# Cyber Company Profiles: Cranium AI

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## At a Glance

- Website: [cranium.ai](https://cranium.ai)
- Profile: https://cybercompanyprofiles.com/companies/cranium-ai
- Type: Security for AI
- Market readiness: Established (26/40)
- Defensibility: Exposed (11/21)
- Founded: 2023
- Funding: $32M total
- Last updated: 2026-07-14

## Executive Summary

Cranium's public customer evidence is anonymized: a single large-financial-institution outcome and vendor-claimed enterprise use, with no named reference customer, so its clearest external signals are partnership announcements. Its distinguishing assets are channel signals, a KPMG Studio lineage with KPMG as an investor, a Carahsoft government reseller listing, and participation in a CISA AI tabletop exercise alongside Microsoft and OpenAI. A larger cloud or security vendor could build the same AI discovery, red teaming, and governance dashboard, and whether Cranium's channel access converts into disclosed enterprise deals is not established in the public record. For a buyer that requires named references, that conversion is the check to run first.

## Contents

- [Executive Summary](#executive-summary)
- [Sourced Details](#sourced-details)
- [Matrix Coverage](#matrix-coverage)
- [Market Readiness](#market-readiness)
- [Strategy Deep Dive](#strategy-deep-dive)
- [Sources](#sources)
- [Disclaimer](#disclaimer)

## Sourced Details

| Detail | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Cranium is an AI security and governance platform for enterprises. It helps organizations discover their AI models and monitor those systems for vulnerabilities and threats. | [\[f1\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| Founded | 2023 | [\[f2\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| HQ | Short Hills, New Jersey, United States | [\[f3\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| Funding | $32M total | [\[f4\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| Latest funding | Series A ($25M, 2023, led by Telstra Ventures, now Titanium Ventures) | [\[f5\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| Deployment | SaaS | [\[f6\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type 2 | [\[f6\]](#company-detail-sources) |

### Products

| Product | What it does |
|---|---|
| Cranium | Cranium: Platform that discovers and inventories enterprise AI systems, generates AI bills of materials, red teams models, and maps risks to regulations such as the EU AI Act and NIST AI RMF. |

## Matrix Coverage

Mapped to the [AI Defense Matrix](https://aidefensematrix.com) [\[f7\]](#company-detail-sources):

| Asset | Govern | Identify | Protect | Detect | Respond | Recover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Agent Identities |  | ✓ |  |  |  |  |
| AI Model |  | ✓ |  | ✓ |  |  |
| AI-Workload Platforms |  | ✓ |  | ✓ |  |  |

Cranium discovers and inventories enterprise AI systems, generates AI bills of materials, red teams models, and maps risks to regulations such as the EU AI Act and NIST AI RMF. It is mapped to the AI Defense Matrix.

## Market Readiness

How well the company can compete in its security market, scored across eight dimensions against public evidence.

**Established (26/40)**

Analyzed 2026-07-14. Scope: whole company.

| Dimension | Score |
|---|---|
| Problem Clarity | 4/5 |
| Capability Depth | 3/5 |
| Market Timing | 4/5 |
| Team Credibility | 3/5 |
| GTM Proof | 3/5 |
| Funding Efficiency | 3/5 |
| Category Clarity | 3/5 |
| Incumbent Defensibility | 3/5 |

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## Strategy Deep Dive

A closer look at the company's product strategy, measuring how [defensible](https://zeltser.com/scoring-security-product-strategy) it is against market forces and examining the [eight areas](https://zeltser.com/security-product-creation-framework) behind it.

