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Straiker raises $64M in Series A funding led by Marathon Management, aiming to enhance its AI security platform and expand commercial reach.

PRIVATEJun 29, 2026•about 1 month ago

Amount Raised

$64 Million

Round Type

Series A

SunnyvaleArtificial IntelligenceMachine Learning

Investors

LightspeedBain Capital VenturesWorkday VenturesIlluminate FinancialCiti VenturesMarathon Management Partners

Description

Straiker, based in Mountain View, CA, raised $64M in Series A funding, bringing total financing to $85M. The round was led by Marathon Management Partners and includes support from several venture firms. The company plans to enhance its security capabilities and fund its STAR Labs division. Co-founders Ankur Shah and Sreenath Kurupati lead the development of an innovative AI-native security engine.

Company Information

Company

Straiker

Location

Sunnyvale, California, United States

About

Straiker provides unmatched real-time protection for AI applications and agents with an AI-native security solution. The advanced AI engine employs a medley of finely tuned models to deliver precise, lightning-fast results. The proprietary models are trained with intelligence from its AI Security Research Team (STAR) and reasoning across every layer of AI apps and agents to ensure complete protection.

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