Why We Invested: AiStrike
January 2026
Deepthi Madhava
Security Operations Centers (SOCs) are the nerve centers of modern enterprises, responsible for monitoring threats, responding to incidents, and protecting critical infrastructure. But today, most SOC teams are overwhelmed. Alert volumes are exploding, tools are fragmented, and there aren’t enough skilled analysts to keep up. The result is operational fatigue, slower response times, and growing risk.
Despite heavy investment in security tools, many SOC teams remain stuck reacting to alerts rather than reducing real risk. Existing systems generate excessive noise, driving up costs and burning out analysts. Even newer “AI SOC” tools often focus only on triage, without addressing the root causes of alert overload or risk. The result is more tools, modest efficiency gains, and security operations that remain reactive by design.
AiStrike exists to change that. AiStrike was founded in 2024 by the team behind Securonix, one of the top five venture-backed security companies, to build an AI-native security operations platform that helps teams move from reactive defense to proactive control. Instead of simply adding yet another point solution to an already crowded stack, the company is rethinking how modern SOCs should work. Its AI agents orchestrate machine learning algorithms, knowledge graphs, and generative AI to mirror how experienced security professionals’ reason about threats. The result is a system that analyzes exposure, detects risk, prioritizes what matters most, and helps resolve issues automatically.
We were introduced to AiStrike through another venture firm, and what immediately stood out was the credibility the team had earned with real buyers. CISOs told us the product felt grounded in operational reality - not theoretical or flashy but built by people who truly understand the day-to-day pressure of running security at scale. That credibility translated into early traction. In under a year, the company fully bootstrapped signed customers ranging from government agencies to small and global enterprises.
Customers who evaluated AiStrike against multiple other AI SOC tools consistently pointed to tangible ROI: fewer alerts, reduced manual effort, and stronger utilization of their existing security stack.
CEO Nitin Agale and CTO Harsh Patwardhan bring decades of shared experience in enterprise security, having previously built and scaled the core platform at Securonix from ground up. Together, they combine go-to-market insight with deep technical leadership. They impressed us as calm, deliberate builders whose steady week-over-week execution gives us confidence this is not just a strong product, but a durable company in the making. Harsh splits his time between Portland and London. Sam Davis, VP of Channel is also based in Oregon.
Security operations has a long history of strategic consolidation, with larger platforms consistently acquiring automation and orchestration capabilities to strengthen their defenses. As AI becomes central to how security teams operate, we expect this trend to accelerate and AiStrike is positioning itself squarely at the center of that shift.
We’re excited to partner with the AiStrike team as they help redefine how security operations will work in the AI era. Explore more on AiStrike here.
