NEW YORK, Feb. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Gomboc AI, the industry’s first deterministic AI solution for cloud security remediations, today announced it has raised $13 million in seed-stage funding. A new $8 million seed investment was led by Ballistic Ventures, with continued support from Glilot Capital Partners and Hetz Ventures, which co-led Gomboc AI’s initial $5 million seed investment. The funding will accelerate the company’s mission to eliminate the security backlog that delays critical business transformation.
Built by a CISO Overwhelmed by Tickets
The inspiration behind Gomboc AI was born out of frustration and curiosity. As a former Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) responsible for securing 15 businesses under one corporate entity, Gomboc AI Co-founder and CEO Ian Amit faced the overwhelming challenge of managing insurmountable tickets and extensive vulnerability reports, often spanning hundreds of pages.
“I started asking: What if there was no backlog, no more tickets? What if the inefficiencies we’ve normalized didn’t have to exist? The security industry is drowning in alerts, and no solution has fundamentally solved the root problem of remediating issues with minimal friction,” said Amit.
Determined to reduce weeks or months of manual fixes down to minutes, Amit, alongside Co-founder and Chief Product Officer Matthew Sweeney, created a deterministic AI engine that does more than just flag cloud security misconfigurations and vulnerabilities – it fixes them.
The Deterministic AI Approach to Remediation
Cloud security products on the market today rely on signatures, rigid templates, and/or generative AI. Whereas GenAI is associated with unpredictability and variability, Gomboc AI’s unique approach employs a patent-pending deterministic AI engine to ensure consistent, repeatable, and contextual code-level fixes. The platform integrates seamlessly with cloud infrastructure through Infrastructure as Code (IaC), enabling organizations to remediate misconfigurations while preserving functionality and agility.
“Many tools provide visibility into issues, but none address the root of the problem – systematically fixing vulnerabilities in a developer-friendly way,” said Amit. “Gomboc AI eliminates the backlog, reduces Mean Time To Remediate (MTTR) from months to minutes, and enables security and DevOps teams to focus on higher-value work.”
Key Features and Benefits
- Provides actual fixes, not just alerts:Â The platform generates accurate, repeatable, and context-aware code-level changes through Infrastructure as Code (IaC) while preserving the functionality of the environment.
- Eliminates security backlogs:Â Instead of creating more tickets, Gomboc AI drastically reduces, and most often eliminates and prevents, the avalanche of issues produced by Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) tools and other security scanners.
- Policy-driven, developer-friendly:Â Built on a simple policy framework (aligned with NIST CSF, CIS, etc.), Gomboc AI tailors its remediations to each organization’s unique environment. Changes always require DevOps approval, and scanning triggers can be configured to run as part of the DevOps pipelines.
- No Generative AI:Â Gomboc AI’s focus on deterministic AI sets it apart from other solutions that rely on generative AI or rigid templates, ensuring accurate, context-aware code fixes that do not rely on customer data for model “learning.”
“Gomboc AI is solving a massive, universal problem that organizations face: transforming the overwhelming security-ticket backlog into an automated, policy-driven remediation process. This company is a game-changer for how security and DevSecOps teams can work together more efficiently and effectively,” said Roger Thornton, Co-founder and General Partner of Ballistic Ventures. “We’re thrilled to have Gomboc AI’s talented team join the portfolio and look forward to their visionary approach changing the way organizations manage cloud security.”
“There’s been a lot of talk about AI helping security teams, but in my view, most aren’t realistic,” said Kobi Samboursky, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Glilot Capital. “Gomboc AI is a great example of AI that really works. Its technology deeply understands your code and security posture, solving issues and reducing noise like no other. If you’re a cyber expert, take a look at Gomboc to see AI’s real potential.”
“The cybersecurity market is at an inflection point—threats are evolving faster than companies can hire and train security engineers,” said Pavel Livshiz, General Partner at Hetz Ventures. “Gomboc AI is uniquely positioned to solve this bottleneck with AI-driven remediation, turning security from a constant fire drill into a seamless, automated process. This funding reflects their rapid progress, strong market traction, and an outstanding team. We’re excited to double down.”
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About Gomboc AI
Gomboc AI is the leading authority in cloud security remediations, delivering the industry’s first deterministic AI solution to fix security misconfigurations in cloud environments. Founded in 2022, Gomboc AI empowers organizations to eliminate security backlogs, reduce attack surfaces, and free up engineering resources to drive innovation. For more information, visit gomboc.ai.
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