### Defensibility

**Exposed (11/21)**

Band guidance: pivot urgently. Analyzed 2026-07-14. Scope: whole company.

| Dimension | Score |
|---|---|
| Value Delivery | 1/3 |
| Switching Cost | 1/3 |
| Compliance Moat | 1/3 |
| Problem Complexity | 3/3 |
| Buyer Profile | 2/3 |
| Layer | 2/3 |
| Proprietary Data, Content, or IP | 1/3 |

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## Sources

### Company Detail Sources

Cited from the Sourced Details and Matrix Coverage rows.

| Id | Source | Tier | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| f1 | [Cranium: AI Security, Governance and Agentic AI Platform](https://cranium.ai/) | official | 2026-07-09 |
| f2 | [SiliconANGLE on Cranium KPMG spinout and Series A](https://siliconangle.com/2023/10/26/cranium-secures-25m-funding-enhance-ai-security-trust/) | press | 2026-06-13 |
| f3 | [CISA AI tabletop exercise participant list including Cranium](https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/cisa-jcdc-government-and-industry-partners-conduct-ai-tabletop-exercise) | regulatory | 2026-06-13 |
| f4 | [SiliconANGLE on Cranium Series A round](https://siliconangle.com/2023/10/26/cranium-secures-25m-funding-enhance-ai-security-trust/) | press | 2026-06-15 |
| f5 | [Titanium Ventures: Leading Series A Round for Cranium](https://ti.vc/titanium-ventures-leads-series-a-round-in-cranium-an-emerging-leader-in-the-ai-cyber-security-market/) | official | 2026-06-19 |
| f6 | [AI Defense Matrix Catalog entry](https://catalog.aidefensematrix.com/products/cranium/) | other | 2026-06-13 |
| f7 | [AI Defense Matrix Catalog mapping](https://catalog.aidefensematrix.com/products/cranium/) | other | 2026-06-23 |

### Profile Analysis Sources

The sources the full Market Readiness analysis cites.

