Articles from Dropzone AI

Dropzone AI, the leading provider of AI SOC analysts, was named to the 2026 Fortune Cyber 60, presented by Lightspeed. This list honors the fastest-growing, most innovative venture-backed startups in cybersecurity based on a survey of more than 200 CISOs at companies with $500 million or more in revenue. Dropzone AI is featured among 59 other leading companies that are breaking barriers in the industry, going above and beyond to protect enterprises.

Dropzone AI, the leading provider of AI SOC analysts, today released a research study in partnership with the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading not-for-profit organization committed to AI, cloud, and Zero Trust cybersecurity education, showing AI-assisted security analysts completed tasks significantly faster and more accurately, demonstrating AI’s real-world impact on security operations and organizations’ defense capabilities. The report, “Beyond the Hype: A Data-Driven Benchmark of AI in the SOC,” is the first large, independent study measuring AI’s impact on SOC effectiveness across 148 participants.

Dropzone AI, the leading provider of AI SOC analysts, has raised $37 million in Series B funding, led by Theory Ventures and joined by Madrona, Decibel Ventures, Pioneer Square Labs, and IQT. This infusion of funding validates Dropzone AI's unique solution as it leads the market for AI SOC agents, delivering measurable and transformative security outcomes for clients like UiPath, Zapier, Pipe, Assala Energy, and over 100 other enterprises. Their AI-native approach equips security teams with a superior defense - reducing security risks, operational costs, and analyst burnout - uniquely addressing the limitations of legacy cybersecurity solutions.

Today, Dropzone AI, developer of AI security analysts for security operations teams, announced it has raised $16.85M in Series A funding. Theory Ventures led the round, adding to their cohort of existing investors Decibel Partners, Pioneer Square Ventures, and In-Q-Tel (IQT). Carta CISO Garrett Held, Head of Security at Postman Joshua Scott, and Integreon President and Head of Cyber Solutions Anshu Gupta also joined the Series A round. Theory Ventures Founder Tomasz Tunguz will join the board as part of its investment. Dropzone will use this new injection of capital to continue scaling its GTM motion and its engineering team.

Dropzone AI, an autonomous alert investigation platform for security operations teams, announced that it has closed on $3.5 million in seed funding, led by Decibel Partners, joined by Pioneer Square Ventures Fund. Notable angel investors such as Oliver Friedrichs, CEO of Pangea Security and founder and former CEO of Phantom Cyber, Jon Oberheide co-founder and former CTO of Duo Security, and Jesse Rothstein, co-founder and CTO of ExtraHop, also participated in the round.