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Corma raises $60M from Sequoia for AI-powered defensive cybersecurity

Tel Aviv and San Francisco startup emerges from stealth with seed funding to build AI models defending against cyberattacks.

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Corma, an AI startup focused on defensive cybersecurity, raised $60 million in a seed round led by Sequoia Capital and exited stealth mode after deploying its first model six weeks ago. The company develops foundation models aimed at countering increasingly capable AI-powered offensive security threats. The funding reflects growing investor interest in AI-driven cybersecurity defenses.

  • Corma exited stealth with $60M Sequoia-led seed round after six weeks of model deployment.
  • Company develops foundation models for defensive AI to counter increasingly capable offensive AI-powered cyberattacks.
  • Tel Aviv and San Francisco-based startup positions itself in growing AI cybersecurity defense market.

How it unfolded

  1. Reaction Founder shares announcement on X

    Corma co-founder Alon Pluda announced the funding on X, positioning the company as building foundation models for superintelligence in defensive cybersecurity to counter increasingly capable offensive AI.

    “Today we are announcing Corma, and our $60M seed round led by @sequoia. @CormaAI is building foundation models toward superintelligence for defensive cybersecurity.”

    Alon Pluda
  2. Report Funding covered widely across tech press

    Multiple tech publications including techmeme, FinSMEs, CTech, and Ventureburn reported on Corma's $60M seed round and emergence from stealth.

  3. Report Corma announces $60M seed funding

    Corma emerged from stealth mode and announced a $60 million seed round led by Sequoia Capital, as reported by Fortune.

  4. 7 weeks quiet
  5. Event Corma deploys first model

    Corma deployed its first AI model for defensive cybersecurity approximately six weeks before the announcement on August 10.

What people are saying verbatim

“Today we are announcing Corma, and our $60M seed round led by @sequoia. @CormaAI is building foundation models toward superintelligence for defensive cybersecurity.”

Alon Pluda, Corma co-founder · X · Aug 10, 10:40 AM

“We do that because general AI is becoming exponentially more capable in offensive security, while it hasn't been [video]”

Alon Pluda, Corma co-founder · X · Aug 10, 10:40 AM