What TENEX.AI does

TENEX.AI is a private cybersecurity company founded in 2024 and headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, that delivers an AI-native, human-led Agentic Security Operations Center (SOC) platform to enterprise customers. The core technology is purpose-built for autonomous threat triage, investigation, hunting, and response, processing 100% of customer alert telemetry within 60 seconds while retaining human analysts in the loop for judgment-critical containment decisions. The platform integrates across 300+ security tools and is positioned as the managed-services delivery layer on top of Google Cloud Security (Chronicle, Mandiant), Microsoft Defender/Sentinel/Entra, AWS Security Lake/GuardDuty, Wiz, SentinelOne, and CrowdStrike.

The company monetizes primarily through subscription-based Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services priced on a cloud-data-volume (TB) model, with publicly disclosed tiers at $99,000 (25 TB Light), $149,000 (50 TB Basic), and $199,000 (100 TB Intermediate) annually, plus a custom Enterprise tier with multi-year contracts. Revenue is supplemented by resale and integration of partner security platforms (Google, Microsoft, AWS, Wiz, SentinelOne, CrowdStrike) and by a Partner Program for MSPs, MSSPs, and VARs. Target verticals span financial services, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, government, and technology, with named enterprise customers including Charles Schwab (via President Bashar Abouseido's prior CISO role), Sunrun, Payabli, Onspring, the Kansas City Chiefs, and engagements across the Google and Microsoft security ecosystems.

TENEX was founded by Eric Foster (former Cyderes President), Edwin Solis (former Google Cloud Security Sales leader), Ryan Shreve (former Cyderes CFO/COO), and CTO Venkata Koppaka (founding engineer of Google Chronicle). The company has raised $277 million across seed, Series A ($27M, September 2025), and Series B ($250M, March 2026) led by Crosspoint Capital Partners with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Shield Capital, DTCP, Deepwork Capital, and the Florida Opportunity Fund, reaching unicorn status at a $1B+ post-money valuation. Operating offices span Sarasota (HQ), Overland Park, San Jose, Phoenix, and an expanding EMEA presence, with headcount scaling from approximately 100 to ~300 employees through end of 2026.

Name

TENEX.AI

Legal name

TENEX.AI

Website

https://tenex.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

TENEX.AI is an AI-native cybersecurity company that delivers human-led Agentic SOC managed detection and response services to enterprise customers across financial services, healthcare, retail, and government, processing 100% of alert telemetry within 60 seconds.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Managed Detection and Response (MDR) / AI-native SOC

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Other Computer Related Services (541519)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Endpoint Security Managed Services (EDR/XDR) (BPAEADAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Threat Intelligence Services (BPAEADAC)

Keywords

• AI-native SOC
• Managed detection response
• Agentic AI security
• Threat detection platform
• Cybersecurity automation

Headquarters

HQ city

Sarasota

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Managed Detection and Response (MDR): TENEX's flagship recurring revenue stream. Subscription-based managed detection and response services priced on a cloud-spend/TB model. Customers receive AI-driven threat detection, 24/7 monitoring, automated response, and human analyst oversight. The company generated over $25 million in contracted revenue within its first year of operations.
2. Security Plans & Packages: Tiered subscription plans (Light, Basic, Intermediate) with pricing based on data volume (TB). Enterprise plans offered as custom-priced packages. Includes Core Security Platform (Google Cloud Security Platform as a Service), Advanced Oversight, and Comprehensive MDR tiers.
3. Technology Platform Resale & Integration: TENEX resells and integrates platforms from technology partners including Google Cloud Security, Microsoft, AWS, Wiz, SentinelOne, and CrowdStrike, bundling these with its proprietary AI layer and managed services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

TENEX.AI sells an AI-native, human-led Agentic SOC platform delivered primarily through a Managed Detection and Response (MDR) subscription service. The platform uses agentic AI to triage 100% of security alerts in under 60 seconds, autonomously investigate threats across the customer's entire security stack, and orchestrate automated containment and remediation across 300+ integrated security tools, while human analysts retain authority over critical containment decisions. Supporting service modules include Threat Management, Security Automation, and Incident Response, offered in tiered subscription packages priced by cloud data volume.

Product overview

TENEX.AI offers an AI-native, Human-Led SOC platform providing managed detection and response services as a unified portfolio of integrated modules. The core offering is the Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service, which forms the foundation. Additional modules include Threat Management for proactive vulnerability assessment, Security Automation for orchestrating workflows across 300+ security tools, and Incident Response for rapid breach containment. The company offers tiered service packages (Core Security Platform, Advanced Oversight, Comprehensive MDR, and Enterprise Custom) that progressively add capabilities, all powered by the company's proprietary AI that processes 100% of alert telemetry within 60 seconds. Recent additions include Google AI Threat Defense delivery services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Flagship AI-native, human-led Managed Detection and Response service providing 24/7/365 monitoring, AI-driven alert triage (under 60 seconds), autonomous investigation, automated response playbooks, and human analyst oversight for containment decisions. Processes 100% of customer alert telemetry within 60 seconds and orchestrates workflows across 300+ security tools.
• Threat Management Proactive threat management service including vulnerability assessment, threat intelligence integration, customized risk mitigation plans, and continuous system evaluation for enterprise customers.
• Security Automation Automation orchestration service across 300+ security tools enabling streamlined detection, response, and mitigation without additional manual intervention. Includes automated containment and remediation playbooks.
• Incident Response Rapid containment and resolution service for cybersecurity breaches with AI-enhanced threat detection, automated playbooks, and minimized operational downtime for affected enterprises.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of customer alert telemetry processed within 60 seconds
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

AI capability6 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship/primary and core.

