Security first
We assume compromise, design for least privilege, and treat every change as a potential risk. Security is a feature, not an add-on.
About XION
We build infrastructure that assumes attackers are already inside.
XION was founded by engineers and security leaders who have defended some of the largest cloud footprints in the world. Our mission is to make secure-by-default infrastructure accessible to every company.
From incident response to proactive defense.
Our team has spent years responding to breaches, misconfigurations, and outages in complex environments. We saw the same pattern: fragmented tooling, incomplete visibility, and manual processes that could not keep up.
XION rethinks the stack from the ground up—treating infrastructure, security, and automation as a single problem instead of separate disciplines.
Founded
2026
Regions protected
18+
Threats analyzed / day
1.2M+
Principles that guide how we build.
Operator empathy
We obsess over the workflows of SREs, platform engineers, and SOC analysts so XION feels intuitive on day one.
Intelligent automation
Automation should amplify human judgment, not replace it. Our AI always keeps operators in control.
Transparency
From incident timelines to model decisions, we make it easy to understand what happened and why.
A team of builders and defenders.
We bring experience from cloud providers, security vendors, and hypergrowth startups.
Leena Ortiz
Co-founder & CEO
Previously led security engineering at a global fintech, responsible for protecting billions in daily transaction volume.
Rahul Desai
Co-founder & CTO
Former head of infrastructure at a hyperscale SaaS platform, with deep experience in distributed systems and observability.
Maya Novak
Head of Security Research
Built threat intelligence programs and purple teams across multiple industries, specializing in adversary simulation.
Backed by operators and security leaders.
XION is supported by investors and advisors who have built and secured category-defining infrastructure companies.
Signal Peak Capital
Vector Labs Ventures
Former CISOs & CTOs