In a significant development in the cybersecurity landscape, Repello AI—a deeptech startup focused on securing generative AI systems—has raised $1.2 million in a seed funding round. The round was led by Antler, with participation from strategic angels across the U.S., Europe, and India. The capital will be used to further develop Repello’s automated red teaming platform, aimed at proactively identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities in GenAI deployments.
Tackling the Hidden Threats of Generative AI
As businesses increasingly adopt generative AI tools across functions like customer service, content creation, and automation, the risks associated with these systems are also growing. From jailbreak prompts to hallucinated outputs and data leakage, GenAI models are susceptible to a new class of threats that traditional cybersecurity measures struggle to address.
Repello AI steps into this gap with an automated “red teaming” solution. Traditionally a human-led process, red teaming involves ethically simulating attacks on AI systems to uncover weaknesses. Repello is scaling this process by building an automated, continuous testing framework to act as a guardrail for GenAI tools in real-time environments.