Google's Gemini Startup Forum Selects 33 Cybersecurity Startups

The forum will foster dialogue and collaboration on integrating AI into cybersecurity. Startups will work alongside specialists from Google DeepMind and Google Cloud, as well as Wiz.

The 33 selected startups are organized into six specialized focus areas: AI agent security and governance, application security and vulnerability management, cloud, network, and infrastructure security, endpoint security and data protection, SOC automation and offensive security, and post-quantum cryptography.

Several startups are developing solutions for AI agent security, including runtime protection, EDR platforms for AI agents, agentless detection and response, data-in-use protection for AI workloads, AI control planes for governance, and runtime security infrastructure for enterprise AI agents.

Other featured startups are addressing application security with vulnerability modeling and automated remediation, and cloud security with solutions for cloud network monitoring, encryption scanning, firewall optimization, multicloud security control planes, and cloud security posture management.

The cohort also includes companies enhancing endpoint security with user-space agents for data exfiltration protection and unified workspace protection layers. Additionally, several startups are focusing on SOC automation through agentic platforms that analyze alerts and automate threat response.

Google has announced the first cohort of 33 startups selected for its Gemini Startup Forum: Cybersecurity program. This initiative aims to support startups leveraging AI to tackle complex cybersecurity challenges.