| Id | Source | Tier | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | [Cranium AI homepage](https://cranium.ai/) | official | 2026-06-18 |
| s2 | [Cranium AI Security and Governance platform overview](https://cranium.ai/platform/) “Cranium automatically scans your environments to detect all AI systems,internal or third-party,before risk takes root.” | official | 2026-06-13 |
| s3 | [Cranium Arena AI red teaming product page](https://cranium.ai/platform/cranium-arena/) “Proactively secure your AI systems with Cranium Arena, the industry's first AI red teaming platform that extends across your entire AI supply chain to include both internal and third-party components.” | official | 2026-06-13 |
| s4 | [Cranium Exposure Management and AI bill of materials page](https://cranium.ai/exposure-management/) “Auto-generate AI Bills of Materials (AI BOMs)” | official | 2026-06-13 |
| s5 | [Cranium AI company and about page](https://cranium.ai/company/) “Born from KPMG Studio, Cranium is the leading AI governance software provider, enabling organizations to drive security, compliance, and trust across their AI and GenAI systems.” | official | 2026-06-13 |
| s6 | [SiliconANGLE on Cranium $25M Series A and KPMG spinout](https://siliconangle.com/2023/10/26/cranium-secures-25m-funding-enhance-ai-security-trust/) “Cranium.ai Corp., which was spun off as a separate company from KPMG LLC in April, today announced that it has raised $25 million in new funding for innovation, research and development and business expansion.” | press | 2026-06-13 |
| s7 | [AIThority on Cranium acquisition of Aiceberg](https://aithority.com/security/cranium-ai-acquires-aiceberg-to-strengthen-its-end-to-end-ai-security-governance-and-agentic-ai-platform/) “Cranium AI, the leading end-to-end AI Security and Governance platform, announced the acquisition of Aiceberg, an Agentic AI security and risk management company.” | press | 2026-06-13 |
| s8 | [CISA on the JCDC AI tabletop exercise with industry partners](https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/cisa-jcdc-government-and-industry-partners-conduct-ai-tabletop-exercise) “Participants included the Amazon Web Services, Cisco, Cranium, HiddenLayer, IBM, Microsoft, NVIDIA, OpenAI, Palantir, Palo Alto Networks, Protect AI, Robust Intelligence, Scale AI” | regulatory | 2026-06-13 |
| s9 | [Carahsoft Cranium for Government public-sector reseller page](https://www.carahsoft.com/cranium) “Federal, state, and municipal government agencies are tasked with handling sensitive data and critical infrastructure ... To facilitate the safe adoption of AI in government environments, Cranium's platform offers unparalleled security measures to protect AI systems from vulnerabilities and threats.” | other | 2026-06-13 |
| s10 | [ROI-NJ on Cranium acquisition of Aiceberg](https://www.roi-nj.com/2026/05/22/tech/cranium-ai-acquires-aiceberg-creates-robust-security-for-ai-ecosystems/) | press | 2026-06-13 |
| s11 | [Cranium Detect AI shadow-AI discovery product page](https://cranium.ai/platform/detect-ai/) | official | 2026-06-13 |
| s12 | [Cranium AI Card compliance and transparency product page](https://cranium.ai/platform/ai-card/) “Create an AI Card tailored to a specific pipeline, asset, or an entire organization. Effortlessly share it with customers, stakeholders, and regulatory bodies as a stamp of compliance.” | official | 2026-06-13 |
| s13 | [Cranium AI press release announcing its own SOC 2 Type 2 attestation (Aprio)](https://cranium.ai/resources/press-release/cranium-is-now-soc-2-type-2-compliant/) “Cranium has a positive SOC 2 Type 2 attestation report per the AICPA's Trust Services Criteria for Security.” | official | 2026-06-16 |
| s14 | [CISA: Software Bill of Materials for AI Minimum Elements (with G7 partners)](https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/software-bill-materials-ai-minimum-elements) “CISA and the Group of Seven (G7) international partners ... have released joint guidance, Software Bill of Materials for AI - Minimum Elements, to help public and private sector stakeholders improve transparency in their artificial intelligence (AI) systems and supply chains.” | regulatory | 2026-06-18 |
| s15 | [Cranium AI: Cranium platform now available in Microsoft Azure Marketplace](https://www.cranium.ai/cranium-microsoft-azure-marketplace-release-january-2024/) “Cranium End-to-End AI Security Platform Now Available in Microsoft Azure Marketplace” | official | 2026-06-18 |
| s16 | [Cranium Trust Center](https://trust.cranium.ai) “Cranium's Trust Center is access-gated (request form). Its own platform holds a SOC 2 Type 2 attestation; ISO 27001 is not publicly listed.” | official | 2026-06-24 |

### Deep-Dive Sources

The sources the full Strategy Deep Dive cites.