• Google Cloudflagship/primaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 May 2026TENEX is a launch partner for Google AI Threat Defense, an autonomous AI-powered security platform that fuses Gemini models, Wiz, CodeMender, and Mandiant. TENEX serves as the delivery layer, operationalizing the platform for enterprise customers, providing rapid validation engagements, high-fidelity triage with human analysts on the loop, AI-engineered patches alongside customer engineering teams, and integration with TENEX's AI-native SOC and MDR services. TENEX also holds partner status for Google Chronicle/SecOps, implementing, operating, and optimizing Google Cloud Security solutions.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationTENEX integrates with and delivers services across Microsoft security platforms including Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, and Entra ID. The company's AI-driven approach streamlines detection, automates response, and builds proactive defense posture within the Microsoft ecosystem. TENEX serves enterprise customers across both Google and Microsoft security ecosystems.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationTENEX partners with AWS to deliver AI-powered cybersecurity within native AWS environments. Integrates with Amazon Security Lake, enhancing GuardDuty alerts with contextual AI triage. Helps enterprises implement scalable, intelligent defense within AWS cloud and hybrid infrastructures.
• WizcoreTechnology or IntegrationTENEX partners with Wiz, the leading Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP), to deliver comprehensive visibility, risk assessment, and threat detection across cloud environments. Wiz is also a core component of Google AI Threat Defense. TENEX helps organizations achieve deeper understanding of cloud security posture and prioritize remediation.
• SentinelOnecoreTechnology or IntegrationTENEX integrates SentinelOne's AI-powered autonomous endpoint protection, detection, and response into its service offerings, providing clients with next-generation endpoint security that prevents, detects, and responds to evolving threats with minimal human intervention.
• CrowdStrikecoreTechnology or IntegrationTENEX integrates with CrowdStrike Falcon to supercharge endpoint protection and incident response workflows. By combining CrowdStrike's telemetry with TENEX's autonomous SOC capabilities, clients get deeper threat insight, faster triage, and AI-enhanced decision support.
• Mandiant (Google Cloud)coreTechnology or IntegrationMandiant's frontline expertise and intelligence is integrated into Google AI Threat Defense. TENEX serves as a delivery partner that operationalizes Mandiant-sourced intelligence within the Google AI Threat Defense platform and TENEX's own SOC services.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Arctic Wolf: Pure-play MDR/MSSP offering 24/7 managed detection, response and security operations across endpoint, network, cloud and identity, directly comparable to TENEX's AI-native MDR with managed SOC services for mid-market and enterprise.
• eSentire: Pure-play MDR provider with global SOC operations delivering 24/7 threat detection, investigation and response, comparable in business model and target customer profile to TENEX's human-led, AI-augmented SOC offering.
• Expel: Transparent, tech-forward MDR provider that combines automation with human analysts for managed detection and response across cloud, endpoint and SaaS, directly comparable to TENEX's AI-native SOC with a partner-led GTM motion.
• ReliaQuest: Enterprise-focused MDR provider operating the GreyMatter platform to unify detection, investigation and response across 300+ tools — extremely close functional analogue to TENEX's orchestration of 300+ security tools and AI-driven investigation.
• Critical Start: MDR-focused provider delivering managed detection and response with a 100% alert coverage guarantee and platform-based delivery, comparable to TENEX's promise of 100% alert telemetry processing within 60 seconds.
• Secureworks: Established pure-play MDR and XDR vendor (now backed by Sophos) offering Taegis-managed SOC services, comparable as a competitor in enterprise managed detection and response markets.

Broad incumbents

• CrowdStrike: Endpoint and cloud security leader whose Falcon Complete service bundles managed detection and response on top of its own XDR platform; a broader incumbent whose own MDR offering overlaps with TENEX and whose endpoint telemetry is also an integration partner.
• SentinelOne: Endpoint and cloud security platform with Vigilance MDR service providing managed 24/7 detection and response, comparable as a broader incumbent competing against and partnering with TENEX.
• Palo Alto Networks: Cybersecurity platform incumbent offering managed XDR and Unit 42 MDR services across its Cortex and Prisma Cloud portfolio, comparable as a large multi-product competitor to TENEX's focused MDR proposition.
• Sophos: Endpoint and network security vendor with Sophos MDR service providing 24/7 managed detection and response, comparable as an incumbent that competes with TENEX for outsourced SOC budgets, particularly in mid-market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TENEXai
• Facebookfacebook.com/TenexAI
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tenex-ai

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors7 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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