Inception Cyber launches First Intent-Based Threat Prevention Platform to Combat the Rise of Evasive and AI-Powered Email Attacks

Backed by a $3.1 Million Pre-Seed Investment led by Neotribe Ventures, Inception Cyber Introduces NACE^TM, its AI-Native platform to stop human and AI-Generated Ransomware, Phishing and BEC attacks.

Palo Alto, CA—March 25, 2025—Inception Cyber, the inventors of Intent-Based AI Threat Prevention, today announced its official launch. The company’s breakthrough platform, Neural Analysis and Correlation Engine (NACE™) uses generative and predictive AI to detect and prevent evasive AI-generated threats that bypass traditional email security. Backed by $3.1 Million in pre-seed funding from Neotribe Ventures, Inception Cyber redefines how enterprises defend against ransomware, phishing, and Business Email Compromise (BEC) in an AI-powered world.

The rise in AI has permanently changed the threat landscape

Attackers are now leveraging AI to launch threats with unprecedented scale, precision, and variation—making them harder to detect and easier to personalize.

Traditional detection technologies—signature-based filters, sandboxing, and behavioral AI—rely on static indicators, past examples, or payload visibility. But today’s threats no longer follow predictable patterns.

Whether it’s a phishing email written by an LLM, a file-based ransomware dropper hidden behind multiple layers of obfuscation, or a Business Email Compromise (BEC) message crafted with subtle social cues, threat actors are exploiting the exact blind spots legacy tools weren’t built to defend.

Intent-based detection is the future of email security

Rather than chasing links, attachments, or behavioral anomalies, Inception Cyber takes a fundamentally different approach: we understand the purpose and meaning behind an email and use that insight as the basis for decision making. NACE™ uses generative and predictive AI to analyze the semantics, tone, sentiment, and structure of a message—understanding the intent even when traditional indicators are hidden, obfuscated, or AI-generated.

Key features of inception Cyber's NACE™ platform

• Intent-Based Detection
  NACE™ uses a combination of advanced AI techniques (fine-tuned neural networks, zero-shot semantic classification with LLMs, hierarchical and phrase-based topic modeling, named entity recognition (NER), OCR, and sentence transformers) to analyze the purpose and meaning behind emails i.e. intent. This insight i.e. intent is combined with analyzing the contextual relationships between SMTP headers and auxiliary data to swiftly and decisively block malware and phishing attacks
  
  

• Evasion Agnostic
  By not relying on malicious payloads or the exploitation stage indicators, NACE™ is immune to evasive techniques employed by threat actors or AI to conceal Phishing, Malware, and Ransomware. NACE™ therefore is uniquely able to detect evasive threats, whether attackers hide their exploitation stage via HTML smuggling, embedded scripts, encrypted files, or redirect chains masked behind CAPTCHAs or CDNs.
  
  

• Stops Attacks at the Inception Stage
  While most endpoint technologies—like EDR, XDR, and active defense—focus on detecting and responding to threats after execution, Inception Cyber’s NACE™ platform stops attacks before they begin. By identifying and blocking evasive attachments and URLs at the initial access stage, NACE prevents threats from ever reaching the endpoint—eliminating dwell time and reducing risk before exploitation occurs.
  
  

• Zero-Shot Classification
  Generative AI can produce hundreds of variations of the same message, in any language—changing the words while keeping the meaning intact. By harnessing patent pending zero-shot classification, NACE™ detects these subtle semantic variations, enabling it to stop attacks in conversational payloads such as BEC, as well as phishing and malware even when they’ve never been seen before.

“CISOs know the pain of evasive attacks—the phishing, ransomware and BEC threats that bypass everything to cause the most damage,” said Bill Mann, CEO and co-founder of Inception Cyber. “Email remains the top attack vector, but innovation has lagged behind. With AI in the hands of attackers, we’re seeing greater scale, precision, and variation in phishing, malware and BEC attacks. NACE™ is our answer—a platform that directly tackles evasive threats leading to breaches. Rather than relying on detecting malicious payloads—primarily hidden through evasive tactics—NACE™ leverages intent, that is, the deeper meaning of the email, as insight for decision making.”

“We’re excited to partner with Inception Cyber as they redefine email security for the AI era,” said Nitin Chopra, Managing Director at Neotribe Ventures. “As generative AI transforms both innovation and risk, Inception Cyber’s intent-based detection platform fills a critical gap left by legacy tools. Their ability to detect threats without relying on known payloads or patterns makes them immune to the constant evasions and variations being unleashed by AI-driven attackers."

Inception Cyber's launch comes at a critical time, as organizations worldwide face an unprecedented surge in sophisticated cyber threats from AI powered models like DeepSeek, and Al toolkits like FraudGPT and GhostGPT. Inception Cyber is committed to redefining threat prevention in an increasingly AI-driven world.

About Inception Cyber

Inception Cyber, the inventors of intent-based security, is leading the next generation of threat prevention for an increasingly AI-driven world. The company's patent-pending Neural Analysis and Correlation Engine (NACE™) identifies and stops evolving AI or threat actor-generated ransomware, spear-phishing, and business email compromise attacks that bypass existing security measures and target employees.

About Neotribe Ventures

Neotribe Ventures supports early and growth-stage entrepreneurs in their quest to solve complex and deeply impactful problems that result in lasting change. With a focus on investing in companies that push the boundaries of innovation, Neotribe Ventures partners with startups poised to transform industries and improve the world.