Startup · United States
Cranium
HQ Short Hills, New JerseyFounded 202351-200 employeesUpdated
Cranium is the end-to-end AI security and governance platform: discover, observe, govern, secure and prove every AI model, agent and vendor — continuously.
Funding3 rounds · $52.0M
- Equity raised
- $52.0M
- Latest
- $20.0MStage undisclosed · Jul 16, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2026 | Undisclosed | $20.0M | — | — | — | Confirmed |
| Oct 26, 2023 | Series A | $25.0M | — | Titanium Ventures (formerly Telstra Ventures) | KPMG, SYN Ventures | Confirmed |
| Apr 5, 2023 | Seed | $7.0M | — | — | KPMG, SYN Ventures | Confirmed |
- UndisclosedConfirmed$20.0MJul 16, 2026
- $25.0MOct 26, 2023
- $7.0MApr 5, 2023
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems9
- Cranium AgentSensorAgent inventory and mapping software component within Cranium ONE.
- Cranium ArenaAI security testing software component within Cranium ONE.
- Cranium Arena ShieldRemediation and guardrail testing software component within Cranium ONE.
- Cranium CloudSensorCloud monitoring software component within Cranium ONE.
- Cranium CodeSensorSource-code scanning component within Cranium ONE for identifying AI models, datasets and packages.
- Cranium ComplianceAgentGovernance software component within Cranium ONE for framework completion and posture scoring with human oversight.
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information management and cybersecurity | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Enterprise AI security and governance platform; cybersecurity falls in the defense sector, but the text states no defense or government customer. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Enterprise AI security and governance platform; cybersecurity falls in the defense sector, but the text states no defense or government customer.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People4
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Daniel Christman · LinkedIn ↗ | Director of AI Programs, Co-Founder |
| Jonathan Dambrot · LinkedIn ↗ | Founder |
| Paul Spicer · LinkedIn ↗ | Founder |
| Alexander Schlager · LinkedIn ↗ | CTO |
Sources16
Show all 16 sources and supporting evidence
Profile5
- 1
PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“employee_range: 51-200 (profile: 78)”
- 2
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "USA", "hq_iso2": "US", "id": "17e36e43-0a3b-49cd-aee7-ace3be8a7141"}”
- 3
Cranium · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“Cranium is the end-to-end AI security and governance platform: discover, observe, govern, secure and prove every AI model, agent and vendor — continuously.”
- 4DatabaseCranium AI company profile
Octen Business Search · Supports Organization · founded year, Organization · hq region
“founded_year: 2023”
- 5DatabaseCranium - Owler company profile
Owler · Supports Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“hq_city: Short Hills”
Systems5
- 6
Cranium · Supports System
“Cranium ONE is one platform for true end-to-end AI security and governance: infrastructure and LLM-agnostic, with full visibility and continuous trust into every model, agent, and vendor across your AI ecosystem.”
- 7
Cranium · Supports System
“Cranium AgentSensor™ maps agents, the tools they invoke, and the agents they reach”
- 8
Cranium · Supports System
“Cranium ComplianceAgent™ automates framework completion with human oversight, and continuous compliance scoring shows exactly where every system stands — before an auditor asks.”
- 9
Cranium · Supports System
“Cranium Arena Shield™ turns findings into action: it models threat impact, auto-generates remediations, applies guardrails, and re-tests to verify the fix actually held.”
- 10
Cranium · Supports System
“Cranium Guardian handles the runtime side — inspecting prompts and responses and acting on them inline — while Arena attacks your models before they ship and the AI‑BOM keeps the supply chain in view.”
Funding5
- 11Regulatory filingSEC Form D - Cranium AI, Inc.
SEC EDGAR · Jul 16, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount
“<totalAmountSold>19999996</totalAmountSold>”
- 12
Cranium · Oct 26, 2023 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“Cranium raised $25 million in Series A funding led by Titanium Ventures with participation from KPMG LLP and SYN Ventures”
- 13
SecurityWeek · Oct 26, 2023 · Supports Funding round
“was led by Telstra Ventures, with participation from KPMG and SYN Ventures”
- 14
TechCrunch · Apr 5, 2023 · Supports Funding round · amount
“has raised $7 million in venture capital from KPMG and SYN Ventures”
- 15Regulatory filingSEC Form D - Cranium AI, Inc.
SEC EDGAR · Mar 15, 2023 · Supports Funding round · amount
“<totalAmountSold>7000000</totalAmountSold>”
People1
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Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url, Role
“employee_range: 51-200 (profile: 51-100)”
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