Published: 29 october 2026
StartupFeed Quick Take
- CloudSEK Launchpad will support 10 pre-seed and seed-stage security startups for 12 weeks.
- Each startup can get up to $5K in AI credits, so up to $50K across the cohort.
- Applications close on November 20, 2026, and the process has four stages ending in a demo day.
Bengaluru’s CloudSEK has launched CloudSEK Launchpad, a 12-week incubator that will support 10 early-stage cybersecurity startups, with applications open until November 20, 2026.
CloudSEK’s press release of October 29, 2026 says each chosen startup can get up to $5K in AI credits. Across 10 startups, that is up to $50K in total. No equity stake or cash grant is mentioned.
The programme is open to pre-seed and seed-stage security startups. Idea-stage founders can also apply if they have a strong team and a clearly defined security problem. Founders have until November 20, 2026, which is 22 days from October 29.
Applications are open until November 20, 2026.
More details: https://www.cloudsek.com/launchpad
The five focus areas are security for AI systems and agents, AI-native security operations, threat intelligence, identity and fraud, and software supply-chain security.
Rahul Sasi, founder and chief executive of CloudSEK, put the goal in one line:
“With Launchpad, we want to share what we have learned and help promising founders get to their first ten paying customers.”
Rahul Sasi, Founder and CEO, CloudSEK. From the company press release, October 29, 2026.
CloudSEK was founded in 2015 and raised $19 Mn on May 20, 2025. The same announcement said over 60% of new revenue came from outside India, with the United States growing fastest.
CloudSEK Launchpad gives founders mentors, customer access and AI credits
Each team in the 12-week programme gets weekly mentoring, access to customers and KeyVigil credits. Mentors meet founders every week. They come from CloudSEK’s leadership and cover research, product, enterprise sales and raising money.
The programme will also connect founders with potential customers and channel partners. These cover three markets: India, the Gulf region and the United States.
The process has four stages. Founders apply through a form that takes about 10 minutes. Shortlisted teams then meet CloudSEK’s leaders, build for 12 weeks and pitch investors and customers at a demo day.
The credits are for KeyVigil, a secure gateway that lets apps and AI agents reach leading AI models through one access point. KeyVigil masks personal data and secrets before a request leaves, and flags and blocks prompt-injection and jailbreak attempts.
Every call is logged with its cost, and teams can set spending limits for each app or agent. The team behind AIVigil, CloudSEK’s tool for finding exposed AI assets, built KeyVigil. KeyVigil is also available to enterprise customers.
What this means for you: If you are building a pre-seed or seed-stage security product, especially for AI systems, this cohort of 10 is aimed at you. Apply by November 20, 2026, and explain what you are building and for whom.
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