Protectt.ai buys majority stake in AIShield
By Abha Lohia ·
- Protectt.ai is a Mumbai cybersecurity startup backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, best known for protecting mobile apps
- It took control of AIShield, a platform incubated inside Bosch's software arm, through a mix of new and existing shares; the price is not public
- AIShield becomes a separate company holding the transferred technology, and will anchor a platform to secure business AI systems
What happened
- Protectt.ai takes a majority stake in AIShield.
- The purchase mixes primary and secondary share deals.
- The deal value is not disclosed.
- AIShield will run as its own company, AI Shield Private Limited.
- Existing intellectual property moves into that company.
Why it matters
- Companies are adopting AI faster than they can secure it.
- Joining forces gives Protectt.ai a ready product for AI system security.
- Bosch gets its incubated platform a dedicated owner.
The business
- Protectt.ai sells mobile app security and fraud control.
- AIShield was built inside Bosch Global Software Technologies.
- The combined aim is a security platform for enterprise AI.
The founders
Who put in money
- Bessemer Venture Partners Backer of Protectt.ai
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