Quilr, an innovative cybersecurity firm leveraging cutting-edge agentic AI, has officially emerged from stealth mode with the launch of its "Service-as-Software" platform designed to proactively prevent human-related security breaches. This paradigm shift moves away from traditional manual security tools, employing intelligent software agents that collaborate with employees—spotting vulnerabilities, assessing intent, and resolving threats before they escalate.
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Snapshot of Quilr’s AI-powered security platform that automatically resolves security issues with employees
Quilr’s launch has seen rapid partnerships and adoption among leading enterprises including Protiviti, UiPath, Spotnana, and many more. Additionally, Hitachi Systems has entered into a strategic partnership with Quilr to enhance AI security and governance solutions.
"Security naturally creates tension, and labeling people as weak links doesn’t help," said Benjamin Godard, Head of Security at Spotnana. "Quilr’s approach uses AI to turn employees into active participants, promoting shared responsibility and reducing friction."
Crew Capital led an oversubscribed seed financing round with participation from Sprout & Oak, providing fresh capital to expand Quilr’s platform with additional AI agents and to grow its enterprise customer base and partnerships.
"Enterprises haven’t changed their approach to security in years, which leaves proactive measures idle because of high disruption," said Sachin Gupta, CISO at Protiviti. "Quilr uses AI to fill a significant gap—improving overall posture, saving time, and enabling secure AI adoption and a positive security culture. It’s truly transformative."
Traditional cybersecurity tools have often prioritized infrastructure over people, focusing on static policy enforcement and reactive alerting. This approach can overwhelm security teams and disrupt business operations. In contrast, Quilr’s platform embeds seamlessly into employee workflows, where it continuously analyzes user behavior, offers contextual recommendations, and autonomously mitigates routine threats. Currently, Quilr secures organizations across five key areas:
- Safe AI Adoption: Ensuring secure usage of generative AI applications like ChatGPT.
- Frictionless Data Sharing: Automatically identifying and safeguarding sensitive data to prevent exposure.
- SaaS Identity Protection: Monitoring authentication workflows and managing user access risks.
- Behavioral Risk Management: Delivering just-in-time guidance to help users avoid missteps.
- Self-Resolution of Security Alerts: Taking initiative on routine issues to reduce alert fatigue and improve operational efficiency.
The platform integrates with existing systems such as browsers, collaboration tools (e.g., Slack, Teams), identity providers, mobile device management systems, and other IT infrastructure—enabling organizations to build smarter, more resilient defenses with minimal disruption.
"Mitigating human-related risks is challenging," added Tanuj Gulati, former founder of Securonix, and investor & advisor for Quilr. "I believe in Quilr’s mission to empower employees to become frontline defenders against cyberattacks rather than the weakest link."
Quilr’s Service-as-Software platform is powered by five distinct AI agents:
- Data Security Agents: Identify, classify, and protect sensitive information without manual configuration, accelerating compliance readiness.
- Identity Security Agents: Detect and secure SaaS identity risks, while guiding users through best practices in access management.
- Human Risk Agents: Reinforce secure behavior through in-the-moment feedback that prevents security missteps before they happen.
- Employee Collaborator Agents: Automate repetitive workflows—such as requesting clarifications, validating activity, or coordinating remediation—to reduce burden on IT and security teams.
- Device Security Agents: Collaborate with users to troubleshoot and resolve device-level issues quickly and seamlessly.
"Vidit Arora’s agentic AI platform and his vision for a Service-as-Software system to address all human-related threat vectors across an organization is one of the most disruptive paradigms we have seen at Crew Capital. We are incredibly proud to be supporting Quilr as they redefine automation in the cybersecurity industry," said Daniel Dines, Cofounder and General Partner at Crew Capital.
"Quilr offers a novel approach using AI agents to solve an immediate, top-of-mind problem globally that resonates with enterprise CISOs in India, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East," said Anuj Gupta, CEO of Hitachi Systems India. "We’re partnering with Quilr to help our customers drive innovation while enhancing security."
Quilr’s innovative approach has earned significant recognition across the cybersecurity industry, including selection into the AWS–NVIDIA–CrowdStrike accelerator and placing as a Top 10 startup in the Snowflake Startup Challenge 2024, reflecting its pioneering approach to AI-driven, human-centric security.
"Quilr is redefining security as a control plane for enforcement—transforming what was once a human-led service into a fully autonomous, intelligent system,” said MJ Ramachandran, Partner at Sprout & Oak. “The brilliance of their platform lies in how it pairs agentic AI with a Service-as-Software delivery model—embedding directly into employee workflows and existing systems and processes to drive real-time action. It’s a fundamentally more effective, scalable, and human-aware approach to enterprise security."
With new capital and expanded partnerships, Quilr plans to enhance its AI capabilities further, broadening its automated coverage across data protection, identity management, and secure AI adoption. The company aims to scale its go-to-market operations across the United States, India, and Southeast Asia, empowering organizations to automate routine security tasks, proactively manage risks, and transform security into a strategic advantage.
"Most security products address risks too late to effectively prevent attacks," said Vidit Arora, Quilr’s Founder and CEO. "Quilr proactively supports employees through context-aware AI that identifies threats early, guides safer decisions, and reduces dependence on reactive workflows."
About Quilr
Quilr is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with a presence throughout the US and India. Backed by leading venture capital firms—including Crew Capital and Sprout & Oak—and angel investors such as Tanuj Gulati (Former CTO and founder of Securonix) and Sam Kassoumeh (Co-Founder and COO of Security Scorecard). Quilr’s mission is to help organizations achieve secure innovation by placing users at the center of every security decision. By leveraging intelligent automation, Quilr transforms security from a cumbersome barrier into a dynamic, outcome-driven business enabler.
To learn more about Quilr or sign up, visit www.quilr.ai.
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Quilr launches first-of-its-kind proactive Agentic AI platform to help organizations prevent human-related breaches.
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Vidit Arora | va@quilr.ai
