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Wraithwatch builds a B2B cybersecurity platform that uses artificial intelligence to predict, detect, and counter threats, especially those from generative AI, by integrating with a client’s existing security tools. Its self-evolving, agentic AIs sit on top of the client’s defenses and run simulated cyberattacks to uncover vulnerabilities, aiming to cut incident response time from weeks to minutes. Unlike traditional security software, it emphasizes autonomous AI that continuously adapts and augments security stacks and focuses on AI-driven threats, including offerings for government and allied entities. Its goal is to provide an adaptive, AI-powered defense that rapidly detects, neutralizes, and responds to cyber threats, strengthening protection against sophisticated attackers.
About Wraithwatch
Industries
Data & Analytics
Enterprise Software
Cybersecurity
AI & Machine Learning
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$8M
Headquarters
Bozeman, Montana
Founded
2023
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What believers are saying
- February 20, 2026 federal contract validated autonomous defense demand across multiple U.S. agencies.
- Wraithwatch says it serves federal government, aerospace, defense, manufacturing, and Fortune 500 customers.
- Current hiring targets nuclear, aerospace, and government buyers, signaling expanding commercial and public demand.
What critics are saying
- A single $30.5 million DHS order creates heavy federal concentration and procurement dependence.
- 1/21/2026 contract award through Nextech Solutions adds reseller opacity and margin pressure.
- Crowded AI-security competition from Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike threatens budget capture by 2027.
What makes Wraithwatch unique
- Founded by SpaceX, Palantir, Anduril, and JSOC alumni, giving elite operator credibility.
- Wraithwatch offers a unified data fabric and control plane with open, interoperable agent support.
- Its platform builds digital twins and computes attack paths in real time for defense.
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Funding
Total Funding
$8M
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↑ 15%Wraithwatch, an AI cyber defence company founded by veterans of JSOC, Palantir, SpaceX and Anduril, has secured a $30 million federal contract to deploy its autonomous cyber defence platform across multiple US government agencies. The Austin-based startup's system continuously models networks, computes attack paths in real time and deploys defensive mitigations at machine speed using AI agents that identify and neutralise cyber threats. The platform creates a digital twin of an organisation's environment to help security teams understand imminent network threats. Founded in 2023, Wraithwatch serves federal government and Fortune 500 customers. CEO Nik Seetharaman said the company provides defensive counterpressure against the growing threat of AI-powered offensive attacks, as frontier AI capabilities enable recursive self-improvement and exploit discovery.
Wraithwatch, a Bozeman, MT-based cyber defense company, raised $8M in Seed funding
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About Wraithwatch
Industries
Data & Analytics
Enterprise Software
Cybersecurity
AI & Machine Learning
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$8M
Headquarters
Bozeman, Montana
Founded
2023
Wraithwatch is Hiring for 6 Jobs on Simplify!
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