Matters.AI raises $4.7M seed funding for AI-native data security

Matters.AI, an AI-native data security startup, has raised ₹55 crore (≈ US $6.25 million) to accelerate its flagship product: a system that can think ahead to stop data leaks before they happen. Unlike traditional tools that flag incidents after the fact, this “AI Security Engineer” uses semantic graphs and predictive intelligence to understand context, data movement, and intent. The funding will support R&D, expansion to the U.S., and compliance with India’s upcoming Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) regulation, especially in highly regulated sectors. #AINews #matters #skillcursor

AI-native data security startup Matters.AI has raised ₹55 crore in a funding round co-led by Kalaari Capital and Endiya Partners, with additional participation from Better Capital, Carya Venture Partners, and several prominent cybersecurity angel investors. The new funding will be directed toward advancing R&D in predictive detection, expanding go-to-market operations in India and the United States, and strengthening engineering and customer success teams focused on regulated industries under India’s DPDP framework. Positioning itself at the intersection of artificial intelligence and #cybersecurity, Matters.AI aims to address one of the industry’s most persistent challenges — the growing complexity of securing data in an AI-driven world. Its platform leverages reasoning-based intelligence to detect, predict, and #autonomously respond to potential misuse across hybrid environments. https://lnkd.in/g4NFfnPF

**🚀 When AI Security Meets €30M in Funding - The Enterprise AI Revolution is Here!** While everyone debates AI adoption, smart money is betting on the companies solving the real problem: how to use AI safely at scale. • **#Nexos.ai just closed a €30M Series A** - The Lithuanian startup from #NordSecurity co-founders is building the "Switzerland for LLMs" - a secure gateway between employees and AI tools that prevents data leaks while maintaining productivity gains • **From stealth to €350M valuation in months** - Led by Index Ventures and Evantic Capital, this funding round shows investors are hungry for enterprise AI security solutions that actually work • **Real traction, real results** - Already processing 50-60 demo calls weekly with customers including Bulgarian fintech unicorn Payhawk, proving enterprises desperately need secure AI adoption frameworks • **The timing is perfect** - With 95% of enterprise AI projects failing to reach production, #Nexos.ai's platform addresses the core barrier: security and governance concerns that keep boards awake at night • **AI-native architecture advantage** - Unlike legacy systems trying to bolt on AI features, Nexos built their entire stack from the ground up for the AI era, enabling 2-3 day deployments vs months with traditional solutions The biggest corporate data leak is happening right now as employees upload sensitive info to LLMs. Smart enterprises are realizing they need a secure bridge, not a ban. What's your take - will AI security platforms become the new must-have enterprise infrastructure? 🤔 If you are interested in UK specific AI connections and events, please subscribe to this chat group https://lnkd.in/erbc4Ux2 #AI #GenAI #EnterpriseAI #AIAdoption #Cybersecurity #Startups #VentureCapital #TechNews #Innovation #DataSecurity #Lithuania #IndexVentures #Evantic

AI doesn’t kill jobs, centralized AI kills competition The narrative is that AI wipes out workers But the deeper truth? Centralized AI wipes out opportunity 90% of CIOs said that managing cost limits their ability to get value from AI for their enterprise (Gartner) Gatekeepers are controlling the pipelines Here’s what it creates: - Startups shut out before they can innovate - Researchers are forced to rent access instead of experimenting freely - A handful of giants dictating the pace of “progress” Centralization that kills competition, and with it, the future of shared innovation Decentralization flips the script: lower barriers, shared infrastructure, and collective ownership So the question is: Do we want AI to disrupt industries, or to monopolize them? #AI #Decentralization #Innovation #Web3 #FutureOfWork #MokshyaProtocol #Cybersecurity

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱: Matters.AI 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿 India has given the world rockets that reach Mars, payment systems that move billions, and software that powers global enterprises. Now, it’s giving the world something new — an AI Security Engineer built in Bharat, for the world. Today, Matters.AI announced a ₹55 crore funding round, co-led by Kalaari Capital and Endiya Partners, with participation from Better Capital and Carya Venture Partners. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰? Because this isn’t just another security dashboard or alerting tool. It’s a self-learning AI layer that thinks like a human engineer — understanding what your data means, who’s accessing it, and why. It brings together five fragmented categories into one intelligent platform: 1️⃣ DSPM Visibility 2️⃣ Real-time DLP 3️⃣ Insider Risk 4️⃣ Data Detection & Response (DDR) 5️⃣ Database Activity Monitoring (DAM) All unified to predict misuse before it happens. “The world doesn’t need another dashboard screaming alerts. It needs an engineer who understands context." > Keshava Murthy 𝘊𝘰-𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 & 𝘊𝘌𝘖, Matters.AI This marks the beginning of a new era in data protection - where Bharat doesn’t just secure its data, it secures the world’s data. 👉 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/gZfkDVE8 Matters.AI | Harsh Sahu | Dhiraj Khare | Sateesh Andra 🌍 #BuiltInBharat #MadeForTheWorld #MattersAI #AI #CyberSecurity #DataSecurity #AIEngineer #Innovation #BharatTech #FundingNews

