Security· August 16, 2026 at 10:06 a.m.
AI Security Startup Corma Closes 'Defense Gap' with $60M Funding, Reduces Threat Response Times
Key takeaways
- Corma receives $60M in funding
- Testing shows models successful at implanting backdoors but poor at detection
- Early deployments reduce threat response times significantly
Corma, an AI security startup founded by Alon Pluda about a year ago, has announced $60 million in seed funding led by Sequoia Capital. The company aims to close the 'defense gap' between offensive and defensive cybersecurity models. In testing, Corma's models successfully implanted a persistent backdoor in 85% of runs but only detected 19% of attacks. Early deployments have reduced threat response times by more than 94%, expanded security coverage by 15 times, and uncovered multi-stage attack campaigns.
