Cohort 1 · Applications open

Build the next great security company. We will help.

CloudSEK Launchpad is an incubator for early-stage cybersecurity founders. Get mentorship from people who have built and sold security, access to the CloudSEK ecosystem, and frontier model credits through KeyVigil.

Applications close: 20th November 2026
25,000+

Sources monitored across the deep, dark, and surface web

25,000+

Sources monitored across the deep, dark, and surface web

25,000+

Sources monitored across the deep, dark, and surface web

25,000+

Sources monitored across the deep, dark, and surface web

Upto 5000$

Frontier model credits per company

10

Companies in Cohort 1

12 WEEKS

Program length

3

Markets: India, GCC, US

What you get

Everything around the code. That is the hard part.

AI made building cheap. Real threat data, trusted customers and safe access to frontier models are still hard to get. Launchpad gives you all three.

Mentorship

Weekly time with CloudSEK leaders across research, product, sales and fundraising. We help you find first customers and price your product.

CloudSEK ecosystem

Access to our threat intelligence, research team and partner network. Warm introductions to customers and channel partners.

Frontier model credits

Up to 5000$ in KeyVigil credits to build on leading frontier models through one secure gateway.

Demo day

Pitch to investors who back security companies at the end of the program.

New · KeyVigil

A secure AI gateway to frontier models

Your apps and agents send requests to KeyVigil. KeyVigil sends them to the model you choose. Keys stay safe, sensitive data stays in, and every call is logged.
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Every Launchpad company gets KeyVigil with credits included.

  1. 01

    One endpoint for leading frontier models. Switch models without changing code.

  2. 02

    Keys live in KeyVigil, not in repos, laptops or CI pipelines.

  3. 03

    PII, secrets and customer records are masked before they leave.

  4. 04

    Prompt injection and jailbreak attempts are flagged and blocked.

  5. 05

    Every call logged with cost. Spend limits per team, app or agent.

Who should apply

Pre-seed and seed cybersecurity founders

Idea stage is fine if you have a strong team and a clear problem. We care most about these areas.

Security for AI and agents
AI-native SecOps
Threat intelligence
Identity and fraud
Brand protection
Supply chain and code security

How It Works

  1. 1

    Apply

    Tell us what you are building and why your team. Closes: 20th November 2026.

  2. 2

    Meet us

    Shortlisted teams talk with CloudSEK founders and leaders.

  3. 3

    Build

    12 weeks of mentorship, ecosystem access and KeyVigil credits.

  4. 4

    Demo day

    Pitch to investors and customers.

Apply

Apply to Cohort 1

Takes about ten minutes. We read every application.

"The next big security companies will be AI-first from day one. We want to help them get there faster."

Rahul Sasi, Founder and CEO, CloudSEK

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