Rilian
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About
Rilian is a McLean, Virginia-based agentic AI systems integration company developing the Caspian platform for defense and national security customers 123. Founded by Christian Schnedler (CEO), Nick Pompeo, and Dan Fischer, all leading AI security and defense operators, the company’s pre-trained agents automate analyst workflows, anticipate adversarial behavior, and preserve institutional knowledge in sovereign and air-gapped environments 13. In July 2025, Rilian signed a contract with the UAE Cybersecurity Council to deploy Caspian across the UAE National Security Operations Centre — described as the platform’s first nation-scale implementation 23.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
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| 2026-04-23 | Seed (incl. seed extension) | $17.5M | 8VC, Tamarack Global, First In | 8090 Industries, Liquid 2 Ventures, Perot Jain, Protego Ventures 123 |
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BusinessWire, “Rilian Secures $17.5 Million in Seed Funding to Advance Agentic AI for Cyber and Defense Operations,” April 23, 2026. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260423773644/en/Rilian-Secures-$17.5-Million-in-Seed-Funding-to-Advance-Agentic-AI-for-Cyber-and-Defense-Operations↩↩↩
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SiliconANGLE, “Rilian raises $17.5M to automate security software procurement and deployment in the defense sector,” April 23, 2026. https://siliconangle.com/2026/04/23/rilian-raises-17-5m-automate-security-software-procurement-deployment-defense-sector/↩↩↩
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TechStartups, “Rilian raises $17.5M to bring Agentic AI to cybersecurity and national defense,” April 23, 2026. https://techstartups.com/2026/04/23/rilian-raises-17-5m-to-bring-agentic-ai-to-cybersecurity-and-national-defense/↩↩↩↩