AI security startup Repello has raised $1.2 million in seed funding with Venture Highway, Pi Ventures, and others participating.
Repello aims to defend generative AI systems by simulating real-world attacks to identify vulnerabilities and provide mitigation steps.
Founded in 2024 by Aryaman Behera and Naman Mishra, Repello is based in Bengaluru for engineering, product, and R&D, with sales and marketing in San Francisco.
The funding will be used to enhance product development, expand red teaming and threat intelligence capabilities, and scale go-to-market efforts.
Repello focuses on proactive cybersecurity measures and offensive security to address vulnerabilities in the evolving AI landscape.
Their flagship product is ARTEMIS, an Automated Red Teaming Engine for adversarial testing across text, image, and audio.
Repello Guard provides threat monitoring and guardrails for AI applications, detecting AI-specific threats like unsafe output and system prompt leaks.
Behera notes that cybersecurity is a cat and mouse game with the need to learn from attacker techniques to develop defense strategies.
Repello's solutions are utilized by companies in India, Fortune 500, and global clients in the Middle East, with North America being a significant market due to high AI adoption.