# Anuj Goel

> Anuj Goel is the Charlotte-based co-founder and CEO of Cyware. After nearly eight years at Citi, including work as head of global cyber strategy and chief of staff to the CISO, he co-founded Cyware with Akshat Jain to connect threat intelligence with day-to-day security action. His work centers on cyber fusion, automated response, secure information sharing, and a human-in-the-loop approach to agentic AI.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Cyware
- **Organizations:** Cyware, Citigroup, Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council, Centre for Strategic Cyberspace + International Studies, Forbes Technology Council, Cyber NYC Inventors to Founders Initiative
- **Education:** Ph.D. in Information Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, M.S. in Computer Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Executive Education, New York University Stern School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded Cyware and developed it into a global cybersecurity software company focused on threat intelligence, orchestration and collective defense., Led Cyware through a $30 million Series C in 2023, bringing publicly reported funding to $73 million., Led Cyware during consecutive appearances on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 in 2024 and 2025.

## Career timeline

- **2007-2015** — Worked at Citi for nearly eight years, ultimately serving as chief of staff to the CISO and head of global cyber strategy.
- **2013** — Became head of global cyber strategy at Citi, according to public career profiles.
- **2016** — Co-founded Cyware with Akshat Jain.
- **2019** — Cyware emerged from stealth and built what Goel described as a virtual cyber fusion center.
- **2020** — Cyware announced a $3 million seed round; Goel also wrote publicly about startup fundraising during the pandemic.
- **2023** — Cyware raised a $30 million Series C led by Ten Eleven Ventures, taking publicly reported total funding to $73 million.
- **2024** — Cyware ranked No. 447 on Deloitte's North America Technology Fast 500 with 239% growth.
- **2025** — Cyware ranked No. 344 on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 with 216% growth; Goel outlined a human-in-the-loop model for the company's agentic AI work.
- **2026** — Goel argued that threat intelligence would move from passive insight toward more autonomous, AI-driven operations while humans retain supervisory and decision-making roles.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Cyware and developed it into a global cybersecurity software company focused on threat intelligence, orchestration and collective defense.
- Led Cyware through a $30 million Series C in 2023, bringing publicly reported funding to $73 million.
- Led Cyware during consecutive appearances on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 in 2024 and 2025.
- Served on the Executive Committee of the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council.
- Served as a member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce National Security Task Force.
- Received Citi Dazzle Awards, the Joseph Maloney Award and the Del & Ruth Karger Prize.
- Became a senior member of IEEE and Sigma Xi and an expert reviewer for ISACA Journal.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Goel wrote on LinkedIn about moving from experimentation with AI in threat intelligence to deploying agents that solve specific operational problems.
- **2026-07** — He published a LinkedIn article arguing that the speed of the AI era requires a redesign of security rather than incremental extensions of older controls.
- **2026-01** — In a CEO outlook, he identified autonomous threat intelligence, agentic systems and collective defense as key investment areas for 2026.
- **2025-07** — He detailed Cyware's specialized agent model, 400-plus integrations and human-in-the-loop approach in an interview.

## Links

- Website: https://www.cyware.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/goelanuj
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/CywareCo
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Cywareco/

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Last updated: 2026-09-27