About ASTRA BASTION

Building the Future of AI Trust

We are a team of security researchers, engineers, and compliance experts on a mission to make AI systems trustworthy, transparent, and secure for every organization.

Our Mission

Make AI trustworthy, compliant, and secure for every organization — from startups experimenting with LLMs to enterprises running thousands of AI agents in production. We believe security should never be an afterthought in AI adoption.

Our Vision

A world where AI governance is as fundamental as cybersecurity. Where every AI model, agent, and pipeline is continuously monitored, scored, and secured — and where organizations have full visibility into their AI risk posture at all times.

What Drives Us

Four principles that guide every decision we make and every product we build.

Security First

Every decision we make, every feature we build, and every line of code we write starts with security. We believe AI cannot be adopted at scale without an unshakeable security foundation.

Radical Transparency

Trust scores, risk assessments, compliance gaps — we surface everything. No black boxes. Our customers deserve full visibility into how their AI systems are governed and protected.

Continuous Innovation

The AI threat landscape evolves daily. We stay ahead with Monte Carlo simulations, OWASP Agentic Top 10 coverage, and chaos engineering — capabilities no other platform offers.

Customer Obsession

We exist to protect our customers. From SOC analysts to CISOs, every user persona drives our roadmap. Our independence means our roadmap is shaped by customers, not a parent vendor.

Leadership Team

Security veterans building the platform we wished existed.

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Santosh Kumar

Founder & CEO

Cybersecurity architect with deep expertise in AI risk management, zero-trust frameworks, and enterprise security operations. Built ASTRA BASTION from first principles.

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Anika Patel

VP of Engineering

Former engineering lead at a top cloud security firm. Expert in distributed systems, hexagonal architecture, and building platforms that scale to millions of AI transactions.

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Rahul Deshmukh

Head of AI Research

PhD in Machine Learning Security. Pioneered novel prompt injection detection techniques and developed the Trust Score algorithm that powers our real-time AI governance engine.

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Neha Malhotra

Head of Compliance

Former Big-4 consultant specializing in AI regulatory frameworks. Architect of our multi-framework compliance engine covering EU AI Act, NIST RMF, SEBI AI/ML, and DPDPA.

Get in Touch

Headquarters

ASTRA BASTION Technologies
Koramangala, 4th Block
Bangalore, Karnataka 560034
India

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Responsible Disclosure

Found a vulnerability? We take security seriously. Please report any security issues to security@astrabastion.com. We respond within 24 hours.

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