Exaforce, a cybersecurity startup focused on real‑time threat detection and autonomous response, has secured $125 million in Series B funding, bringing its valuation to $725 million. The round attracted major investors including HarbourVest, Peak XV, Mayfield, Khosla Ventures, and Seligman Ventures, underscoring the growing urgency around AI‑powered security as global cyberattacks surge in frequency and sophistication.
Founded by Ankur Singla, Exaforce is built around a bold premise: security systems should not merely alert analysts to potential threats—they should detect, investigate, and neutralize attacks as they happen. To achieve this, the company has developed a fleet of autonomous AI agents called Exabots, designed to sift through massive volumes of security telemetry, eliminate false positives, and automate the majority of manual SOC workflows.
Singla argues that the real challenge in cybersecurity is not a lack of data but an overwhelming excess of it. Security teams often face hundreds of alerts daily, most of which lead nowhere. Exaforce’s platform aims to collapse this noise by automating triage, correlation, and investigation, allowing human analysts to focus on the small number of incidents that truly matter. The company claims its system can reduce manual workloads by up to 90%, a transformative shift for overburdened SOC teams.
One of Exaforce’s standout features is “vibe hunting,” a natural‑language interface that lets analysts turn intuition into automated queries. Instead of writing complex scripts, a user can ask whether any unusual login patterns emerged from a specific region, and the system will instantly surface relevant insights. This capability blends human reasoning with machine‑scale analysis, making threat hunting more accessible and far faster.
Although Exaforce only launched publicly in late 2025 after two years of testing with design partners, it has already onboarded around 20 customers, including Replit and Guardant Health. The company expects to double that number by the end of the year as enterprises shift from exploring AI in security to actively deploying it.
The competitive landscape is intensifying, with startups like 7AI, Dropzone AI, and Prophet Security—alongside established players such as Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike—pushing toward autonomous SOC capabilities. Still, Exaforce’s substantial Series B round signals strong investor conviction that real‑time, AI‑driven defense represents the next major evolution in cybersecurity.