Operant
Operant AI is a cybersecurity company specializing in runtime AI application defense for live cloud and AI workloads. Their unique 3D Runtime Defense platform provides real-time discovery, detection, and defense across every layer of cloud and AI applications, including APIs, services, and identities beyond firewalls. The platform proactively blocks critical runtime attacks such as data exfiltration, AI supply chain attacks, model theft, and prompt injection while maintaining data privacy with in-line auto-redaction. Operant's solution is Kubernetes-native, enabling seamless security for cloud applications in multi-cloud, hybrid, or self-managed environments. The company is recognized in Gartner's Market Guide for API Threat Protection and has raised Series A funding to expand its runtime application protection platform. Operant's business model is SaaS, offering frictionless security that accelerates AI and cloud application development without compromising security.
Operant
Operant AI is a cybersecurity company specializing in runtime AI application defense for live cloud and AI workloads. Their unique 3D Runtime Defense platform provides real-time discovery, detection, and defense across every layer of cloud and AI applications, including APIs, services, and identities beyond firewalls. The platform proactively blocks critical runtime attacks such as data exfiltration, AI supply chain attacks, model theft, and prompt injection while maintaining data privacy with in-line auto-redaction. Operant's solution is Kubernetes-native, enabling seamless security for cloud applications in multi-cloud, hybrid, or self-managed environments. The company is recognized in Gartner's Market Guide for API Threat Protection and has raised Series A funding to expand its runtime application protection platform. Operant's business model is SaaS, offering frictionless security that accelerates AI and cloud application development without compromising security.
TL;DR
What they do: Runtime AI application defense for cloud-native apps, APIs, models and agents
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
Founders / leadership: Vrajesh Bhavsar (CEO), Priyanka Tembey (CTO), Ashley Roof (COO)
Funding: Series A (Sep 12, 2024); total funding reported $13.0M
Business model: SaaS (Kubernetes‑native runtime security)
Company Overview
Problem Domain
Runtime security for cloud-native and AI applications (APIs, LLMs, MCPs, agentic AI)
Industry
Cybersecurity
Tech Stack
Funding Track Record
10000000.00
Series A announced Sep 12, 2024; Dealroom reports $10.0M for the round and Crunchbase lists lead investors.
Investor Signal
“Operant's Series A was led by institutional investors (Alumni Ventures, Felicis, SineWave Ventures) and the company has a multi-investor cap table”