This AI startup advised Congress on the security risks of TikTok and DeepSeek. Read the pitch deck it used to raise $14M. (www.businessinsider.com)

Feroot, a Canada-based cybersecurity startup, announced a $14M Series A led by True Ventures (bringing its total to ~$25M) and published the pitch deck it used to raise the round. The company’s research has already been cited by U.S. legislators in national security reviews of apps like TikTok and DeepSeek, and CEO Ivan Tsarynny testified on privacy risks before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission in Feb 2024. Feroot’s traction with clients such as Reddit, Forbes and Xerox and its visibility in policy circles highlight a growing intersection between automated compliance tooling and digital-national-security debates. Technically, Feroot offers “always-on” AI agents that continuously scan websites, payment and healthcare pages, iFrames and web/mobile apps to detect violations across 50+ privacy laws and standards (GDPR, HIPAA, etc.). The deck claims a 45‑second compliance review capability driven by four pillars: deep discovery, a single source-of-truth database of real-time insights, GenAI-enabled reasoning for fine-grained verification, and 24/7 proactive monitoring. Humans retain final sign-off, but Feroot positions its system as a way to cut months of manual FTE work, reduce errors, avoid litigation/insurance risk, and scale compliance for startups and regulated enterprises — a model others like DataGrail and Reflectiz are also pursuing.