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Building the Identity Layer for Autonomous AI

Zero-Agent is pioneering the world's first purpose-built identity governance platform engineered specifically for autonomous AI agents and Non-Human Identities (NHIs) — enabling organizations to securely deploy AI at machine speed.

Meet the Founders

The people behind Zero-Agent

Zero-Agent was founded to give every AI agent an identity, an owner, and continuous governance — with the same rigor enterprises apply to human identities.

Krishna Paruchuri

Founder & CTO

Krishna is a cybersecurity and identity leader who built Zero-Agent after seeing enterprises rush to adopt AI agents with no way to govern them.

"Our mission is to make AI agents as secure, governed, and trusted as human identities."

Valli Paruchuri

Cofounder & CEO

Valli leads Zero-Agent's vision, strategy, and growth as the company defines the AI identity governance category for the enterprise.

"Enterprises are adopting AI faster than they can govern it. We exist to close that gap."

Why We Started Zero-Agent

From a problem to a category

Problem

Ungoverned AI

AI agents are rapidly entering enterprise environments without dedicated identity governance.

Insight

Legacy IAM falls short

Traditional IAM, PAM, and IGA platforms were never designed for autonomous machine identities.

Solution

Governance for agents

Identity governance, policy enforcement, least privilege, approvals, and continuous monitoring — built for AI.

Vision

The identity layer for AI

Become the global identity layer for autonomous AI.

Mission

Protect every autonomous AI agent through identity-first security.

Vision

Enable organizations to trust autonomous AI through secure identity, governance, and continuous authorization.

Company Values

What we stand for

Security First

Security is the foundation of every decision we make.

Trust by Design

We earn trust through evidence, not assertions.

Innovation

We pioneer a new category, not iterate on the past.

Customer Obsession

Our customers' security outcomes drive everything.

Transparency

Clear evidence, explainable decisions, honest communication.

Responsible AI

We help organizations adopt AI safely and accountably.

Meet the Team

The team building Zero-Agent

Alongside our founders, a world-class team across security, engineering, and product is building the identity layer for autonomous AI.

AP

Annika Paruchuri

Founding Product Manager

Shaping the product experience for security and identity teams.

RP

Ritvik Paruchuri

Founding Software Engineer

Building the core platform that discovers and governs AI identities at scale.

Advisors

Guided by industry leaders

We're building an advisory board of cybersecurity and AI experts to guide the future of AI identity governance.

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To be announced

Former CISO

Enterprise security leadership and Fortune 500 program experience.

Coming Soon
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To be announced

Identity Security Expert

Deep expertise across IGA, PAM, and Zero Trust architectures.

Coming Soon
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To be announced

AI Security Research Advisor

Research leadership in AI safety, agents, and machine identity.

Coming Soon

Company Snapshot

At a glance

Founded

2026

Headquarters

Texas, USA

Industry

Cybersecurity

Category

AI Agent Identity Governance

Deployment

Cloud & Hybrid

Supported Clouds

AWSAzureGoogle Cloud

Architecture

Zero TrustIdentity First

Focus

AI Agents & NHIs

Company Timeline

Our journey so far

2026

Founded

Zero-Agent is born to govern autonomous AI.

Website launched

Our story and platform go live.

MVP completed

Discovery and identity graph for AI agents.

Google Cloud Startup Program

Application submitted.

Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub

Joined the founders program.

Design partner program

Co-building with early enterprise partners.

Roadmap

Enterprise LaunchPlanned

Governance at production scale.

SOC 2Planned

Independent security attestation.

Series APlanned

Scaling the team and platform.

Global ExpansionPlanned

Securing AI worldwide.

Careers

Help Secure the Future of Autonomous AI

We're building the next generation of AI identity security — and looking for exceptional people to build it with us.

No current openings. We're always interested in connecting with exceptional cybersecurity and AI talent — reach us at careers@zero-agent.ai.

Partners & Community

Part of the startup ecosystem

We're actively engaging with leading startup and cloud programs as we build Zero-Agent.

MMicrosoft for Startups Founders HubMember
GGoogle for StartupsApplicant
AAWS ActivateExploring
NNVIDIA InceptionExploring
YY CombinatorApplicant
TTechstarsApplicant
CCapital FactoryExploring
UUT Dallas Venture Development CenterExploring

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Whether you're an enterprise exploring AI governance, a potential design partner, an investor, or a future teammate, we'd love to connect.

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