| Id | Source | Tier | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | [Cranium homepage (AI Security, Governance and Agentic AI Platform)](https://cranium.ai/) “Two new partnerships: Cranium + Weights & Biases and Cranium + ISTARI, expanding how enterprises secure and govern AI.” | official | 2026-06-15 |
| s2 | [Cranium platform overview (Discover, Inventory, Test, Remediate, Verify)](https://cranium.ai/platform/) “Cranium AgentSensor automatically detects AI agents, the tools they invoke, and even other agents in their networks. Auto-generated AI Bills of Materials give you a complete picture of your AI ecosystem, including system ownership and usage.” | official | 2026-06-18 |
| s3 | [Cranium Arena AI red teaming product page](https://cranium.ai/platform/cranium-arena/) “Proactively secure your AI systems with Cranium Arena, the industry's first AI red teaming platform that extends across your entire AI supply chain to include both internal and third-party components.” | official | 2026-06-15 |
| s4 | [Cranium Exposure Management page (AI red-teaming and threat intelligence)](https://cranium.ai/exposure-management/) “Featuring an AI-augmented workflow paired with a secure LLM architecture and proprietary threat intelligence, Cranium Exposure Management provides visibility into an AI system, characterizes attack surfaces, and assesses all vulnerabilities in an organization.” | official | 2026-06-15 |
| s5 | [Cranium AI Card compliance and trust product page](https://cranium.ai/platform/ai-card/) “Easily generate and share a portable, customizable record of your AI system's construction, security, and regulatory alignment.” | official | 2026-06-18 |
| s6 | [Cranium company page (KPMG Studio origin, investors)](https://cranium.ai/company/) “Born from KPMG Studio, Cranium is the leading AI governance software provider, enabling organizations to drive security, compliance, and trust across their AI and GenAI systems.” | official | 2026-06-15 |
| s7 | [Cranium AI: Cranium AI Acquires Aiceberg to Build Industry's Largest Independent Agentic AI Security Platform](https://cranium.ai/resources/press-release/cranium-ai-acquires-aiceberg-to-strengthen-its-end-to-end-ai-security-governance-and-agentic-ai-platform/) “Aiceberg's CEO Alex Schlager will join Cranium AI as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). In this role, Alex will oversee the technical roadmap and the seamless merging of the two technology stacks. Furthermore, all Aiceberg employees will transition to Cranium.” | official | 2026-06-15 |
| s8 | [SiliconANGLE: Cranium Secures 25 Million in Funding to Enhance AI Security and Trust](https://siliconangle.com/2023/10/26/cranium-secures-25m-funding-enhance-ai-security-trust/) “Telstra Ventures LLC, the venture capital arm of Australia's largest telecommunications company, led the Series A round, with KPMG and SYN Ventures LLC also participating. Including the new funding, Cranium has raised $32 million to date.” | press | 2026-06-18 |
| s9 | [CISA JCDC AI tabletop exercise participant list including Cranium](https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/cisa-jcdc-government-and-industry-partners-conduct-ai-tabletop-exercise) “Participants included the Amazon Web Services, Cisco, Cranium, HiddenLayer, IBM, Microsoft, NVIDIA, OpenAI, Palantir, Palo Alto Networks, Protect AI, Robust Intelligence, Scale AI” | regulatory | 2026-06-13 |
| s10 | [Carahsoft Cranium for Government public-sector reseller page](https://www.carahsoft.com/cranium) “Federal, state, and municipal government agencies are tasked with handling sensitive data and critical infrastructure ... Cranium's platform offers unparalleled security measures to protect AI systems from vulnerabilities and threats.” | other | 2026-06-13 |
| s11 | [Cranium AI: Cranium AI and Weights and Biases Partner to Make AI Safety and Security a Standard Part of Model Development](https://cranium.ai/resources/press-release/cranium-ai-and-weights-biases-partner-to-make-ai-safety-and-security-a-standard-part-of-model-development/) “The partnership makes safety and security evaluations a native step in the AI model lifecycle, helping enterprises ship trustworthy AI faster and prove it to regulators, customers, and boards.” | official | 2026-06-15 |
| s12 | [Cranium AI: Cranium AI and ISTARI Forge Global Alliance to Drive Enterprise AI Security and Governance](https://cranium.ai/resources/press-release/cranium-ai-and-istari-forge-global-alliance-to-drive-enterprise-ai-security-and-governance/) “The collaboration integrates Cranium's AI security and governance platform with ISTARI's global cyber-resilience expertise to provide enterprises with a comprehensive framework for AI risk management and compliance.” | official | 2026-06-15 |
| s13 | [Cranium AI press release announcing its own SOC 2 Type 2 attestation (Aprio)](https://cranium.ai/resources/press-release/cranium-is-now-soc-2-type-2-compliant/) “Cranium has a positive SOC 2 Type 2 attestation report per the AICPA's Trust Services Criteria for Security.” | official | 2026-06-16 |
| s14 | [Cranium Trust Center](https://trust.cranium.ai) “Cranium's Trust Center is access-gated (request form). Its own platform holds a SOC 2 Type 2 attestation; ISO 27001 is not publicly listed.” | official | 2026-06-24 |

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