khormaee and Ryan Luo, announced its public launch and $13 million seed funding round on September 10, 2025. Led by Accel and Foundation Capital, the funding will accelerate development of its AI-driven email security platform, which autonomously neutralizes phishing, malware, and Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks while reducing false positives by up to 90%.
AegisAI launches with $13M seed funding from Accel and Foundation Capital.
Founded by ex-Google experts Cy Khormaee and Ryan Luo.
Uses autonomous AI agents to combat phishing, malware, and BEC attacks.
Reduces false positives by up to 90% compared to traditional solutions.
Integrates with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace via API.
Proven in fintech and tech pilots, enhancing threat detection and efficiency.
With over 90% of cyberattacks starting with phishing emails, and LLM-generated phishing messages achieving a 54% click-through rate compared to 12% for human-written ones, traditional rule-based systems struggle to keep up. AegisAI’s platform counters these threats with an orchestrated network of real-time AI agents that inspect and neutralize emails without relying on static rules or extensive user training. “We’ve spent almost a decade each protecting billions of users at Google, we’ve seen firsthand how enterprise email defenses are falling behind,” said Cy Khormaee, CEO of AegisAI. “This leaves security leaders without the tools they need to defend their organizations.”
AegisAI’s platform offers:
Autonomous Threat Detection: Analyzes links, attachments, metadata, QR codes, and behavioral patterns in real time.
Intelligent False Positive Suppression: Achieves up to 90% reduction in false positives, ensuring legitimate emails reach inboxes.
Zero-Configuration Operation: Requires minimal SOC setup for autonomous response and policy enforcement.
Security-First Design: Built with enterprise-grade encryption and data minimization principles.
The platform integrates seamlessly with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace via API, learning from real-world adversarial behavior to share threat intelligence across organizations.
Pilot customers, including Mesh and Lokker, have praised AegisAI’s effectiveness. “Aegis is the first solution that truly changes the game,” said Bam Azizi, CEO of Mesh. “They stopped attackers in their tracks without my team wasting time managing rules.” Ian Cohen, CEO of Lokker, added, “Aegis enabled us to see and stop threats without our team manually hunting them down.” Investor Eric Wolford from Accel noted, “Cy and Ryan were that right team. They are both AI-native and have spent an enormous amount of time in email security at Google.”
The $13 million funding will support product development, engineering team expansion, and go-to-market efforts. By addressing the exploitation of trusted platforms like Salesforce and Google, AegisAI offers a paradigm shift in email security, reducing operational burdens for security teams.
AegisAI pioneers next-generation email security with autonomous AI agents that detect and respond to threats without human intervention. Founded by former Google engineers with expertise in large-scale threat detection, AegisAI delivers simplified, accurate protection against phishing, malware, and social engineering attacks.
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