[Music] Nicole, I'm excited for this. Yes. So, I think you and I first met back in 2018.That's right. At the time, you were debating joining Abnormal AI. That's right.And I'm really grateful that you joined and it became the start of an amazing working relationship and also friendship. So, Nicole, let's start with uh you telling us a little bit about Fable Security and what we're launching today. So, Fable Security is targeting one of the most important problems in cyber security, tackling and reducing huma ...

Greylock's Change Agents is a speaker series that explores the cutting edge of Agentic AI. In this session we interview Karthik Narasimhan, Head of Research at Sierra and Associate Professor of Computer Science at Princeton. Karthik discusses his work on the future of language agents and multi-agent interaction and explores his definition of multi-agents, their capabilities, and the work being done in his lab to advance this field. ...

Company Overview - Cogent is building AI agents to automate vulnerability management, a critical cybersecurity problem [2] - The company aims to remove bottlenecks and increase efficiency for security teams by applying AI to model organizational behavior [3] - Cogent's AI agents are designed to resemble the reasoning capacity of top security, engineering, and IT personnel to remediate risk faster [4] Technology and Innovation - Cogent differentiates itself by integrating data sources from across the enterprise and applying intelligence to model organizational behavior [3] - The company leverages generative AI to automate human judgment in identifying and resolving critical security findings [13] - Cogent combines security experts with AI experts from companies like Google Research, Coinbase, Tesla, and Stripe [8] Market Opportunity and Challenges - Generative AI is accelerating the threat landscape, enabling attackers to quickly generate exploit code [10] - Organizations face an asymmetry between attackers and defenders, requiring faster response times [11][12] - Cogent aims to bridge the gap between stakeholders and enhance organizational security in the face of evolving AI-driven threats [11] Funding and Future Plans - Cogent has announced an $11 million seed fund raise [14] - The company plans to extend its platform to cover more use cases and scale its impact by bringing more customers onto the platform [15] Talent Acquisition - Cogent operates in a large cybersecurity market with accelerating challenges due to generative AI [17] - The company has assembled a core team with deep expertise in both security and AI [17] - Cogent emphasizes customer centricity and alignment, aiming to provide a rewarding professional experience for its employees [17]