Neural Defend funding, investors and company details

Neural Defend is an emerging Information Technology - Cybersecurity startup from Bengaluru, working in the space of Builds real-time, multimodal deepfake detection technology to combat financial fraud. Founded by Piyush Verma, Sivashankar Selvarajan, Sumit Singh.

Company: Neural Defend Private Limited
Sector: Information Technology - Cybersecurity
Location: Bengaluru
Founders: Piyush Verma, Sivashankar Selvarajan, Sumit Singh
Total funding raised: ₹5.13 Cr

Company overview

Neural Defend is a Bengaluru- and US-based AI cybersecurity startup founded in 2024 that builds real-time, multimodal deepfake detection technology to combat financial fraud, identity theft and other AI-powered cyberattacks. Its “agentic AI” platform uses proprietary, patent-pending models across video, images, audio and live streams to detect synthetic content in under a second, offered as plug-and-play APIs and tools for banks, fintechs, media houses, enterprises and law enforcement.

Funding rounds

Latest round (Pre-Seed): $ 0.60 Mn (₹5.13 Cr.), 2025-03-15. Investors: Inflection Point Ventures (IPV), MIT SBXI, Techstars, Soonicorn Ventures