Prosperity7 Ventures, the diversified growth fund of Aramco Ventures, has announced a strategic investment in Horizon3.ai, a leading provider of offensive security solutions based in San Francisco. This partnership underscores a growing focus by the Saudi-backed fund on safeguarding the global digital economy, specifically targeting the security of AI datacenters and critical infrastructure that have become high-value targets for cyber adversaries.
Securing The AI Backbone
As artificial intelligence adoption accelerates worldwide, the physical and digital infrastructure powering these systems faces increasingly sophisticated threats. Prosperity7’s investment aligns with a shared priority to protect mission-critical environments—ranging from energy and healthcare to national security—against disruption. Government agencies and policy experts have warned that the rapid expansion of AI-driven infrastructure creates new attack surfaces, making the security of these facilities a strategic global imperative.
Validating Defenses With Real-World Attacks
Horizon3.ai differentiates itself through its “attacker-aligned” approach. Its flagship product, the NodeZero® Offensive Security Platform, autonomously emulates real-world attacks to identify weaknesses before they can be exploited. This technology moves organizations away from theoretical assumptions, providing evidence-based validation of their security posture.
Abhishek Shukla, Managing Director at Prosperity7 Ventures US, highlighted the necessity of this proactive stance. “Horizon3.ai is setting the pace for proactive cybersecurity,” Shukla stated. “NodeZero’s ability to chain weaknesses into real attack paths and validate controls in live environments provides the measurable resilience that sectors like energy, healthcare, and government require.”
About Horizon3.ai
Headquartered in San Francisco and founded by U.S. Special Operations veterans and industry experts, Horizon3.ai is a fast-growing cybersecurity company focused on offensive security. Its NodeZero® Platform is utilized by nearly 5,000 organizations globally, including 40% of the Fortune 10, major global banks, and critical infrastructure operators. The platform enables enterprises to continuously find, fix, and verify exploitable vulnerabilities, thereby hardening their defenses against ransomware and data theft.
Source: Business Wire
