Straiker is an AI-native security company building what it calls the first platform purpose-built to protect enterprise AI applications and autonomous agents. Its products pair automated, red-team-level assessment (Ascend AI) with real-time runtime guardrails (Defend AI) that detect and block prompt injection, data exfiltration, and tool manipulation across every layer of the AI stack. Powered by a medley of small, fine-tuned models and backed by its STAR threat-research team, Straiker helps organizations deploy AI and agentic systems with confidence.