Seed Round 2026 · Confidential
SecureWise.ai
The AI-Native Unified
Cyber Risk Intelligence Platform
One Platform. Total Risk Intelligence.
Stage
Seed / Pre-Series A
Raise
$2M
Pre-Money
$14M–$18M
Status
Revenue Generating
GRC
Risk
AI
Vendor
Maina
Audit
Human
Policy
BCP
Confidential — Seed Round 2026
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The Problem
Enterprise security teams are drowning in tools
and starving for intelligence.
Average enterprise runs 7–10 disconnected security and compliance tools
GRC platforms are digital filing cabinets — no live threat data, no AI reasoning
Security alerts fire but nobody can connect them to compliance controls or business risk
Board reports take 2 days to produce manually from 5 different systems
Audits take 3–4 weeks to prepare — then the auditor asks for something you don't have
A vendor is breached and you find out from the news, not your platform
$4.45M
Average cost of a data breach
IBM 2024
60%
Of breaches linked to failed or missing controls
$14.82M
Average cost per compliance failure incident
SAMA · NCA · PDPL
Non-compliance = risk to operating license in GCC
The real problem is not lack of data. The problem is lack of connected intelligence.
No platform today connects GRC + Security Posture + Human Risk + Vendor Risk + Resilience in one data model.
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The Solution
SecureWise connects everything your security team needs
in one unified intelligence layer.
Maina AI
Copilot
GRC
Risk
Posture
Vendor
Resilience
Human Risk
Policy
Audit
Reporting
Frameworks
When a security signal fires, SecureWise automatically knows:
1
Which asset is affected
→
2
Which business service that asset supports
→
3
Which compliance controls the signal violates
→
4
Which vendor may be involved
→
5
What Maina AI recommends as immediate action
73ms
Board-ready risk summaries
535+
Framework knowledge chunks
5
AI intelligence skills
Zero
Hallucinations — deterministic AI
ISO 27001
SOC 2
NIST CSF
GDPR
SAMA
PDPL
NCA ECC
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Platform
10 modules. One data model. Zero integration required.
01
Governance & Compliance
ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST CSF, GDPR, SAMA, PDPL · Unified control library · Automated gap analysis
02
Risk Intelligence
Live risk register · Inherent/residual scoring · Heatmaps · Treatment tracking · Board narratives
03
Security Posture Intelligence
SIEM/EDR/cloud signal aggregation · Attack path analysis · MITRE ATT&CK coverage
04
Vendor Risk Management
Automated assessments · Certification tracking · Supply chain exposure scoring
Maina AI
Unified Intelligence Layer
RiskPostureAuditComplianceReporting
05
Business Resilience
BCP plans · Chaos testing · Digital twin simulation · RTO/RPO tracking · Blast radius analysis
06
Human Risk & Training
Adaptive campaigns · Human risk scoring · Compliance-linked training
07
Policy Library
Version-controlled policies · Attestation campaigns · Live enforcement intelligence
08
Audit Management
Automated audit packages · Evidence workflow · External auditor portal
09
Executive Reporting
Board packs · Executive vs analyst mode · Compliance score history
Tools replaced worth
$150K–$300K/yr
→
SecureWise price
$50K–$150K/yr
→
Customer ROI
3–5× on Day 1
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Traction
Built, deployed, and generating revenue —
without a single rupee of outside funding.
~$500K
ARR
Bootstrapped Revenue
7–8
Paying Enterprise Customers
India · GCC · United States
3
Markets Validated
India · GCC · US
10
Modules Live
Full Platform in Production
73ms
AI Response Time
Board-ready summaries
$0
Outside Funding
Capital Efficient Build
What we built without funding:
✓ Full production platform on AWS
✓ 10 integrated modules live
✓ Maina AI with 5 intelligence skills
✓ 144 controls across 6 frameworks
✓ Multi-tenant enterprise SaaS architecture
✓ GRC Brain: 535+ framework knowledge chunks
✓ Enterprise integrations: AWS, Active Directory, SIEM
What $2M seed does:
Turns $500K ARR into $1.5M ARR in 12 months.
Not funding the build. Funding the go-to-market.
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Market Opportunity
Three converging markets.
One platform positioned to own all three.
TAM
$60B+
by 2030
SAM
$11.6B
India + GCC + US
SOM
$95M
Yr 1–5
GRC Software
$15.7B → $45.4B · 19.3% CAGR
Cybersecurity AI
$24.8B → $134B · 32% CAGR
Human Risk Mgmt
$4.2B → $12.8B · 20% CAGR
🇮🇳
India
Primary · Fastest Entry
SAM: $800M–$1.2B
DPDP Act enforcement 2024
RBI, SEBI, IRDAI mandates
50,000+ target enterprises
SOM Yr 1–3: $15M–$25M
🇸🇦
GCC
Premium ACV · Regulatory Mandate
SAM: $2.4B
SAMA CSF + NCA ECC mandatory
PDPL enforcement from 2024
Vision 2030 digital budget
SOM Yr 2–4: $30M–$50M
🇺🇸
United States
Channel Entry · High ACV
SAM: $8B+
SOC 2, HIPAA, CMMC, FedRAMP
India diaspora CISO network
Remote-first enterprise buyers
SOM Yr 3–5: $50M–$80M
Why Now:
DPDP Act enforcement 2024 (India)
·
PDPL mandatory Saudi 2024
·
NCA ECC deadline pressure
·
AI-native GRC category forming NOW
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Competitive Landscape
Every competitor solves one piece.
