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BeeSafe AI

Active · Frontier AI Defenses for Social Engineering Attacks

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7signal of 100 · rising 7
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • team of 3Team size · YC's directory+3.1

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Competitors

AIDoppelShared: engineering attack, social engineeringSPC 2022San FranciscoStartup →AIMirage SecurityShared: social engineering, defenseSPC 2023San FranciscoStartup →AICharm SecurityShared: social engineering, manipulationPlug and PlayUnited StatesStartup →AIGeneral Context LabsShared: frontier model, buildingYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIGuide LabsShared: frontier model, inside, agentYC W24San FranciscoStartup →
Companies closest to BeeSafe AI
Company
DoppelShared: engineering attack, social engineeringSPC 2022Not statedAI
Mirage SecurityShared: social engineering, defenseSPC 2023Not statedAI
Charm SecurityShared: social engineering, manipulationPlug and Play Not statedAI
General Context LabsShared: frontier model, buildingYC S26ActiveAI
Guide LabsShared: frontier model, inside, agentYC W24ActiveAI, Devtools

Adjacent

AIPaper InstrumentsShared: frontier modelYC X25San FranciscoStartup →OtherRedCarpetUpShared: cannot see, buildingYC S15GurugramStartup →OtherincuedShared: actionable intelligence, liveAlchemist Class 33ChicagoStartup →AISiftShared: long term, trust, securityYC S11San FranciscoStartup →AITridentShared: attacker, defense, agentYC S26San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to BeeSafe AI
Company
Paper InstrumentsShared: frontier modelYC X25ActiveAI
RedCarpetUpShared: cannot see, buildingYC S15ActiveOther
incuedShared: actionable intelligence, liveAlchemist Class 33Not statedOther
SiftShared: long term, trust, securityYC S11ActiveAI
TridentShared: attacker, defense, agentYC S26ActiveAI

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Agentic FabriqThe control plane for AI agents.team of 2ActiveAI
Alt-XBuilding the best venue for private markets exposure.team of 2ActiveAI, Data

Founders

  • Daniel SpokoynyFounder/CEO
  • Ariana MirianFounder
  • Nikolai VoglerFounder/CTO

About BeeSafe AI

BeeSafe AI is building the frontier model layer for social engineering defense. Cyberattacks have moved from code to conversation: attackers now use AI to carry out long-term, trust-based manipulation across SMS, voice, email, and social platforms, often inside encrypted channels where defenders cannot see, detect, or stop them. BeeSafe changes that by deploying undercover AI agents that engage attackers directly, expose hidden infrastructure, and convert live adversarial conversations into actionable intelligence. Each engagement adds to BeeSafe's proprietary dataset of real attacker behavior and trains foundational models that continually learn about counter-persuasion, deception, and manipulation in the wild. BeeSafe is starting in financial crime, where banks already value our data against Authorized Push Payment (APP) fraud and money laundering, but the opportunity is far broader. The same data and models that uncover mule networks today can protect consumers, secure enterprises, and strengthen governments against the next generation of AI-powered social engineering attacks tomorrow.

YC batch
W26 · Winter 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
3
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2025
Checked
13h ago

BeeSafe AI in W26: 199 companies, 81% AI

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BeeSafe AI: questions

Which YC batch was BeeSafe AI in?

BeeSafe AI was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).

Is BeeSafe AI still active?

Y Combinator lists BeeSafe AI as active.

Who founded BeeSafe AI?

BeeSafe AI's founders, as listed on its YC page: Daniel Spokoyny (Founder/CEO), Ariana Mirian (Founder), Nikolai Vogler (Founder/CTO).

Where is BeeSafe AI based?

BeeSafe AI lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.