Aurva, the pioneering unified platform for access monitoring and AI observability, has officially emerged from stealth mode, securing $2.2 million in oversubscribed seed funding. The round was led by Nexus Venture Partners, with participation from DeVC and industry luminaries, including former Meta executives Chris Bream, Rahul Sood, Karandeep Anand, Mala Ramakrishnan, and Postman founders Ankit Sobti and Abhinav Asthana.
Founded by former Meta engineers Apurv Garg (CEO) and Krishna Bagadia (CTO), Aurva delivers real-time observability of AI usage by directly linking it to data access and flows. “Enterprises must rethink how they monitor sensitive data usage in real time across humans, services, and AI agents. We built Aurva to bring observability to AI usage and connect it directly to data access and flows,” said Garg. The platform is inspired by Hipster, Meta’s internal data access control system, but reimagined for modern enterprise AI workloads.
Aurva already tracks billions of transactions daily across industries such as fintech, SaaS, and banking, serving prominent clients like Razorpay and Meesho. “Aurva gives us real-time, identity-aware visibility into data access, helping us prevent unauthorized use and privilege escalation while meeting regulatory guidelines,” said Ashwath Kumar, Head of Security at Razorpay. The platform utilizes eBPF technology, offering low-overhead, real-time monitoring that surpasses traditional database monitoring tools.
“Aurva’s team has proven they can build at scale, and they are bringing a robust enterprise-grade solution to market at the right time,” noted Jishnu B., Managing Director at Nexus Venture Partners. Adding to this, Chris Bream, former Security Executive at Meta, commented, “Aurva is redefining what access monitoring should mean in an era of autonomous agents and service-based access by tying activity back to real identities.”
With the new funding, Aurva plans to expand its engineering team, enhance AI observability capabilities, and scale globally, aiming to provide enterprises with an integrated solution for monitoring AI usage while safeguarding sensitive data. By combining advanced access monitoring with AI-centric observability, Aurva positions itself as a critical platform for organizations navigating the complexities of modern AI adoption, regulatory compliance, and enterprise security.
