Askeal, the AI cybersecurity assistant that gives verifiable, expert-backed answers
AI security startup Askeal launches with $1.1 million pre-seed, pairing generative AI with 270+ vetted cybersecurity experts for verifiable answers.
Askeal, cofounded in August 2025 by Roxane Suau, launched an AI cybersecurity assistant that combines generative AI with a vetted community of more than 270 expert contributors and 178 public sources, backed by a $1.1 million pre-seed round. The tool answers natural-language security questions with evidence-backed, verifiable assessments, supporting CVE remediation guidance, URL, domain and hash lookups, and log analysis with IOC extraction. Its beta opened in February 2026, reaching 500 testers across 69 countries in two and a half months; the product is currently free, with paid plans and contributor revenue share planned. Its neuro-symbolic technology was developed with the Montpellier Laboratory of Computer Science, Robotics, and Microelectronics.
- Neuro-symbolic technology developed with the Montpellier Laboratory of Computer Science, Robotics, and Microelectronics.
- Contradicting expert answers are shown side by side rather than silently resolved.
- SOC analysts comprise roughly half of 500 beta testers across 69 countries.
- Freemium model planned with revenue share paying contributors when their expertise is used.
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Askeal takes the opposite approach to omniscient Gen AI: rather than pretending to know everything, it combines AI with community expertise. Vetted vendors, researchers, and practitioners contribute their intelligence and tools to help users conduct manual investigations. The startup, backed by a $1.
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