- AegisAI uses autonomous AI agents to detect phishing, malware, and email threats in real time.
- Former Google security leaders bring a decade of expertise in defending billions of users.
- Setup is fast, reduces false positives by 90%, and protects Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 users.
As AI-powered cyberattacks surge, former Google security leaders have launched AegisAI, a cutting-edge email security startup designed to stop phishing, malware, and business email compromise before they hit inboxes. The company emerges from stealth with $13 million in seed funding co-led by Accel and Foundation Capital.
AI-Powered Security in the Age of Phishing
According to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), over 90% of cyberattacks start with phishing emails. A 2024 CrowdStrike study revealed that AI-generated phishing emails have a 54% click-through rate, far surpassing 12% for human-written messages.
To tackle this growing threat, AegisAI leverages a network of autonomous AI agents that analyze every email component—attachments, links, QR codes, metadata, and behavioral patterns—in real time. Unlike traditional rule-based email security, AegisAI’s agents continuously self-tune to detect evolving attacks.
Expertise from Google Fuels Innovation
Founded by Cy Khormaee and Ryan Luo, veterans of Google Safe Browsing and reCAPTCHA teams, AegisAI benefits from a decade of hands-on experience defending billions of users and millions of websites. Khormaee emphasized, “What we know from building these tools at Google is what all the things are about an email you need to analyze… all the nasty stuff adversaries do that we’ve seen over 10 years of playing chess with these adversaries.”
The startup’s reasoning agents, each a specialized LLM, collaborate autonomously. Once a threat is identified, the orchestrating agent coordinates with “buddy” agents to analyze and deliver a verdict, significantly reducing false positives by up to 90%.
Easy Deployment and Industry Adoption
AegisAI integrates quickly with Google Workspace or Microsoft 365, taking under five minutes to set up via API. After a brief analysis and read-only evaluation period, the system activates full threat quarantine. The startup is piloting its technology with U.S. and European clients, including Lokker and Mesh Connect, and currently operates with a six-person team.
With the new funding, AegisAI plans to expand its technical team and scale its market presence, aiming to stay ahead of increasingly sophisticated cyber adversaries.
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As phishing attacks evolve and AI-generated threats rise, AegisAI represents a new frontier in autonomous email security, combining real-time analysis, Google-grade expertise, and minimal setup to safeguard organizations before threats reach inboxes.
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