Over 20 years, RSAC Innovation Sandbox contest brings cybersecurity's new innovators to put the spotlight on their potentially game-changing ideas. Each year, 10 finalists grab the spotlight for a three-minute pitch while demonstrating groundbreaking security technologies to the broader RSA Conference community. Since the start of the contest, the top 10 finalists have collectively seen over 90 acquisitions and $16.4 billion in investments. (Source : RSA Conference)
Top 10 Finalists Sandbox 2025
1.ProjectDiscovery - Won Title "Most Innovative Startup 2025"
ProjectDiscovery (https://projectdiscovery.io/) helps security teams detect real, exploitable vulnerabilities without the noise. They combine open source power with enterprise-grade scale, starting with Nuclei, their fast, customizable vulnerability scanner trusted by thousands of engineers. Nuclei delivers attacker-like detections using conditional logic, enabling teams to move beyond version matching and catch what truly matters.
2.Aurascape
Aurascape (https://aurascape.ai/) enables businesses to innovate fearlessly in the age of AI, by transforming how companies safeguard themselves with the world’s most advanced AI security platform. Established by a world-class team with deep expertise in security, AI, and networking, Aurascape clears the way for companies to maximize the potential of AI while minimizing security risk.
3.CalypsoAI
CalypsoAI (https://calypsoai.com/) is an adaptive AI security platform that empowers enterprises to innovate safely—staying ahead of evolving threats to deliver unmatched protection and performance.
4.Command Zero
Command Zero (https://www.cmdzero.io/) is the industry’s first autonomous and AI-assisted cyber investigations platform, built to transform security operations in complex enterprise environments. The platform reduces the need for technology specific expertise for tier-2, tier-3 analysts, incident responders and threat hunters. Command Zero enables all users to perform at the highest level by ensuring consistent, repeatable, auditable investigations with automated reporting.
5.EQTY Lab
EQTY Lab (https://www.eqtylab.io/) develops the AI Integrity Suite, a set of cryptographic tools designed to ensure transparency, accountability, and compliance throughout the AI lifecycle. Their flagship product, Verifiable Compute, introduces hardware-based governance to certify and audit AI workflows in real-time.
6.Knostic
Knostic (https://www.knostic.ai/) is the world’s first provider of need-to-know based access controls for LLMs. With knowledge-centric capabilities, Knostic enables organizations to accelerate the adoption of LLMs and drive AI-powered innovation without compromising value, security, or safety.
7.Metalware
Metalware (https://www.metalware.com/) develops advanced firmware security solutions for critical infrastructure, protecting industries like aerospace, defense, automotive, telecom, and healthcare from cyber threats. It is an automated, intelligent binary fuzzer that enables organizations to efficiently discover and remediate security weaknesses in hardware products before deployment.
8.MIND
MIND (https://mind.io/) is the first-ever data security platform that puts data loss prevention (DLP) and insider risk management (IRM) programs on autopilot to automatically protect sensitive information, mitigate risk and preserve brand reputation.
9.Smallstep
Smallstep (https://smallstep.com/) ensures that only company-owned devices can access financial data, code repositories, PII, SaaS apps, and other sensitive resources with hardware-bound credentials.
10.Twine Security
Twine Security (https://www.twinesecurity.com/) builds AI Digital Employees who execute tasks from A to Z to help cyber teams close the talent gap. It's first digital employee, Alex, learns, understands and takes away the burden of #Identity and Access Management (#IAM) tasks - proactively completing your organization’s cyber objectives.
Judges:
- David Chen, Head of Global Technology Investment Banking, Morgan Stanley
- Dorit Dor, Chief Technology Officer, Check Point Software Technologies
- Niloofar Razi Howe, Operating Partner, Capitol Meridian Partners
- Paul Kocher, Researcher, Independent Researcher
- Nasrin Rezai, SVP & CISO, Verizon
- Christopher Young, Former McAfee CEO, Microsoft Executive, and Investor
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