Aurva

United States - Sunnyvale, California

• 10/09/2025
• Seed
• $2,200,000

Sensitive data is being accessed not just by humans, but by LLMs, copilots, agents, and ephemeral services, often with little to no visibility. As access becomes more autonomous, ephemeral, and AI-driven, Aurva is building the default runtime visibility and enforcement layer for sensitive data.

Aurva help security teams answer: Who accessed what data, how, and why; in real time. Our platform gives teams the context and control they need to:
- Gain complete visibility into all AI apps and agents
- Detect unsanctioned AI usage and agentic access to production data
- Monitor real-time queries touching sensitive data and flag anomalies (Database Activity Monitoring)
- Map internal and third-party data flows, including shadow egress
- Align permissions with actual usage to reduce overprivileged access

Deployed in minutes using eBPF, Aurva is already monitoring billions of data transactions daily across leading enterprises globally.

Aurva is backed by Nexus Venture Partners and leading experts like Chris Bream (ex-Head of Security at Meta), Ankit Sobti (CTO, Postman), Rahul Sood (ex-SVP, PANW Prisma) and Austen Allred (founder, Lambda School) to be the default runtime access monitoring and AI observability layer.

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Apurv GargFounder

United States - San Francisco Bay Area

Currently redefining what data access monitoring means and how it is done. We deliver real-time visibility into data access in cloud and AI environments by capturing query-level activity, mapping it to the true identity behind it (human, service, or AI agent), and tracing it across databases, MCPs and applications. We surface misuse, unauthorized and agentic access, and overprivileged identities, with audit-ready evidence for compliance. By aligning permissions with actual usage, we reduce data risk without disrupting operations.

Aurva is backed by Nexus Venture Partners and industry leaders including Chris Bream, Ankit Sobti, Rahul Sood, Karandeep Anand and Abhinav Asthana.
My background is at the intersection of AI and security, shaped by leading AI efforts for Ads and Business Messaging at Meta.

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/apurvgarg/