awards and recognition

At The Hacker News Cybersecurity Stars Awards 2026, Straiker took two of the program's top honors: Best Cybersecurity Startup and Best AI Security Testing Platform for Ascend AI. The first recognizes how fast Straiker built the agentic AI security category; the second, the depth of its continuous AI red teaming. Two wins, one thesis validated.

Intellyx, the enterprise-tech analyst firm, reserves its Digital Innovator Award for vendors that clear a rigorous analyst briefing and earn coverage as one of the most disruptive forces in their market. Straiker made the 2026 class for redefining how enterprises secure agentic AI.

Each year, CB Insights selects the 100 most promising private AI companies from a field of more than 40,000 — weighing market traction, investor strength, and momentum. Straiker was named in the model and agent security category, marking agentic AI security as essential infrastructure for the AI era.

Now in its 29th year, the SC Awards honor the leaders and solutions delivering measurable security outcomes, judged by an independent panel of practitioners. Straiker co-founder and CEO Ankur Shah was named Security Executive of the Year for advancing cloud and AI security — and building the teams behind it.

The 2026 visionaries are recognized for their innovation in securing agentic AI and protecting the autonomous enterprise against machine-speed threats. By identifying industry-leading solutions across diverse security verticals, EMA provides attendees with a comprehensive roadmap to the most significant technological advancements showcased at the Moscone Center.

Produced by Fortune with Lightspeed Venture Partners, the Cyber 60 ranks the most promising venture-backed cybersecurity startups yet to exit. Straiker earned a place among the early-stage honorees for the second year running — a signal of durable momentum in securing agentic AI.