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Tenzai vs Terra Security

Tenzai sells an AI agentic penetration testing platform that hacks, exploits and fixes vulnerabilities across enterprise software. Terra Platform™ covers web, API, AI, external network, and internal network pentesting. CISO Tribune files both under Breach simulation and automated pen-testing. This page sets the two records side by side: what each sells, where it is based, who owns and funds it, the customers it names and its recent news, each fact numbered to its source.

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Tenzai vs Terra Security: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
TenzaiTenzai sells an AI agentic penetration testing platform that hacks, exploits and fixes vulnerabilities across enterprise software.tenzai.comTerra SecurityTerra Platform™ covers web, API, AI, external network, and internal network pentesting.terra.security
What it sells
  • Tenzai[1][3][4][5]An AI agentic penetration testing platform for enterprise software. It discovers exploitable attack chains across web app, mobile, AI, external and internal network attack surfaces.
  • Terra Platform™Unifies continuous agentic pentesting across AI systems, network infrastructure, and web apps.
  • Terra Offensive Research Collaboration Hub (TORCH)[3]Lets users work directly with Terra agents and control every step of the process.
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Headquarters
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Founded
2025[2][4][5]Not stated on its pages
Ownership and funding
Privately held[3]Not stated on its pages
Named customers
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Recent news
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  • May 20, 2026Terra Security announced public preview of continuous exploitation validation for network infrastructure, available to all customers within the Terra Platform.[15]
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Who it fits
Its pages describe an application security team that tests APIs reaching PCI-scoped and critical systems. Tenzai is also described as a way for teams to verify scanner and bug-bounty findings and gather evidence for follow-up. Security teams can match sets of frontier and open-weight models to each test type or application risk level.Not written yet
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November 8, 2026November 13, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Breach simulation and automated pen-testing is the primary category of both Tenzai and Terra Security.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Tenzai is also filed under Penetration testing and red team services. Terra Security is also filed under AI model and agent security and API security.
  • Tenzai lists Tenzai. Terra Security lists Terra Platform™ and Terra Offensive Research Collaboration Hub (TORCH).
  • Tenzai was founded in 2025.
  • Tenzai is privately held.

What it sells: Tenzai

What Tenzai does[1][3][4][5]
Tenzai's agents are engineered to learn the business purpose and workflows of applications. Tenzai starts autonomous tests in black, gray or white box modes. Tenzai blocks exploitation with a hardened WAF rule that is validated for the customer's environment, ahead of a permanent fix. Tenzai offers step-by-step guidance, coding-assistant prompts and ticket creation for remediation.

What it sells: Terra Security

What Terra Platform™ does
Terra Platform™ runs continuous, agentic pentesting tied to the CI/CD pipeline. Terra Platform™ covers web, API, AI, external network, and internal network pentesting. Terra Platform™ runs as multi-tenant SaaS, as a single-tenant instance in the customer cloud account, or on the customer hardware.
What Terra Offensive Research Collaboration Hub (TORCH) does[3]
The Terra Offensive Research Collaboration Hub (TORCH) lets users work directly with Terra agents. The Terra Offensive Research Collaboration Hub (TORCH) lets users control every step of the process.

Questions about Tenzai and Terra Security

What do Tenzai and Terra Security sell?
Tenzai sells Tenzai. Terra Security sells Terra Platform™ and Terra Offensive Research Collaboration Hub (TORCH).
Are Tenzai and Terra Security in the same category?
Yes. Breach simulation and automated pen-testing is the primary category of both on CISO Tribune.
When were Tenzai and Terra Security founded?
Tenzai was founded in 2025.
Who owns Tenzai and Terra Security?
Tenzai is privately held.
Who are Tenzai and Terra Security sold to?
Its pages describe an application security team that tests APIs reaching PCI-scoped and critical systems.
What have Tenzai and Terra Security announced recently?
May 20, 2026: Terra Security announced public preview of continuous exploitation validation for network infrastructure, available to all customers within the Terra Platform.

About Tenzai

Tenzai sells an AI agentic penetration testing platform that hacks, exploits and fixes vulnerabilities across enterprise software. Tenzai discovers attack surfaces, chains weaknesses and produces reproducible exploits. Tenzai is an Israeli AI security startup founded in 2025.

