Bengaluru-based Matters.AI, a next-generation data security startup, has secured ₹55 crore ($6.2 million) in a seed funding round co-led by Kalaari Capital and Endiya Partners, with additional backing from Better Capital, Carya Venture Partners, and prominent cybersecurity angels.
This latest round follows a pre-seed raise of ₹13 crore from Better Capital and Carya Venture Partners. The capital infusion will be directed towards accelerating R&D in predictive threat detection, expanding go-to-market operations in India and the US, and strengthening engineering and customer success teams, particularly for regulated industries operating under India’s DPDP framework.
Founded in 2024 by Keshava Murthy and Harsh Sahu, Matters.AI offers an AI-native data security platform designed to proactively safeguard sensitive information. By integrating DSPM, Insider Risk, DDR, Exfiltration Defense, and DLP into a unified intelligent layer, the platform not only understands what data represents but also who interacts with it and why — preventing threats before they escalate into incidents.
The platform’s AI Security Engineer is a self-learning system capable of predicting data misuse and autonomously responding across cloud, SaaS, endpoints, and on-premises environments. Utilizing semantic graphs and predictive modeling, it delivers precise context-aware protection.
Matters.AI also provides full-stack visibility, including real-time data tracing, lineage, and fingerprinting, and supports hybrid enterprise deployments. It incorporates GenAI governance for tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot, with native integrations across platforms such as Zoho, Snowflake, Salesforce, AWS, Azure, GCP, and Databricks.
The startup positions itself against industry leaders like Cyera, Orca Security, and Palo Alto Networks, offering a differentiated approach by combining predictive AI insights with comprehensive enterprise data security.
By: Arushi Agarwal
