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The Rise of Straiker: Founder's Story

Read the origins of Straiker. Discover how our founders united builders and defenders to secure AI agents and define the future of cybersecurity.

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April 18, 2025

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Who Founded Straiker? The Origin of Agentic AI Security

Securing AI applications and agents is the new cybersecurity frontier in a world rapidly shifting toward AI-powered everything. The Rise of Straiker: Founder's Story unveils how a team of builders, hackers, and defenders came together to secure the future of intelligent systems—told through the lens of the co-founders Ankur Shah and Sreenath Kurupati.

Securing AI applications and agents is the new cybersecurity frontier in a world rapidly shifting toward AI-powered everything. The Rise of Straiker: Founder's Story unveils how a team of builders, hackers, and defenders came together to secure the future of intelligent systems—told through the lens of the co-founders Ankur Shah and Sreenath Kurupati.

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