SAN FRANCISCO, CA — January 5, 2026 — Leads & Copy — CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) has announced the 35 startups selected for its third annual Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and NVIDIA through its Inception program, which aims to fuel the next generation of AI-driven cloud security innovation.
The chosen startups were selected from hundreds of global applicants based on the strength of their innovation, their potential market impact, and the caliber of their teams.
The free, eight-week program, running from today through March 3, 2026, provides startups with mentorship, technical expertise, funding, and go-to-market support. Participants also gain access to top cybersecurity experts and global visibility across partner ecosystems.
The program will culminate in a final pitch day for five finalists during the RSA Conference in San Francisco on March 24, 2026. An expert panel will select one innovation award winner, who will have potential for investment from the CrowdStrike Falcon® Fund.
Daniel Bernard, chief business officer at CrowdStrike, said the Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator has become a launchpad for the next era of AI-driven security innovators. He added that this year’s cohort reflects a global movement of founders building cloud- and identity-first defenses that put security teams ahead of the speed and scale of AI-emboldened adversaries. Bernard stated that with AWS and NVIDIA, CrowdStrike is creating community and growing “the crowd,” giving these startups the opportunity to turn breakthrough ideas into market-shaping technologies, and push the industry forward.
Chris Grusz, managing director, technology partnerships at AWS, said that startups continue to push the boundaries of what’s possible in AI-driven security. He noted that the third year of the Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator once again brings together the power and expertise of AWS, CrowdStrike, and NVIDIA to help these innovators accelerate development, strengthen their platforms, and scale their transformative solutions faster.
Bartley Richardson, senior director of agentic AI and cybersecurity engineering at NVIDIA, said AI is reshaping cybersecurity at every level, demanding new approaches that can operate at cloud scale and defender speed. Richardson added that through the accelerator, NVIDIA, AWS, and CrowdStrike are empowering startups with the compute, frameworks and guidance they need to advance agentic AI and build the next wave of intelligent, resilient security technologies.
The 2026 cohort includes Above Security, Aira Security, Artemis, Astelia, Averlon, Capsule Security, Dash Security, Drift Security, Dux Security, Evoke Security, Fabrix, Fortyx Security, Geordie AI, Haleum AI, Hush Security, Huskeys, Jazz Security, Mars Security, Mate Security, NANO Corp, Nebari, Nimble Security, Opti, Pluto Security, QIZ Security, Raven, Sevii, Simbian AI, SurePath AI, Synqly, Tika Security, VisionHeight, Vivid Security, and Zepo Intelligence.
To learn more about the AWS, CrowdStrike, and NVIDIA Cybersecurity Accelerator, visit here.
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