Cantina raises $8M to launch community powered vuln platform

Cantina, a cybersecurity startup based in New York, has exited stealth mode with $8 million in new funding, bringing its total to $16.5 million. The funding round was led by Framework Ventures. Cantina has developed an autonomous vulnerability management platform that utilizes community-powered agents to identify, prioritize, and remediate security vulnerabilities. The platform maps an organization’s assets and learns continuously to improve its precision. CEO Hari Mulackal emphasized the need for AI-driven solutions in cybersecurity to enable more effective investigations and remediation.