What Astran does

Astran is a Paris-based data security software company, founded in 2021, that builds the AlwaysReady® Platform for operational resilience. The product enables large enterprises to maintain execution of critical business activities — payments, payroll, supplier transactions, production, and compliance — when their primary IT and ERP systems are unavailable due to cyberattacks or other major disruptions. Its underlying technology combines threshold cryptography with a patent-pending Post-Quantum Security Architecture, packaged under the proprietary Minimum Vital Company framework, which identifies the minimal set of vital activities, critical processes, and key data an organization must keep executable to survive a disruption.

The platform pre-syncs critical datasets from existing systems, stores them independently, and activates ready-to-use procedures with step-by-step guidance during crises, removing dependency on failed infrastructure. Every action is logged as an immutable, versioned, and traceable audit trail to support regulatory scrutiny. Astran is SOC 2 Type II certified with regular penetration testing, and has strategic partnerships with major cloud providers to deliver cloud-compatible data confidentiality, integrity, and availability guarantees.

Astran sells to enterprise Treasury, Operations, and CISO teams via a consultative, field-sales motion with a "Book a Demo" entry point and quote-based pricing; the revenue model is recurring SaaS/platform subscription. Named enterprise customers include Eiffage, Sanofi, VINCI, and Elior Group, with an Eiffage case study citing a first critical process live in two weeks. The company has raised approximately $7.3M+ in disclosed seed funding across an October 2021 round, a December 2022 AGORANOV tranche, and a June 2023 $5M round led by Galion.exe and SistaFund with participation from Founders Future, Newfund, and previous investors, with stated intent to expand domestically in France and internationally.

Name

Astran

Legal name

Astran

Website

https://astran.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Astran is a Paris-based software company (founded 2021) that sells the AlwaysReady® Platform to large enterprises, enabling Treasury, Operations, and CISO teams to continue executing critical processes during major system disruptions via threshold cryptography and post-quantum security.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Operational Resilience Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Network Resilience & High Availability Services (Redundancy, Failover) (BPAEAEAL)

Keywords

• Operational resilience software
• Business continuity platform
• Post-quantum cryptography
• Threshold cryptography security
• Disaster recovery solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. SaaS/Platform Subscription: The company provides cloud-compatible data security and operational resilience solutions as a platform subscription. The AlwaysReady Platform is sold to enterprises for secure cloud storage and business continuity capabilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Astran sells the AlwaysReady® Platform, a SaaS operational resilience solution that activates independent business processes, supplies pre-synced critical data, and guides enterprise teams through step-by-step procedures when primary IT systems fail. It is delivered with the Minimum Vital Company framework, a methodology that identifies the minimal set of vital activities, critical processes, and key data that an enterprise must keep executable during major disruption. The platform uses threshold cryptography and a patented post-quantum security architecture to guarantee confidentiality, integrity, and availability as structural properties.

Product overview

Astran offers a unified platform called the Astran AlwaysReady® Platform, complemented by the Minimum Vital Company framework/service. The platform provides operational resilience solutions that keep critical business processes running during disruptions, while the Minimum Vital Company methodology helps organizations identify and maintain the minimal set of critical processes and data needed to sustain essential operations through major disruptions. The two offerings work together: the framework guides organizations in defining their vital activities, critical processes, and key data, while the platform provides the technical execution layer to activate those processes when primary systems fail.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Astran AlwaysReady® Platform SaaS operational resilience platform for large enterprises that activates independent business processes, provides pre-synced critical datasets, and walks Treasury, Operations, and CISO teams through step-by-step procedures during major disruptions so vital activities (critical payments, payroll, supplier payments, production, inventory, safety, compliance) continue without dependency on primary IT/ERP infrastructure. Built on threshold cryptography and a patented post-quantum security architecture, with SOC 2 Type II certification, immutable audit trail, and rapid time-to-value (weeks, not quarters).

Quantifiable outcome

• First critical process operational in 2 weeks (Eiffage customer case)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Major Cloud ProviderscoreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic partnerships with major cloud providers enabling Astran's cloud-compatible data security solutions that ensure data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Zerto: Zerto (now part of HPE) focuses on disaster recovery and continuous data protection for hybrid cloud environments. It overlaps with Astran's 'independent process execution' thesis at the infrastructure layer but lacks the business-process activation layer Astran sells.
• Darktrace: Darktrace applies AI to cyber defense and anomaly detection, addressing a subset of the disruption scenarios Astran covers. Both sell into the same enterprise security buyer and benefit from the same post-incident urgency narrative.

Direct peers

• Everbridge: Everbridge provides critical event management and business continuity software to large enterprises, directly overlapping with Astran's operational resilience mission for Treasury, Operations, and CISO teams. Both sell enterprise subscriptions centered on keeping vital functions running during disruption.
• Riskonnect: Riskonnect offers a GRC and operational resilience platform with business continuity modules used by large enterprises. It competes head-to-head with Astran for the same CISO/Operations buyer and addresses similar 'keep vital processes running' use cases.
• Fusion Risk Management: Fusion specializes in operational resilience and business continuity software for global enterprises, with a strong focus on continuous execution rather than documentation — the same positioning Astran takes with the Minimum Vital Company framework.
• Resolver: Resolver (now part of Kroll) sells GRC and operational risk software, including business continuity management, to enterprises. It targets the same CISO/risk officer buyer and competes for the operational resilience budget line.
• Castellan Solutions: Castellan (acquired by riskonnect) specialized in operational resilience and business continuity software for large enterprises, with comparable focus on program execution rather than documentation — a direct functional analog to Astran.

Broad incumbents

• ServiceNow: ServiceNow's Business Continuity Management module sits inside its broader enterprise workflow platform and overlaps with Astran's continuity and resilience use case. As a broad incumbent, it bundles resilience into existing enterprise contracts that Astran must displace.
• IBM: IBM Resiliency Orchestration and broader DR/BCP consulting compete with Astran for large-enterprise continuity budgets. IBM has the installed base, services arm, and risk-register pedigree to position against Astran's execution-first narrative.
• Datadog: Datadog is a leading observability and monitoring platform used by enterprise security and operations teams. While not a direct continuity competitor, its incident response and observability stack overlaps with the buyer Astran targets (CISO/Operations).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors5 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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