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Funding accelerates FireCompass’s global expansion and innovation in its AI-powered 6-in-1 Offensive Security Platform
FireCompass, the leader in AI-powered Automated Penetration Testing and Red Teaming, today announced it has raised over $20 million in strategic funding from EC-Council, the global authority in ethical hacking and creator of the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) program.
The investment, part of EC-Council’s new $100M Cybersecurity Innovation Fund, will fuel FireCompass’s R&D and international growth. Beyond capital, EC-Council brings a vast partner network, alumni base, and research ecosystem to accelerate FireCompass’s mission of redefining offensive security.
Staying Ahead in the AI Cybersecurity Race:
As cyberattacks accelerate, enterprises are grappling with the reality that AI is now a weapon for adversaries. Nation-state actors are already using automation to discover and exploit vulnerabilities faster than human teams can react. This urgency has fueled demand for platforms that can anticipate, emulate, and outpace attackers.
“The AI race in cybersecurity isn’t coming—it’s here. Attackers are already using AI to move faster than human defenders can respond,” said Bikash Barai, Co-founder and CEO of FireCompass. “Our AI-driven platform thinks and acts like a real attacker—chaining vulnerabilities, moving laterally, and validating risks continuously at machine scale. It outpaces humans by orders of magnitude. This investment from EC-Council not only accelerates our innovation but also connects us to the strength of their global ecosystem—an incredible boost as we scale worldwide.”
Enterprises are increasingly under pressure as attackers weaponize zero-days in hours, while defenders often need weeks to respond. FireCompass addresses this gap by continuously validating exposures at machine speed — a capability now set to scale faster with EC-Council’s backing.
“With this investment, EC-Council is not only contributing significant capital but will also invest in growth opportunities, research collaborations, and provide access to our vast global ecosystem,” said Jay Bavisi, Group President, EC-Council. “This is about building the future of cybersecurity by combining the power of AI technology with the scale of the world’s most trusted cybersecurity education platform.”
FireCompass AI: Redefining Offensive Security:
Enterprises are trapped in a dangerous gap—security teams take weeks or months to find critical risks. However, attackers weaponize and exploit new vulnerabilities in just 48 hours. FireCompass closes this gap with an Agentic AI–driven offensive security platform, powered by thousands of attack playbooks. It continuously runs safe, real-world attacks to expose only exploitable risks—backed by live proof.
“FireCompass is tackling one of cybersecurity’s most significant challenges—helping defenders match the speed and persistence of attackers in an ever-evolving landscape,” said Bruce Schneier, internationally renowned security technologist, author, and Harvard lecturer. “Their AI-powered approach to automating multi-stage attacks and penetration testing is a game-changer. In particular, Agentic AI provides a promising solution to an otherwise unsolved problem.”
AI Platform That Validates Real Attack Paths — With Proof
Built on a foundation of Agentic AI and backed by a USPTO-awarded patent, FireCompass enables enterprises to continuously validate risks at scale—without false positives.
Key Platform Capabilities include:
- 7-in-1 Platform: Red Teaming, Network & Application Pen Testing, API Pen Testing, Attack Surface Management, CTEM and PTaaS.
- Agentic AI Attack Trees: Multi-stage adversary emulation aligned to MITRE ATT&CK®.
- Day-One CVE Response: Exposure validation within 24 hours of CVE disclosure.
- Near-Zero False Positives: Prioritization based on real attack paths, not theoretical CVEs.
What’s Next for FireCompass
With this funding, FireCompass will focus on three key priorities:
- Advanced R&D: Evolving the Agentic AI engine to emulate the latest attacker behaviors and emerging threat landscapes.
- Global Scale: Expanding go-to-market across North America, EMEA, and APAC.
- Talent Expansion: Growing engineering, research, and customer-facing teams worldwide.
Ready to Try FireCompass’s AI-Powered Offensive Security Platform?
FireCompass is an AI-powered Offensive Security Platform that unifies six capabilities—ASM, CTEM, Network & Application Pen Testing, Red Teaming, and PTaaS—into one continuous solution. Powered by its patented Agentic AI engine, FireCompass emulates real adversaries through automated multi-stage attack trees, cutting through noise with proof-based evidence and near-zero false positives.
Recognized by Gartner, Forrester, IDC, GigaOm, and RSAC, FireCompass is trusted by Fortune 1000 enterprises worldwide to secure their digital landscape at machine speed.
