Company Overview
Snapshot
Founded in September 2023 by Gadi Evron and Sounil Yu, Knostic operates with 11–50 employees. The company has raised $14.3 million across two funding rounds from 10 investors. In March 2025, Knostic secured an $11 million investment led by Bright Pixel Capital.
Business overview
Knostic provides a risk management and governance platform for enterprise large language models (LLMs), focusing on access control for corporate GenAI systems. The company's software is designed to customize access for each employee, enabling businesses to leverage LLMs while mitigating risks of sensitive data leakage. Knostic serves enterprises and SMBs/SMEs within the Cyber Security and Business Software sectors, with a core technology in Artificial Intelligence.
Strategic signal
In November 2024, Knostic published research revealing a new cyberattack method called Flowbreaking, which exploits a vulnerability in large language models. This research, highlighting how AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Microsoft's Copilot can inadvertently expose sensitive data, signals Knostic's proactive role in identifying and addressing critical architectural gaps in AI systems, reinforcing its expertise in AI security for investors and innovation teams.
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- What significant funding did Knostic recently secure?
- In March 2025, Knostic secured an $11 million investment. This round was led by Bright Pixel Capital, with participation from SVCI.
- What was Knostic's initial fundraising achievement?
- In April 2024, Knostic raised $3.3 million in pre-seed financing. Investors included Shield Capital and Pitango First.
- What notable industry recognition did Knostic receive in August 2024?
- In August 2024, Knostic won first place in the main startup competition at the Black Hat conference, following a similar victory at the RSA Launch Pad conference.
- What cybersecurity vulnerability did Knostic's research uncover in November 2024?
- In November 2024, Knostic published research detailing 'Flowbreaking,' a new cyberattack method that exploits an impulsiveness vulnerability in large language models like ChatGPT and Microsoft's Copilot, leading to sensitive data exposure.
- When was Knostic founded and by whom?
- Knostic was founded in September 2023 by co-founders Gadi Evron and Sounil Yu.