In order to spur the next wave of AI-driven cloud security innovation, CrowdStrike revealed the 35 businesses chosen for its third annual Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and NVIDIA through its Inception program.
The elite group was chosen from hundreds of applications worldwide based on the quality of their teams, the power of their invention, and their ability to have an influence on the market.
Starting today and ending on March 3, 2026, the free eight-week program will give businesses access to top security experts, worldwide visibility across partner ecosystems, finance, technical expertise, and go-to-market support.
On March 24, 2026, the program will conclude in a final pitch day for five finalists at the RSA Conference in San Francisco. An expert panel will choose one innovation award winner, who may receive funding from the CrowdStrike Falcon® Fund.
“The Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator has become a launchpad for the next era of AI-driven security innovators.”
said Daniel Bernard, Chief Business Officer at CrowdStrike.
“This year’s cohort reflects a global movement: founders building cloud- and identity-first defences that put security teams ahead of the speed and scale of AI-emboldened adversaries. With AWS and NVIDIA, we’re creating community and growing “the crowd,” giving these startups the opportunity to turn breakthrough ideas into market-shaping technologies, and push the industry forward.”
“Startups continue to push the boundaries of what’s possible in AI-driven security,”
said Chris Grusz, Managing Director, Technology Partnerships at AWS.
“The third year of the Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator once again brings together the power and expertise of AWS, CrowdStrike, and NVIDIA to help these innovators accelerate development, strengthen their platforms, and scale their transformative solutions faster.”
“AI is reshaping cybersecurity at every level, demanding new approaches that can operate at cloud scale and defender speed,”
said Bartley Richardson, Senior Director of agentic AI and cybersecurity engineering at NVIDIA.
“Through the accelerator, NVIDIA, AWS, and CrowdStrike are empowering startups with the compute, frameworks and guidance they need to advance agentic AI and build the next wave of intelligent, resilient security technologies.”
