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Akto

Akto

Private
San Francisco, CaliforniaCybersecurityhttps://www.akto.io/

Last Round

Seed

Nov 3, 2022

Total Funding Raised

$4.5M

Momentum

Top 5%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Akto is a cybersecurity company that provides an AI-powered platform for API security, agentic AI security, and automated vulnerability testing.

Sector

Cybersecurity

Verticals

Application Security, API Management, Cloud Security, Vulnerability Management

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Usage-Based SaaS, Freemium, Subscription SaaS

AI Layer

Infrastructure

Keywords

API securityAPI security testingAPI discoveryshadow API detectionAI agent securityapplication securityAppSecCI/CD securityvulnerability managementLLM securityAI guardrailsAPI security platformDevSecOpssoftware development lifecycleSDLCusage-based SaaS

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Levo.ai
91%
APIsec
88%
42Crunch
86%

Akto Funding Rounds

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RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
SeedNov 3, 2022

Key People

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Ankush Jain

Co-Founder CTO

Founding Team

ANKITA GUPTA

Co-Founder and CEO

Founding Team

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Akto investors
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  • Apr 23, 2026

    Expanded AI Agent Security capabilities through new collaboration.

  • Apr 23, 2026

    Expanded AI Agent Security capabilities through new collaboration.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Employee Range30
Year Founded2021
Last FundingNov 3, 2022

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