We help enterprises embrace AI with confidence.


Why We Built Straiker
Transform Cybersecurity by building AI-native security solutions to protect our customers from a spectrum of security & safety risks with AI applications & agents.
our team
We are serious about AI and cybersecurity but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We are fortunate to have some of the best and brightest from AI and Cybersecurity and serial entrepreneurs as leaders with both successes and failures that have shaped our approach. We build great products, continuously strive to make them better, and treat our customers like we would want to be treated.


Ankur Shah is a cybersecurity leader and entrepreneur with a proven track record of building and scaling innovative security solutions. As the Co-Founder and CEO of Straiker, he is focused on revolutionizing AI-driven security technologies.
Previously, Ankur served as SVP & GM of Prisma Cloud at Palo Alto Networks, where he grew the cloud security (CNAPP) platform from a single module to an industry-leading Code To Cloud CNAPP Platform. He played a pivotal role in expanding its customer base and increasing revenue by 50x in 5 years. Before that, he led product development at RedLock, CipherCloud, and Symantec, driving advancements in cloud security, DLP, and AI-powered threat detection.

Sreenath Kurupati is a seasoned technology leader, entrepreneur, and AI security expert with over two decades of experience driving innovation in cybersecurity, AI, and data science. As the Co-Founder and CTO of Straiker, he is dedicated to pioneering AI-native security solutions.
Previously, Sreenath served as Vice President of AI, Data Science, and Security Research at Akamai Technologies, where he led cutting-edge AI-driven security initiatives across all of Akamai’s Application Security Product Portfolio. Before that, he was the Co-Founder and CEO of Cyberfend, a pioneering cybersecurity startup acquired by Akamai. His early career at Intel spanned 15+ years across various leadership roles in computer vision, security, and networking.