$3.3M
+$3.3M this year1 filing since 2026 · latest Equity filed
Ciphero builds an AI-native verification layer that lets enterprises observe, verify and audit every AI interaction inside their organization. The platform captures inputs, outputs, commands and tool calls across AI systems, then applies detection for prompt injection, malicious commands and data leaks along with custom policies written in plain English. It covers both human-driven and agentic AI use, including unsanctioned shadow AI, and produces compliance-ready audit records for frameworks such as SOC 2. The company was founded in New York in 2025 by Saoud Khalifah, Rob Gross and Sen Tian, the team behind Fakespot, which Mozilla acquired in 2023.
What sets it apart
Runs on the endpoint rather than as a network gateway that can be bypassed, and verifies commands and file operations before they execute, giving coverage of agentic coding tools and shadow AI that perimeter controls miss.
An endpoint-resident security product for AI agent development that monitors coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex and Cursor across local and cloud environments, verifying commands and file operations before they run.
