Exaforce, an AI startup that detects and responds to cyberattacks in real time, announced in May 2026 that it has raised a $125 million Series B round, valuing the three-year-old company at $725 million. Investors in the round include HarbourVest, Peak XV, Mayfield, Khosla Ventures, and Seligman Ventures.
The funding follows a $75 million Series A raised just one year prior, bringing Exaforce’s total capital raised to $200 million. Co-founder and CEO Ankur Singla described the company’s core mission as straightforward: “Apply AI to catch and stop threats as they happen. It’s a very simple mandate, but it’s very complex to execute.”
Exaforce’s platform uses AI agents called “Exabots” to automate security operations and reduce manual workloads by as much as 90%, according to the company. The tool is designed to address a persistent challenge for security teams: the overwhelming volume of alerts, most of which are false positives. “A security operations person gets hundreds of alerts. How do you know what is a real, high-priority alert?” said Umesh Padval, a managing partner at Seligman Ventures.
The company recently introduced a feature called “vibe hunting,” which allows security teams to query the platform using plain-language questions to investigate potential threats. Singla offered an example: “Did we get any new attacks from Iran?”
Exaforce brought its product to market in the fourth quarter of last year after two years of testing with design partners. It currently counts 20 customers, including Replit and Guardant Health, and Singla expects that number to reach 40 to 50 by the end of 2026.
The company operates in a competitive market that includes startups 7ai, Dropzone AI, and Prophet Security, as well as established players Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike. The new funding suggests investors see significant opportunity in AI-powered security operations, a segment where demand may be accelerating alongside a rise in high-profile cyberattacks.
Source: TechCrunch