CrowdStrike announced the 36 startups selected for the second annual AWS and CrowdStrike Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator, which was organized in collaboration with the NVIDIA Inception program for startups. This program powers the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud security startups across the U.S., Israel, and Europe.
AWS, CrowdStrike, and NVIDIA Inception will provide the startups with mentorship, technical expertise, funding, and go-to-market opportunities to accelerate innovation for cybersecurity’s next disruptors.
This free eight-week program will include access to top cybersecurity investors and enablement sessions. And the program will culminate in a live Demo Day at the RSA Conference 2025 in San Francisco, where an expert panel will select an innovation award winner, with potential to receive funding from CrowdStrike’s strategic investment vehicle, the CrowdStrike Falcon Fund.
The 2025 cohort (stealth companies not included):
— Agency
— Alto Intelligence
— Andromeda Security
— Arcanna.ai
— Backline AI
— Blackwell Security
— BreezyAI
— Bricklayer AI
— Build38
— CopperHelm
— Daylight Security
— Gomboc.ai
— Hopper
— Kenzo Security
— KeyCaliber
— Lumida
— MagicMirror
— NeroSwarm
— Orion
— Pillar Security
— Quilr
— Rad Security
— Rig Security
— RiskHorizon AI
— Rocksteady
— SaiFlow
— Senteon
— Shift Security
— Swif.ai
— Terra Security
— Twine Security
— Validia.ai
— Valkyrie
— WitnessAI
KEY QUOTES:
“CrowdStrike revolutionized cybersecurity by bringing AI to the cloud, and now we’re extending that innovation by empowering the next wave of AI and cloud security startups. Together with AWS and NVIDIA Inception, we’re combining industry-leading expertise, services and infrastructure across cybersecurity, cloud and AI to equip the next generation of disruptors with the technology, mentorship and resources they need to build and scale transformative security solutions.”
– Daniel Bernard, chief business officer at CrowdStrike
“The AWS and CrowdStrike Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator continues to help new waves of innovators leverage AWS’s advanced generative AI services and secure cloud infrastructure to address critical security challenges. By combining AWS’s advanced AI and cloud services, plus NVIDIA Inception and CrowdStrike’s cybersecurity and AI domain expertise, we’re fostering an environment where these companies can rapidly develop and deploy cutting-edge solutions to help shape the future of digital security.”
– Chris Grusz, managing director, technology partnerships at AWS
