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KaiKai says it is an agentic AI platform built to fight AI-enabled attacks.kai.securityMate SecurityMate Security is a Tel Aviv-based company that sells an AI SOC platform: software agents that investigate, hunt and respond to security alerts for enterprise security teams.mate.securityReliaQuestReliaQuest sells GreyMatter, an agentic AI security operations platform that detects threats, investigates alerts and automates response across an organization's technology stack.reliaquest.comTorqTorq offers the Torq AI SOC Platform.torq.io
What it sells
  • Kai Autonomous Defense Platform[4]An agentic AI platform that replaces fragmented tools and silos. It auto-remediates exposures end to end at machine speed.
  • Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM)[7]Runs all five CTEM phases and adds two more. Work is scoped to business applications and units.
  • Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management[9]Resolves the accountable owner for assets. Surfaces assets that endpoint tooling has marked unmanaged.
  • AI-Enabled Cyber Attacks (Mythos)[10]Checks which vulnerabilities are reachable and exploitable, and deploys detection rules while remediation is underway.
  • Agentic Threat HuntingRuns continuous automated hunts for threats across connected security tools using AI agents.
  • Agentic Detection EngineeringUses AI agents to write and tune detection rules based on organizational context.
  • Agentic InvestigationAI agents carry out full security alert investigations from start to finish.
  • Contextual Incident ResponseAI agents take response actions against security incidents informed by contextual data.
  • Security Context GraphA data model that maps an organization's environment for AI agents to reason over.
  • Gamebooks[4]Adaptive workflow logic intended to replace static security operations playbooks.
  • GreyMatter[1][2]An agentic AI security operations platform that detects, investigates and responds to threats across an organization's technology stack.
  • Attack Surface and Exposure Management[2]Monitors an organization's internet-facing assets and exposures to help prevent attacks before they occur.
  • Dark Web and Digital Risk Protection[2]Monitors activity beyond the network perimeter, including the dark web, for threats to the organization.
  • Mobile App[2]A mobile application that lets security teams respond to threats detected by GreyMatter from their phones.
  • SOAR & Automation[2]Automation and orchestration tooling that runs security operations playbooks across connected tools.
  • Universal Translator[2]A patented component of GreyMatter that normalizes telemetry fields across different technology sources.
  • Torq AI SOC Platform[4]Agentic AI that acts across triage, investigation, and response.
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Headquarters
San Jose, United StatesNot stated on its pagesNot stated on its pagesTel Aviv, Israel[3]
Founded
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Ownership and funding
Privately held[5]Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pagesPrivately held[4]
Named customers
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  • Bridgewater Associates[2]
  • Lead Bank[2]
  • Merlin Entertainments[2]
  • OCBC[2]
  • AlphaSense[2]
  • Applied Systems[2]
  • Demandbase[2]
  • Water-IT[2]
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Recent news
  • March 10, 2026Kai emerged from stealth with $125 million in funding, led by Evolution Equity Partners with participation from N47 and strategic investors.[11]
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Who it fits
From its own pages, the company sells mainly to enterprises. A blog post on its site says it has delivered autonomous security work for enterprises across multiple verticals. Its detection phase names SIEM, EDR, and XDR as the places where it deploys rules. It also says humans control the boundary between autonomous action and human review.Not written yetNot written yetFrom its own pages, the company sells to security teams. Its menus name Financial Services, Public Sector and Healthcare as industries. They also name Security Operations, Cloud & Application Security and IT Operations as teams. A separate entry is called Torq for MSSPs/MDRs, and the homepage links to a customer story about Valvoline.
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September 27, 2026October 29, 2026November 6, 2026September 27, 2026

About Kai

Kai says it is an agentic AI platform built to fight AI-enabled attacks. It says the platform replaces fragmented tools and silos and auto-remediates exposures end to end at machine speed. The platform page describes one platform across cyber asset management, exposure management, detection intelligence, and remediation. A company blog post says Kai has delivered autonomous security work across multiple use cases for Fortune 500 and Global 1000 enterprises across multiple verticals.[1][4][6][9][10]

The home page says the AI-native Kai Autonomous Defense Platform sees every exposure, proves what represents real risk, and remediates everything at machine speed. It also says humans control the boundary between autonomous action and human review. Kai's Continuous Threat Exposure Management solution runs all five CTEM phases, then adds two more. Auto-remediation is phase six, where once a fix is assigned Kai takes immediate action instead of letting it wait in a queue. Detection is phase seven, where Kai analyzes existing detection coverage, generates validated detection rules, and deploys them automatically across SIEM, EDR, and XDR.[1][4][7]

Kai says it emerged from stealth with $125 million in funding. A company blog post says it generated seven figures in bookings.[1][2][6][7][9][10]

Kai on the record

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Kai full record

  1. [1]kai.securityKai · kai.security · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Kai emerges from stealth with 125m powering machine speed defense to outpace ai enabled adversaries 302708978Kai via PR Newswire · prnewswire.co.uk · published March 10, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]kai.securityKai Cyber Inc. · kai.security · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Kai Autonomous Defense Platform | End-to-End Agentic Risk ReductionKai · undated page, accessed October 26, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]PlatformKai · undated page, accessed October 26, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]We Aren’t Building a Better Tool. We’re Rebuilding Security. | Kai AI-Native Autonomous Defense PlatformKai · published March 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Continuous Threat Exposure Management | Solutions at KaiKai · undated page, accessed October 26, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Our Story & Manifesto | Kai Agentic AI PlatformKai · undated page, accessed October 26, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Cyber Asset Attack Surface ManagementKai · undated page, accessed October 26, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Mythos | Solutions at KaiKai · undated page, accessed October 26, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Kai Emerges from Stealth with $125M, Powering Machine-Speed Defense to Outpace AI-Enabled AdversariesKai · published March 10, 2026 · Tier A

Mate Security full record

  1. [1]ControlsMate Security · trust.mate.security · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]mate.securityMate Security · mate.security · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]PlatformMate Security · mate.security · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]GamebooksMate Security · mate.security · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Mate emerges from stealth mode with 15 5 million in seed fundingSecurityWeek · securityweek.com · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier B
  6. [6]Ryb30q8bgeCTech · calcalistech.com · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier B
  7. [7]Mate launches with 15 5m seed to transform security operationsInsight Partners · insightpartners.com · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Mate security now available on aws marketplaceMate Security · mate.security · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Mate security selected for the 2026 crowdstrike aws nvidia cybersecurity startup acceleratorMate Security · mate.security · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A

ReliaQuest full record

  1. [1]Reliaquest launches first autonomous self learning ai agent for security operationsReliaQuest · reliaquest.com · published September 26, 2024 · Tier A
  2. [2]reliaquest.comReliaQuest · reliaquest.com · undated page, accessed November 6, 2026 · Tier A

Torq full record

  1. [1]Torq seriesdTorq · torq.io · published January 12, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]CompanyTorq · torq.io · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Security startup torq raises cash at 1 2 billion valuationBloomberg · bloomberg.com · published January 11, 2026 · Tier B
  4. [4]Torq AI SOC Platform | AI Agents and Agentic SecOpsTorq · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Torq Skull Hoodie – Torq MerchTorq · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A

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