Top 9 cybersecurity startups from the Disrupt Startup Battlefield

Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest attracts thousands of applicants. We count the programs so far Top 200 competitorsand among them, the top 20 compete on the main stage to become the winner, taking part in the Startup Battlefield Cup with a cash prize of $100,000. But the rest of the 180 have all confused us and in their groups and competed in their competitions.

Here’s the full list of cybersecurity Startup Battlefield 200 nominees, along with a note on why they made it to the competition.

AIM Intelligence

What it does: AIM provides enterprise cybersecurity products that protect against new AI tools and use AI in that defense.

Why is it interesting: AIM uses AI to perform penetration tests for AI-enhanced attacks and protect AI-based enterprise systems with customized backups, and provides an AI-based security planning tool.

Corgia

What it does: Corgea is an AI-powered enterprise security tool that can scan for errors and find broken code that is designed to implement security measures such as user authentication.

Why it matters: The product allows the creation of AI agents that can protect code and work in, say, any known language and their libraries.

CyDeploy

What it does: CyDeploy provides a security tool that automates the discovery and mapping of all applications and devices on the network.

Why it matters: Once the asset is captured, the product creates a digital twin for sandbox testing and allows security agencies to use AI to re-engineer other security measures.

Pegen

What it does: Cyntegra offers a hardware-plus-software solution that prevents ransomware attacks.

Why it matters: By shutting down the system’s security systems, ransomware will not succeed. It can restore operating systems, programs, data, and passwords in minutes after an attack.

HACKERverse

What it does: HACKERverse products use autonomous AI agents to deploy known criminals against a company’s security “on the remote battlefield.”

Why it matters: This tool tests and verifies that vendor security tools actually work as advertised.

Mill Pond Survey

What it does: Mill Pond detects and protects unmanaged AI.

Why it matters: As employees adopt AI to assist them in their work, this tool can identify AI tools that are accessing sensitive information or creating security issues within the organization.

Polygraph AI

What it does: Polygraf AI provides small language versions optimized for cyber security purposes.

Why it matters: Businesses use Polygraf’s models to enforce compliance, protect data, detect unauthorized use of AI, and perform deep visualization, among other examples.

TruSource

What it does: TruSources can recognize deep AI content, be it audio, video, images.

Why it matters: This technology can work in real time in areas like identity verification, age verification, and fraud prevention.

ZEST Security

What it does: An AI-powered enterprise security platform that helps infosec teams identify and address cloud security issues.

Why it matters: Zest enables organizations to proactively track and mitigate known but persistent threats by unifying cloud and application risk management.