Echo, a startup building enterprise-grade software infrastructure, raised $15 million in Seed funding led by Notable Capital and Hyperwise Ventures, with SVCI support. Using AI, Echo eliminates vulnerabilities in container base images—the foundation of applications. This funding supports its growth after successful implementations.
With AI enabling rapid code development, the attack surface for vulnerabilities is expanding. Vulnerability exploitation has increased 34% this year, with a 61% rise in discovered vulnerabilities. Echo provides container images free of vulnerabilities by design.
AI agents analyze, build, and patch standard open source images to create clean images with a smaller attack surface. Echo also accelerates FedRAMP compliance with ready-to-deploy, FIPS-validated images, allowing seamless integration without switching operating software.
Founded by Eilon Elhadad and Eylam Milner, former Argon creators, Echo is redefining secure infrastructure.
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“Echo was born out of a broken system. Today’s tools chase and prioritize vulnerabilities rather than solve the root of the problem. Our clean images enable companies to build on secure infrastructure, and our AI agents make sure it stays that way. We’ve reduced remediation timelines from an industry average of 120 days to just 24 hours – a transformative turnaround that’s reflected in customers’ existing scanners and CNAPPs.”
Eilon Elhadad, Co-Founder and CEO
“Vulnerability management is a $17 billion industry. By offering secure-by-design infrastructure, it could unlock billions annually – not to mention the downstream cost savings of preventing potential breaches. Echo gives businesses the luxury of not worrying about how to manage vulnerabilities,” said Nathan Shuchman, Managing Partner at Hyperwise Ventures.
Oren Yunger, Managing Partner at Notable Capital
“Echo’s product is a game changer for us. The vulnerability-free container base images have immediately cut our patching workload, saving us significant time and money.”
Scott Roberts, CISO of UiPath
