7AI launches PLAID ELITE fully managed agentic security operations service

7AI Inc. introduced PLAID ELITE, a fully managed AI-driven security operations service designed to replace traditional staffed models. The platform uses autonomous AI agents to ingest, enrich, triage, investigate, and respond to security alerts end-to-end, typically without human intervention, while maintaining full customer visibility. Unlike conventional managed services, PLAID ELITE improves with investigation volume, as AI agents accumulate context on customer environments and attacker patterns. The system operates in a self-reinforcing cycle—new threats trigger automated hunting, investigations inform responses, and responses optimize detection—freeing security teams for higher-value threat hunting and defense work. Founded in 2024 by Lior Div and Striem-Amit, 7AI previously raised $130 million in Series A funding from investors including Greylock and Blackstone Innovations. The company reported processing over 7 million investigations in its first year, with customer growth tripling quarter-over-quarter and a channel pipeline expanding 6.5 times in three quarters. Key customers include DXC Technology, BigID, Duck Creek Technologies, OneSpan, and law firm Cole Scott & Kissane. Deployments have achieved 95% to 99% reductions in false positives and accelerated investigation times from hours to minutes, with full production reachable in under 30 days post-contract. 7AI’s partnership with Amazon Web Services has advanced, including AWS Marketplace listing, AWS ISV Accelerate program acceptance, and AWS Security Hub Extended integration. Approximately 45% of the company’s pipeline now originates through channel partners. The service aims to redirect security teams from mechanical triage toward proactive defense, combining AI-driven efficiency with human expertise for continuous, adaptive security operations.