Echo, a cybersecurity startup specialising in secure application infrastructure, has raised $15m in seed funding to accelerate its mission of building AI-powered, vulnerability-free container base images.
The round was led by Notable Capital and Hyperwise Ventures, with additional backing from SVCI. The investment will support Echo’s continued product development and expansion.
Echo’s technology addresses one of the most pressing issues in software development: the growing volume of vulnerabilities in container base images. As open source code becomes more prevalent and development cycles accelerate through AI, the attack surface for malicious actors continues to expand. Echo eliminates these risks by rebuilding container base images from scratch using AI agents that remove flaws and maintain functionality.
The company intends to use the fresh capital to scale its infrastructure, enhance AI capabilities, and bring its clean image product to more enterprise customers. Echo claims its technology has already been successfully deployed in dozens of implementations and delivers a drastic reduction in remediation timelines—from the industry average of 120 days to just 24 hours.
Unlike many existing solutions, Echo’s platform does not require companies to overhaul their existing systems or adopt non-standard tools. Instead, it offers clean, FIPS-validated container images that help companies—especially those pursuing U.S. federal contracts—fast-track FedRAMP compliance.
Echo CEO Eilon Elhadad said, “Echo was born out of a broken system. Today’s tools chase and prioritise vulnerabilities rather than solve the root of the problem. Our clean images enable companies to build on secure infrastructure, and our AI agents make sure it stays that way. We’ve reduced remediation timelines from an industry average of 120 days to just 24 hours – a transformative turnaround that’s reflected in customers’ existing scanners and CNAPPs.”
Notable Capital managing partner Oren Yunger said, “Vulnerability management is a $17 billion industry. By offering secure-by-design infrastructure, it could unlock billions annually – not to mention the downstream cost savings of preventing potential breaches.”
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