CurlSek
Category: AI in Cybersecurity
CurlSek is an AI-first cybersecurity company offering an autonomous, AI-powered continuous penetration testing platform that delivers Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) using a modular, agentic architecture of specialized AI agents. CurlSek was founded in 2025. The company is led by Mohd Sohaib. Based in Uttar Pradesh, India. Team size: Lean, highly technical team (exact size not disclosed). Total funding raised: Undisclosed. Latest round: Angel round (undisclosed amount, Dec 2025). Key investors include ["Capital3 LLC"].
- Founded
- 2025
- Headquarters
- Uttar Pradesh, India
- Team size
- Lean, highly technical team (exact size not disclosed)
- Total funding
- Undisclosed
Value proposition
Closes the critical gap between modern software engineering velocity and traditional security assessment speed by providing autonomous, continuous penetration testing that operates at machine speed with expert-level precision (10x faster, 95% accuracy, 24/7 operation)
Products and solutions
["CurlSek Intelligence Suite (autonomous PTaaS platform)","Threatmesh AI Agent (attack surface mapping)","Probe AI Agent (asset exploration and probing)","Vulnauts AI Agent (vulnerability discovery and exploit validation)","Fixly AI Agent (remediation support and validation)","Continuous Penetration Testing as a Service","CI/CD integrated security testing"]
Unique value
Modular, agentic architecture with specialized autonomous AI agents (Threatmesh, Probe, Vulnauts, Fixly) working in parallel to simulate a coordinated red team, combining the rigor of manual penetration testing with AI scalability and speed
Target customer
Large enterprises with complex IT environments, BFSI organizations, healthcare providers, government/defense agencies, IT/telecommunications companies, and manufacturing/retail enterprises requiring continuous offensive security validation
Industries served
["Cybersecurity AI","Enterprise Software Security","Cloud Security","Application Security","Network Security","BFSI (Banking, Financial Services, Insurance)","Healthcare","Government and Defense","IT and Telecommunications","Manufacturing and Retail"]
Technology advantage
Combines precision of expert penetration testing with scalability and speed of AI agents, delivering continuous security validation with 95% accuracy rate, 10x faster than traditional methods, and 24/7 operation while reducing false positives and developer friction
How they differentiate
Modular, agentic architecture with specialized autonomous AI agents (Threatmesh, Probe, Vulnauts, Fixly) working in parallel to simulate a coordinated red team, combining the rigor of manual penetration testing with AI scalability and speed
Main competitors
["Horizon3.ai","XBOW","Pentera"]
Key partnerships
["Capital3 LLC (US-based VC investor providing angel funding)","Select design partners in India and US (early adopter enterprise customers)","Future potential partnerships with cloud providers, DevSecOps platforms, and system integrators"]
Notable customers
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Major milestones
["Secured angel funding from US-based VC Capital3 LLC in December 2025","Launched AI-powered continuous penetration testing platform with modular agentic architecture","Developed specialized AI agents: Threatmesh (attack surface mapping), Probe (asset exploration), Vulnauts (vulnerability discovery), Fixly (remediation support)"]
Growth metrics
No public growth metrics available; early-stage startup with recent angel funding
Market positioning
Early-stage AI-first cybersecurity challenger offering continuous Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) with 10x faster, 95% accuracy, and 24/7 operation
Geographic focus
Headquartered in Uttar Pradesh, India with global market focus, backed by US-based VC Capital3 for cross-border expansion
Patents and IP
No registered patents disclosed as of latest update; likely relies on proprietary AI algorithms, agentic orchestration mechanisms, and offensive security methodology as trade secrets
About Mohd Sohaib
Former Director of Engineering at a high-growth fintech startup, with expertise in building AI-driven risk platforms and large-scale system design
Official website: https://curlsek.ai