European AI Rising Star Nexos.ai Raises €30 Million to Drive Secure Enterprise AI Adoption Lithuanian startup Nexos.ai, founded by the team behind cybersecurity unicorn Nord Security, has secured a €30 million Series A (about $35 million) at a €300 million valuation. The platform aims to help enterprises adopt AI tools securely by acting as a middle layer between employees and generative model, providing an “AI Workspace” for users and an “AI Gateway” for developers, with access to over 200 models under one governance and compliance umbrella. #TOAINews2025 #NexosAI #EnterpriseAI #SecureAI #AIAdoption #EuropeanTech #StartupFunding #GenerativeAI #TechInfrastructure #AIGovernance

Matters.AI, an AI-native data security firm from Bharat, has raised INR 55 Crore to develop the AI Security Engineer, a self-learning system that predicts and autonomously responds to sensitive data misuse across various environments. The latest funding round was co-led by Kalaari Capital and Endiya Partners, following prior backing from Better Capital and Carya Venture Partners. The funding aims to enhance R&D in predictive detection and expand operations in India and the US. Matters.AI addresses modern security challenges where 90% of sensitive data eludes visibility, complicating threat detection and response. The system employs semantic graphs and predictive models to offer full-stack visibility, facilitating data tracing, lineage tracking, and hybrid deployments. With the DPDP Act establishing new accountability standards, Matters.AI delivers necessary clarity on sensitive data movement. CEO Keshava Murthy emphasizes the need for intelligent machines over traditional alert systems, while CTO Harsh Sahu notes the system's ability to emulate human reasoning. The product aims to unify visibility and enforcement, helping organizations prevent data exfiltration efficiently. As privacy regulations tighten and AI use grows, Matters.AI seeks to be the control layer for intelligent data protection. . . #OverNexus #startupnews #MattersAI #SeedFunding #AISecurity #BharatInnovation #TechInvestment

🚀 Matters.AI Raises ₹55 Cr to Build Self-Learning ‘AI Security Engineer’ 🧠🔐 AI-native data security startup Matters.AI has secured ₹55 crore in funding to develop a groundbreaking new category in enterprise defense — the “AI Security Engineer”. 💰 Funding Breakdown: - ₹42 Cr Seed Round co-led by Kalaari Capital & Endiya Partners - ₹13 Cr Pre-Seed led by Better Capital & Carya Venture Partners - Participation from top cybersecurity angels 🛡️ What is an AI Security Engineer? A self-learning system that autonomously detects, predicts, and mitigates data risks across cloud, SaaS, and on-prem environments — without relying on traditional alert dashboards. 🧠 Key Features: - Learns like a human engineer - Uses semantic graphs & predictive models - Understands data behavior, intent & context - Moves from reactive alerts to autonomous prevention 🌍 Why it matters: With over 90% of enterprise data invisible to security teams, Matters.AI aims to unify visibility and protection — especially critical under India’s Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act. 📈 What’s next? The funds will accelerate R&D in predictive detection, expand go-to-market efforts in India & the US, and scale engineering & customer success teams for regulated sectors. 🗣️ “The world doesn’t need another dashboard screaming alerts; it needs a system that can think.” – Keshava Murthy, Co-founder & CEO #superintelligencenews #superintelligencenewsletter #AI #CyberSecurity #DataProtection #EnterpriseSecurity #StartupFunding #IndiaTech #CloudSecurity #SaaSSecurity #DPDPAct

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Excited to share that we’ve invested in Matters.AI, a cybersecurity startup building an AI Security Engineer for the GenAI era. As enterprises race to embrace #GenAI, their security teams are swamped - too many alerts, too many tools, and too little visibility. Matters.AI takes a fresh approach - a unified, intelligent, and context-aware platform that brings together data posture, loss prevention, insider risk, and detection & response. It actually understands what data means and how it’s being used. Think of it as a teammate that autonomously detects, mitigates, and prevents risks like data leaks or insider misuse, while ensuring compliance across #DPDP, #GDPR, #CCPA, and other global frameworks. As Gartner notes, “unease over data accuracy, privacy, and compliance remains a key barrier to GenAI adoption.” Matters.AI bridges that gap, giving enterprises real-time visibility and control over sensitive data across #cloud, #SaaS, endpoints, and #AI tools. We’re co-leading this round with Kalaari Capital and backing Keshava Murthy, Harsh Sahu, and Dhiraj Khare, who are taking an ambitious, AI-native approach to data security. Their focus on predictive detection, intelligent automation, and customer empathy makes them stand out. At Endiya Partners, we love working with founders who don’t just solve today’s problems, they’re building for the risks of tomorrow. Anvesh Ramineni Srinivas Archit Vadali https://lnkd.in/egwCCMjK