Corma Announces $60M Seed Round Led by Sequoia
Startup launches with Sequoia backing to build AI models for defensive cybersecurity.
Alon Pluda posted that Corma is launching and raising a $60M seed round led by Sequoia. The company builds foundation models toward superintelligence for defensive cybersecurity. Pluda stated that general AI improves faster at offensive security than at cyber defense. Sequoia partners Sonya Huang and Shaun Maguire replied to the post, as did investors Tal Broda and Dan Roberts. Comments described the effort as ahead on agentic cyber defense and noted that the project is now out of stealth.
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Alon Pluda@AlonPludaToday we are announcing Corma, and our $60M seed round led by @sequoia. @CormaAI is building foundation models toward superintelligence for defensive cybersecurity. We do that because general AI is becoming exponentially more capable in offensive security, while it hasn't been…
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TB Tal Broda@talbrodaHard to imagine a more important time to build this. @AlonPluda and the @CormaAI team are well ahead of the market on agentic cyber defense. Proud to be an investor, and excited to see this come out of stealth!
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SM Shaun Maguire@shaunmmaguire@talbroda @AlonPluda @CormaAI LETS GO!
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DR Dan Roberts@danintheoryThis could not have come at a better time…
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SM Shaun Maguire@shaunmmaguireFrom secret message boards To cancelling gym appointments To jailbreaking onto the open internet If the last few weeks taught us anything, it's that security is the next frontier of AI @CormaAI is on the bleeding edge here, and it's finally out of stealth You will hear A…
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