SecureWise solves the whole problem.
| Platform | GRC | Risk AI | Security Posture | Human Risk | Vendor Risk | Resilience | Price/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Archer
2002-era platform, no AI
|
✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | $300K+ |
|
Vanta
Checkbox compliance only
|
✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | $20K–$80K |
|
KnowBe4
SAT only, zero GRC
|
✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | $15K–$40K |
|
Drata
Limited to compliance frameworks
|
✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | $30K–$100K |
|
ServiceNow
18-month implementation, no AI
|
✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | $500K+ |
|
SecureWise.ai
Only unified AI-native platform
|
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | $50K–$200K |
SecureWise moat: No competitor can replicate the unified data model without rebuilding from scratch. 18–24 months and $5–10M minimum to catch up.
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Business Model
Simple. Recurring. Expanding.
Primary
Annual SaaS Subscription
🇮🇳 India Enterprise
$40K–$65K/yr
500–2,000 employees
🇸🇦 GCC Enterprise
$120K–$200K/yr
SAMA/NCA compliance packs
🇺🇸 US Enterprise
$80K–$120K/yr
SOC 2/HIPAA packs
Blended ACV
$75K/yr
Across all markets
Expansion
Module Add-ons
Regional compliance packs
$8K–$15K/yr
Maina AI Premium
$12K–$20K/yr
Additional frameworks
$5K–$10K/yr
Secondary
Professional Services
Implementation & onboarding
$10K–$25K
Custom framework mapping
$5K–$15K
Annual health check
$5K–$8K/yr
Channel
White-Label / MSSP
MSSP license
$80K–$150K/yr
Revenue share model
+ % of ARR
Target partnerships
2–3 by Year 2
Unit Economics
68%→76%
Gross Margin
Yr 1–2 → Yr 3+
112%
NRR Target
Module expansion path
<10%
Annual Churn
High switching cost
16 mo
Payback Period
CAC recovery
1:5
CAC:LTV
Target ratio
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Go-to-Market
Three markets. One proven entry point. Expanding outward.
Phase 1
🇮🇳 India First
Months 1–12
Why India first:
Fastest sales cycles (4–6 months)
DPDP Act creating urgent demand
5 customers already validated
$50K ACV is budget-friendly
8 customers
$400K ARR
→
Phase 2
🇸🇦 GCC Expansion
Months 6–18
Why GCC second:
SAMA, NCA, PDPL non-negotiable
Highest ACV ($120K–$200K/yr)
1–2 anchor customers in pipeline
Big 4 consulting partnerships
3 customers
$450K ARR
→
Phase 3
🇺🇸 US Entry
Months 12–24
Why US third:
Longest cycles, highest LTV
SOC 2 massive addressable market
India diaspora CISO network
1 US customer already validating
2–3 customers
$200K ARR
Series A Milestone — Month 18–24
$1.5M ARR
·
15 customers
·
3 geographies
·
Series A at $35M–$50M pre-money
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Technology Moat
What took 18 months to build would take a competitor
$5–10M to replicate.
01
Unified Data Model
Single architecture connecting all 10 modules. A security signal, a risk, a vendor, and a compliance control all share the same data graph. Competitors cannot replicate without rebuilding from scratch.
02
Maina AI — Deterministic Intelligence
Unlike generic LLM chatbots, Maina reasons from live telemetry. Zero hallucinations on governance data. GRC Brain: 535+ framework knowledge chunks. 73ms response time for board-ready summaries.
03
Cross-Domain Correlation
When a signal fires: asset → business service → compliance control → vendor → risk score → AI recommendation. No competitor has this cross-domain intelligence layer.
04
Regulatory Knowledge Graph
ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST CSF, GDPR, SAMA, PDPL built in. One control satisfies 5 frameworks simultaneously. GCC regulatory coverage 18+ months ahead of any competitor.
05
Network Effect Within Platform
Each module makes every other module smarter. Risk data improves compliance. Compliance data improves audit. Audit data improves training. Training data improves human risk scoring. The longer a customer stays, the more valuable the platform becomes.
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Financial Projections
From $500K bootstrapped to $1.5M ARR
in 12 months — with your capital.
Period
ARR
Customers
Now (Pre-raise)
~$500K
7–8
Year 1 (post-raise)
$1.5M
15
Year 2
$4M
32
Year 3
$10M
75
Year 4
$24M
160
Year 5
$52M
310
Key Assumptions
$75K
Blended ACV
68%→76%
Gross Margin
112%
NRR
16 mo
Payback
Series B Trigger
$1.5M ARR run rate
Month 18–24 · $6M–$8M at $40M–$55M pre-money
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The Ask
We built the platform without your capital.
Now we need your capital to scale it.
Raising
$2M
Pre-money valuation
$14M–$18M
Max dilution
12–15%
Instrument
SAFE or Equity
Use of Funds
Sales & GTM — 40% ($800K)
Product & Compliance — 30% ($600K)
Customer Success — 20% ($400K)
Operations — 10% ($200K)
18-Month Milestones
Now
~$500K ARR · 7–8 customers
Month 6
12 customers · $900K ARR
Month 12
15 customers · $1.5M ARR
Month 18
Series A Ready · $2M ARR run rate
What Investors Get
✓ Ground floor entry into a category-defining platform
✓ De-risked by 7–8 paying customers already
✓ $60B+ TAM with no unified incumbent
✓ Three markets validated: India, GCC, US
✓ Clear Series B path at 3–4× return on seed
"This team has already done the hard part.
You are funding growth, not hope."
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