StrongestLayer, a cybersecurity company specializing in AI-driven email security and human risk solutions, has launched after raising $5.2 million in seed funding led by Sorenson Capital, with additional contributions from Recall Capital.
With the rise of accessible generative AI tools, cybercriminals can easily create sophisticated spear-phishing campaigns. To counter these threats, StrongestLayer has developed the first LLM-native cybersecurity platform that utilizes advanced reasoning and intent analysis, rather than traditional pattern matching. This platform helps train employees to recognize and report suspicious emails.
Founded by cybersecurity experts Muhammad Rizwan, Joshua Bass, and Alan LeFort, StrongestLayer’s proprietary “TRACE” (Threat Reasoning AI Correlation Engine) mimics the cognitive abilities of over 1,000 security analysts to detect AI-generated attacks. Additionally, it can identify and shut down fraudulent websites quickly, having detected 3.9 million fake company sites in the past year.
KEY QUOTES:
“We’re witnessing an irreversible transformation in the threat landscape. Security experts predict that by 2026-2027, AI-generated attacks will become the dominant form of email threats, growing from today’s small percentage to over 20% of all attacks. When sophisticated threats that once required nation-state capabilities can now be created by anyone with AI tools, pattern-matching systems don’t just become ineffective—they become obsolete. Our LLM-native approach isn’t just catching today’s threats—it’s architected for the AI-orchestrated threat landscape that is here and growing.”
Alan LeFort, CEO and Co-Founder of StrongestLayer
“Traditional email security was built for a world where attackers needed technical skills to craft convincing phishing emails. Now that AI can generate personalized, sophisticated attacks at scale, we need a fundamentally different approach. Alan and his team have deep experience with the limitations of pattern-based detection, and their LLM-native platform is the first solution we’ve encountered that can truly reason through malicious intent, like a human analyst, but with the speed and scale of a superpowered machine.”
Ken Elefant, Partner at Sorenson Capital
“The email security market is massive, but dominated by legacy platforms that weren’t built for this AI-driven threat landscape. Alan, Riz, Josh, and the StrongestLayer team deeply understand where the gaps are—and they’re taking a fresh, LLM-native approach that’s exactly what this market needs right now.”
Somrat Niyogi, General Partner at Recall Capital
