Concentric AI is a San Jose data security company founded in 2018 by Karthik Krishnan, Madhu Shashanka, and Shankar Subramaniam. Its Data Security Governance platform uses Semantic Intelligence, context-aware AI that understands data meaning rather than just pattern-matching, to autonomously discover and classify sensitive data across cloud and on-premises stores and remediate risk from a single console. Capabilities span data discovery and classification, data loss prevention, access governance, insider-risk detection, privacy and compliance automation, and GenAI data security covering tools like ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, and Google Gemini. The agentless platform advertises a 10-minute proof-of-concept deployment. In October 2024 Concentric raised a $45M Series B led by Top Tier Capital Partners and HarbourVest Partners, bringing total funding above $67M.
Concentric AI
ActiveSemantic AI data security governance for cloud and GenAI
Total raised
$45M
1 round
Stage
Series B
Team
11-50
since 2018
Pricing
Freemium
free plan
Founded
2018
San Jose, United States
Agent-ready
API
Score 40/100
Semantic Intelligence context-aware data classification
Autonomous discovery across cloud and on-prem
Data loss prevention (DLP)
Access governance and oversharing detection
GenAI data security for Copilot, ChatGPT, Gemini
Insider risk detection
Privacy and compliance automation
Agentless 10-minute proof-of-concept deployment
40/100
Developing
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
— Series B $45M incl. CyberFuture +2
Capital network
$67M raised ·3 backers
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- What is Concentric AI's differentiator?
- Semantic Intelligence that understands data context rather than relying on simple pattern matching.
- Does it cover GenAI risks?
- Yes, it secures data accessed via tools like Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.
- Who founded Concentric AI?
- Karthik Krishnan, Madhu Shashanka, and Shankar Subramaniam in 2018.
- How much has Concentric raised?
- Over $67M, including a $45M Series B in October 2024.
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