Unbound
YC S24San Francisco, US · Founded 2023 · 7 employees · Hiring · 4 known investors
Unbound builds security infrastructure to govern AI coding agents in enterprise environments. The company provides an Agent Access Security Broker that sits between AI agents and systems they interact with, enabling security teams to discover, audit, and control agent actions without disrupting developer workflows.
Also known as Unbound Security
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareArtificial IntelligencePrivacyData LabelingUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaPartly Remote
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S24)
Unbound was founded in 2023 by Rajaram Srinivasan, Vignesh Subbiah, and Raj.
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Rajaram SrinivasaninFounderRajaram Srinivasan studied at MIT and previously held positions at Palo Alto Networks and Adobe before founding Unbound, which develops data security solutions for generative AI applications.
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Vignesh SubbiahinFounderHe previously held engineering roles at Shogun, Tophatter, and Adobe Systems.
Investors · 4
Northside VenturesToronto · $73K – $365Kvia Alex McIsaac · inferred
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
Race Capitalreported · 3 sourcesPalo Alto · $250K – $2M
Also in the syndicate · 1
Fireside Ventureslead
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$8M disclosed across 2 of 4 rounds · 2025–2026
- $4MraisedMay 2025 · 4 sources
Race Capital (lead)
Source ↗ - $4Mseed roundMay 2025 · 2 sources
Race Capital (lead)
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Competitors · 5
by search overlap
Upbound11 shared keywordsUpbound offers a control plane built on Crossplane 2.0 for managing cloud infrastructure declaratively, with drift prevention, encryption, policy enforcement, compliance controls, and cost optimization. It targets enterprise engineering teams building and operating AI-powered and production infrastructure.
Hugging Face7 shared keywordsHugging Face is a collaboration platform that hosts and provides access to machine learning models, datasets, and applications. It offers both open-source tools for the ML community and paid compute and enterprise solutions for teams building AI applications.
OpenAI6 shared keywordsOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company focused on developing artificial general intelligence (AGI) with emphasis on safety and beneficial outcomes for humanity.
Hyperbound6 shared keywordsHyperbound provides an AI sales coaching platform that analyzes sales calls and creates AI-powered roleplays to help sales representatives practice and improve their skills. The platform serves sales teams and leaders looking to standardize training, provide real-time feedback, and improve deal closure rates.
Autobound6 shared keywordsAutobound provides a B2B signal data layer that aggregates 700+ buying signals from 35+ sources across 250M+ contacts and 50M+ companies, delivered via REST API, batch file push, or OEM licensing. It serves enterprise GTM teams, data platforms, and AI-native sales tools that need timestamped, sourced intent and trigger data for outreach and prospecting.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Unbound do?
- Unbound builds security infrastructure to govern AI coding agents in enterprise environments. The company provides an Agent Access Security Broker that sits between AI agents and systems they interact with, enabling security teams to discover, audit, and control agent actions without disrupting developer workflows.
- Who founded Unbound?
- Unbound was founded by Rajaram Srinivasan, Vignesh Subbiah, Raj in 2023.
- Who are Unbound's investors?
- Unbound's investors include Northside Ventures, Y Combinator, Race Capital.
- How much funding has Unbound raised?
- Unbound has disclosed $8M raised across 2 of its 4 known rounds.
- Where is Unbound headquartered?
- Unbound is headquartered in San Francisco, US.