Tenzai was founded in 2025 by cybersecurity veterans Pavel Gurvich, Ariel Zeitlin, Ofri Ziv, Itamar Tal and Aner Mazur. Greylock Partners, Battery Ventures and Lux Capital back Tenzai, with Asheem Chandna of Greylock and Scott Tobin of Battery on the board. Tenzai has $75 million in seed funding.[1]

Tenzai's agents are engineered to learn the business purpose and workflows of applications. Tenzai starts autonomous tests in black, gray or white box modes. Tenzai tailors each test to the customer's goals, guidelines and organizational context. Tenzai shows the reasoning, assumptions and evidence gathered at every step of a test. Tenzai applies layered guardrails that enforce scope at the network level and check every action, following the customer's rules of engagement. Tenzai learns the customer's environment and the team's input from past runs. Tenzai finds business logic vulnerabilities and complex attack chains.

Tenzai discovers exploitable attack chains across web app, mobile, AI, external and internal network attack surfaces. For web apps, Tenzai traces attack paths from the browser through server-side logic to the database. For mobile apps, Tenzai tests Android apps on emulated devices to find runtime vulnerabilities. Tenzai applies static analysis to Android and iOS apps to uncover mobile attack surface. Tenzai tests MCP tools for poisoning, unauthorized access and exploitable inputs.

Tenzai looks for exploitable gaps in how APIs handle identities, permissions and multi-step workflows. For external networks, Tenzai continuously tracks internet-facing assets, starting from domains and public IP ranges.

Tenzai blocks exploitation with a hardened WAF rule that is validated for the customer's environment, ahead of a permanent fix. Tenzai offers step-by-step guidance, coding-assistant prompts and ticket creation for remediation. Tenzai guides the permanent fix and re-tests it. Tenzai deploys WAF rule mitigations and guides permanent remediation through security platforms including Akamai Technologies. Tenzai has made a formal expansion into network security.

Tenzai checks every update in an app, and only what has changed, with incremental runs. Tenzai makes scanner and bug-bounty findings actionable by verifying exploitability and gathering evidence for follow-up. Tenzai curates and benchmarks sets of frontier and open-weight models that security teams can match to each test type or application risk level.[1]

Tenzai on the record

Sources

Tenzai full record

  1. [1]Ahead partners with tenzai to strengthen cyber resilience with ai enabled penetration testingTenzai · tenzai.com · published July 23, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]tenzai.comTenzai · tenzai.com · undated page, accessed November 8, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Tenzai: Your ultimate AI hacker teammateTenzai · undated page, accessed November 8, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]About Tenzai | AI Hacker for Autonomous PentestingTenzai · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Tenzai | AI Hacker for EnterpriseTenzai · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A

Terra Security full record

  1. [1]terra.securityTerra Security · terra.security · undated page, accessed November 13, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]terra.securityTerra Security · terra.security · published October 28, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Agentic Offensive Security Platform | Terra SecurityTerra Security · undated page, accessed November 13, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Consolidate Offensive Security Tools | Terra SecurityTerra Security · undated page, accessed November 13, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]End Alert Fatigue | Terra SecurityTerra Security · undated page, accessed November 13, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Continuous Validation | Terra SecurityTerra Security · undated page, accessed November 13, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Reduce Exposure Dwell Time | Terra SecurityTerra Security · undated page, accessed November 13, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Security & AppSec | Terra SecurityTerra Security · undated page, accessed November 13, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Compliance & GRC | Terra SecurityTerra Security · undated page, accessed November 13, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Prove Compliance Continuously | Terra SecurityTerra Security · undated page, accessed November 13, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Replace Legacy Pentests | Terra SecurityTerra Security · undated page, accessed November 13, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Pricing | Terra SecurityTerra Security · undated page, accessed November 13, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]CISOs | Terra SecurityTerra Security · undated page, accessed November 13, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]About | Terra SecurityTerra Security · undated page, accessed November 13, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]Terra Security Launches Network Penetration Testing as the Only Continuous Agentic Platform for Web Apps, AI Systems, and InfrastructureBusiness Wire · published May 20, 2026 · Tier A

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