AirMDR just raised $15.5M to make legacy SOCs look like rotary phones at a smartphone convention. And if you’re still trying to staff a security team like it’s 2010, well… Kumar Saurabh and Anthony Morris just hit CTRL+ALT+DEL on that whole narrative.
Let’s get something straight: cybersecurity’s never been short on alerts, just short on time, talent, and teams who can handle the chaos without breaking. That’s where AirMDR isn’t just entering the room, they’re pulling the fire alarm on the entire MDR space.
Founded in 2023 and already running smoother than most Series B startups, AirMDR is blending deep tech with deeper experience. CEO and Co-Founder Kumar Saurabh’s track record reads like a threat detection Hall of Fame, ArcSight, Sumo Logic, LogicHub, Devo. When the guy who helped shape cloud SIEM, SOAR, and MDR says he’s building something new, you listen. And Anthony Morris? Co-Founder and Head of Security Engineering with 25+ years in SIEM and response. That’s not “seasoned”, that’s rare.
Backed by Race Capital, with Foundation Capital and Storm Ventures doubling down, this $15.5M seed round is split between a $5M foundation in 2024 and a $10.5M acceleration on July 9, 2025. Not bad for a company already automating 80–90% of SOC grunt work while their AI analyst closes investigations in under five minutes. That’s 9× faster than the industry standard, for anyone still doing math in a world run by machines.
Their edge? An AI-native platform where virtual analysts do the dirty work, human experts play the oversight role, and natural language queries make it feel like you’re chatting with security intelligence, not babysitting dashboards. Over 200 integrations out of the box, with connectors delivered faster than your last SOC hire even onboarded. Playbooks build themselves in under five minutes, 20× faster than manual drudgery. Oh, and they’re hitting 80% triage coverage for customers like Workato, who’ve gone from backlog to battlefield-ready without the typical overhead.
At just $4 per user per month, AirMDR isn’t selling software, they’re selling time. They’re selling sleep. They’re selling a reality where small businesses don’t need six-figure budgets to stay out of breach headlines. It’s cybersecurity with a conscience and a calculator.
Kumar Saurabh, Anthony Morris, CTO Srikant Vissamsetti, and CMO Carolyn Crandall aren’t just building a company, they’re scaling a shift. One where the MDR market, projected to triple to $11.8B by 2029, doesn’t get swallowed by bloated vendors. One where AI doesn’t mean “almost intelligent,” but actual operational freedom. Sid Trivedi from Foundation Capital saw it early and jumped on board. The rest of the market? They’re playing catch-up.
