Matters.AI, a Wilmington, DE, and Bangalore, India-based AI-native data security company, has raised $6.25 million in funding.
Investors
The funding includes a $4.75 million Seed round, co-led by Kalaari Capital and Endiya Partners, with participation from Better Capital, Carya Venture Partners, and leading cybersecurity angels. It also includes an earlier $1.5 million pre-Seed round, led by Better Capital and Carya Venture Partners.
Kalaari Capital, a Bengaluru-based venture capital firm founded in 2006, focuses on investing in early-stage, technology-driven companies across sectors such as technology, mobile, healthcare, e-commerce, and media.
Endiya Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Hyderabad, India, follows a thesis-driven approach, investing in globally relevant Indian product startups across key sectors including enterprise tech, industrial tech & intelligent mobility, and healthcare & life sciences.
Matters.AI Use of Funds
The company will use the funds to advance its research and development in predictive defense, expand into the U.S. market, and scale engineering and operations to meet growing enterprise demand.
About Matters.AI
Matters.AI is an AI-native data security platform that unifies DSPM, Insider Risk, DDR, Exfiltration Defense, and DLP into one intelligent layer. The platform understands what data means, who’s interacting with it, and why—stopping threats before they become incidents. By integrating semantic graph intelligence and predictive reasoning directly into existing enterprise environments, Matters.AI offers real-time visibility, context-aware protection, and proactive defense across cloud, SaaS, and endpoint systems.
Funding Details
Company: Matters.AI
Raised: $6.25M
Round: Pre-Seed+ Pre-Seed
Funding Date: October 2025
Lead Investors: Kalaari Capital, Endiya Partners
Additional Investors: Better Capital, Carya Venture Partners, and cybersecurity angels
Company Website: https://www.matters.ai/
Category: AI-Native Data Security / Cybersecurity
Source: Rob Mazzini-Escalate PR