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India bets on AI to build first $10 bn cybersecurity firm by 2030
Accel-backed Indian startups are using AI-first innovation to take on global rivals in cybersecurity as the country aims to create a $10 billion firm within five years
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Globally, Accel has backed cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, which earlier this year surpassed a $100 billion market cap for the first time in its history. | Image: Priyank Swaroop, Partner at Accel
India aims to build its first $10 billion cybersecurity company in the next few years, betting on artificial intelligence (AI) to help homegrown startups leapfrog established American and Israeli rivals, rather than copy their playbooks.
The strategy is already showing results, with former security executives from Indian tech giants launching AI-powered startups that are winning contracts against well-funded US competitors, according to Prayank Swaroop, a partner at venture capital firm Accel.
He cited a recent meeting with a team of experienced entrepreneurs from the Indian Institutes of Technology in Delhi and Bombay. “They’ve built and sold four cybersecurity companies in
