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Traceforce

YC S26

San Francisco, US · Founded 2025 · 2 employees · Hiring · 1 known investors

Traceforce is an on-device security platform that monitors and controls AI applications, desktop apps, CLI agents, and MCP (Model Context Protocol) connectors across an organization's device fleet, tracking tool calls and blocking dangerous actions in real time. It offers device inventory, incident intelligence, automated remediation, and integrates with MDM tools like Jamf, JumpCloud, and NinjaOne for enterprise IT teams.

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S26)

Traceforce was founded in 2025 by Xia Hua and Varun Wadhwa.

XHXia Hua
Xia HuainFounderFounder of Traceforce, an on-device security platform for monitoring and controlling AI applications and agents across enterprise device fleets. Previously served as Director of Engineering at Clumio overseeing flagship products, and holds a PhD in Applied Mathematics from MIT.
VWVarun Wadhwa
Varun WadhwainFounderVarun Wadhwa is co-founder and CTO of Traceforce, an on-device security platform that monitors and controls AI applications and agents across enterprise device fleets. He previously worked as a senior software engineer at LinkedIn on database systems for RAG, as a staff software engineer at Clumio on distributed data infrastructure and backup, and on distributed payments systems at Microsoft, and holds a BS in EECS from UC Berkeley.

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What does Traceforce do?
Traceforce is an on-device security platform that monitors and controls AI applications, desktop apps, CLI agents, and MCP (Model Context Protocol) connectors across an organization's device fleet, tracking tool calls and blocking dangerous actions in real time. It offers device inventory, incident intelligence, automated remediation, and integrates with MDM tools like Jamf, JumpCloud, and NinjaOne for enterprise IT teams.
Who founded Traceforce?
Traceforce was founded by Xia Hua, Varun Wadhwa in 2025.
Who are Traceforce's investors?
Traceforce's investors include Y Combinator.
Where is Traceforce headquartered?
Traceforce is headquartered in San Francisco, US.