This week, Tuskira, our portfolio company, reached a major milestone: launching its groundbreaking AI-powered security platform with a $28.5M funding round. This marks the beginning of an exciting journey with CEO Piyush Sharrma and his co-founders Om Moonchadani, and Vipul Parmar.

TUSKIRA FOUNDERS (FROM LEFT: VIPUL PARMAR, PIYUSH SHARRMA, OM Moonchadani

At Rain Capital, we are thrilled to support Tuskira’s mission to reshape how enterprises approach threat defense.

Tackling Today’s Cybersecurity Challenges

With attackers weaponizing Generative AI to exploit vulnerabilities in hours, the traditional patch-and-respond model is no longer sufficient. At the same time, security teams are overwhelmed by siloed tools, bloated dashboards, and an onslaught of threats, all without the context necessary to act decisively and timely.

Tuskira’s Agentic AI Security Mesh changes this dynamic by integrating data from over 150 data sources to create a unified, preemptive defense strategy. Unlike traditional aggregation technology, Tuskira validates exploitability in real time, simulates attack pathways, and automates security control assessments and mitigation to continuously strengthen defenses against evolving threats.

What Sets Tuskira Apart?

Tuskira is not just another player in the growing field of AI cybersecurity, it’s one of the first platforms to truly operationalize AI for cyber defense at scale. Where others focus on detection alone, Tuskira delivers real-time validation of exploitable threats, determines real risk levels from context, and executes proactive mitigation. Its patented AI-driven exposure management technology ensures that defenses are unified and continuously optimized, turning reactive strategies into synchronized, preemptive operations.

In addition, Tuskira is not just a thin wrapper on a third-party LLM, like many of the AI-enabled applications out there today. Rather, the team there is developing its own AI infra backend and data advantages. We are incredibly excited about the potential of the technology and its impact on Cybersecurity.

Backed by Experience and Vision

Tuskira’s founding team is no stranger to innovation in cybersecurity. With over 25 patents and successful exits, including Accurics' acquisition by Tenable, the team brings decades of expertise in building scalable, enterprise-grade solutions. Their experience spans pivotal technologies like vulnerability management (VM), endpoint detection and response (EDR), and cloud-native application protection platforms (CNAPP).

I have known Piyush and some of his co-founders for a few years now, and I had the privilege of watching them navigate startup challenges with clarity, resilience, and passion. Witnessing their growth as founders and the impact of their work reinforced my belief in their ability to lead with conviction. It was clear that investing in their company wasn’t just a financial decision—it was a commitment to supporting a team and a leader whose vision has the potential to redefine our industry.

Rain Capital couldn’t be more excited to partner with Tuskira as they lead the charge into the future of AI-driven cyber defense.

Congratulations to the Tuskira team! The future of cybersecurity starts here.

Tuskira Launches to Transform Cyber Defense with AI