Updated Apr 22, 2026
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Knostic

Ranked #657 of 1,000+ cybersecurity companies
Profile
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Overview

Website
Legal Name
Knostic Inc.
Founded
2023
Crunchbase Rank
#18288
Also Known As
Knostic.AI

IAM for the LLM Age - Enabling enterprises to control and harness institutional knowledge through the power of LLMs

Knostic delivers need-to-know access controls for LLMs, using knowledge-centric capabilities to help enterprises accelerate AI adoption and innovation without compromising value, security, or safety; RSA Launch Pad finalist and 2024 Black Hat Startup Spotlight winner.

Industries
Business/Productivity SoftwareTechnology, Information and InternetMedia and Information Services (B2B)CybersecurityArtificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Type
Privately Held
Social Media

Company Size

Employees
 
39
Range11–50 employees
110K+

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Headquarters

205 Van Buren St, Herndon, VA 20170

Followers

 
5,955

Press Coverage

DateArticlePublisher
Mar 5, 2025Herndon startup Knostic raises $11M to grow its need-to-know controlsWashington Business Journal
Oct 14, 2025The insurance affordability outlook: Opportunities to alleviate insurance’s affordability problem with technologyCB Insights
Jul 24, 2025Knostic's AI Security Research Unveiled: 1,862 exposed MCP servers lack essential security measuresPRWeb
Apr 23, 20253rd Annual Champions in Security Awards Winners announced by Portal26PR Newswire
Apr 22, 2025Unleashed agentic AI overwhelms Oklahoma CISOSC Media
Apr 8, 2025Knostic Selected as Finalist for RSAC™ 2025 Conference Innovation Sandbox ContestVenturebeat
Mar 13, 2025AI Is Oversharing and Leaking Data – Sounil Yu – PSW #865SC Media
Mar 9, 2025AI cybersecurity startup Knostic raises $11m to secure AI toolsTech in Asia
Mar 8, 2025Knostic: $11 Million Raised For Eliminating Enterprise AI Data LeaksPulse 2.0
Mar 7, 2025Israel Tech Startups and Innovations: Weekly Roundup March 1 – March 7, 2025jewishbusinessnews.com

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Specialties

AI Security And AI Data Access Governance

Categories

Generative AIRisk Management

Product

NameDescription
Copilot Readiness AssessmentA service that assesses how Microsoft Copilot and other LLM-based AI tools expose enterprise data, identifying data leakage and oversharing risks.
Need-to-Know Based Access Controls for LLMsA product that enforces knowledge-centric access controls for large language models, restricting AI access to sensitive enterprise information based on user-specific need-to-know policies.
AI Data Exposure Monitoring and RemediationA service that audits enterprise data to detect and monitor oversharing or leakage through AI search tools, providing actionable recommendations to remediate exposures.
LLM Oversharing Tester (Free Tool)A free tool that tests large language models for oversharing risks by simulating role-specific prompts to reveal potential data exposure vulnerabilities.
RAG Security Training Simulator (Free Tool)An interactive web application that educates users on defending AI systems, especially those using Retrieval-Augmented Generation, against prompt injection attacks.
LLM Jailbreak Prompts PlaybookA curated collection of industry-specific prompts designed to test large language models for hidden oversharing vulnerabilities before attackers exploit them.