Savi Security
Category: AI in Cybersecurity
AI-native consumer scam protection app that uses behavioral AI to protect families from AI-powered scams across calls, texts, and voicemails in real time. Savi Security was founded in 2025. The company is led by Patrick Coughlin. Based in Los Angeles, California, United States. Team size: 2-10. Total funding raised: $7M. Latest round: Seed. Key investors include Acrew Capital (lead), Magnify Ventures, TTCER, Resolute Ventures.
- Founded
- 2025
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Team size
- 2-10
- Total funding
- $7M
Value proposition
The only consumer app that provides always-on, AI-powered scam protection across calls and texts for the entire family on a single plan, with real-time live call monitoring that detects AI voice-clone scams as they happen.
Products and solutions
Savi mobile app (iOS & Android) including: Text Message Protection (iOS), Voicemail Screening, Savi On-Call (live call monitoring with behavioral AI), Scamwise (free scam checker — web & app), coming Fall 2026: Proactive Call Screening
Unique value
First AI-native consumer security platform built for families — combines live-call behavioral AI scam detection, smart voicemail screening, text filtering, and a free scam checker (Scamwise) in one app, with one subscription covering unlimited family members at no extra cost.
Target customer
US consumers and families, especially "sandwich generation" caregivers managing scam risk across multiple generations (aging parents, teens, partners)
Industries served
Consumer cybersecurity, Digital fraud/scam protection
Technology advantage
Behavioral AI scam detection trained on real-world scam submissions (100K+ Scamwise submissions, >50% scams); built on an AI gateway supporting multiple models (primarily Google Gemini, with ability to swap voice-specific models); real-time live call monitoring using behavioral tells; co-founders combine deep enterprise cybersecurity (Patrick) with consumer product expertise at scale (Ryan at Apple & Spotify)
How they differentiate
Unlike traditional antivirus or call-blocking tools, Savi is purpose-built for the AI-scam era with live call monitoring via behavioral AI (not just blocklists), covers entire families on one plan at one price, and was founded by brothers whose own mother was targeted by an AI voice-clone kidnapping scam — giving them both domain expertise and personal mission alignment.
Main competitors
Malwarebytes (Scam Guard), Pindrop Security, Traditional scam protection tools from Bitdefender, Norton, McAfee, and NordProtect
Key partnerships
Google (Gemini AI model — primary LLM for scam detection), AI gateway architecture enables swapping between multiple model providers
Major milestones
2025: Company founded by Patrick & Ryan Coughlin after mother was targeted by AI voice-clone kidnapping scam, 2026 (early): Launched Scamwise free public scam checker — reviewed 100K+ submissions by July 2026, 2026-07-07: Raised $7M seed led by Acrew Capital and launched Savi app on iOS and Android
Growth metrics
Scamwise processed ~100K submissions in first ~4 months, with >50% identified as scams; app launched July 7, 2026
Market positioning
First-mover in consumer-native AI scam protection, positioned as the consumer analog to enterprise cybersecurity — "cybersecurity for families" — targeting a gap left by traditional security vendors who focus on enterprise and government customers.
Geographic focus
United States (currently US-only, with plans for international expansion)
About Patrick Coughlin
Ex-TruSTAR Co-founder & CEO (acquired by Splunk for ~$82M in 2021); Ex-Splunk (SVP after acquisition); Ex-Cisco (SVP, Splunk GTM after Cisco acquired Splunk); Ex-Booz Allen Hamilton cybersecurity; Author of "Dark Side of the Boom: How Scammers Hijacked the AI Revolution"
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Official website: https://www.savisecurity.com