TruU, Inc.
TruU is an AI cybersecurity company with 81 employees that sells threat detection software to Fortune 500 companies. It raised $38M in a Series A round in April 2022.
The growth story
TruU, Inc. grew from 38 to 81 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $38M along the way, most recently a Series A in April 2022.
About
TruU develops AI-powered cybersecurity software that predicts account takeovers, insider threats, and rogue agents. Its platform uses generative AI to create identity profiles, detects behavioral anomalies across infinite dimensions, and applies judicial-style reasoning logic.
The company has grown to 81 employees since its 2017 founding and secured $38M in Series A funding in 2022. Its software is deployed globally with Fortune 500 customers.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is TruU's largest function with 39 employees, nearly half its workforce. The company has a median tenure of 2 years across its 81-person team.
The TruU, Inc. org chart
Atul K. (Chief Executive Officer) leads 16 mapped leaders with 4 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 47 (-16% YoY), Information Technology 6 (0% YoY), Operations 4 (+33% YoY), Business Development 4 (0% YoY), Real Estate 3 (0% YoY), Quality Assurance 3 (+50% YoY).
Talent flow
TruU hires heavily from Citrix and Ericsson, with 4 employees each. Its workforce includes graduates from Visvesvaraya Technological University (4) and UC San Diego (3). Alumni have moved to Salesforce, Cato Networks, and gaming company Tom Horn.
Most common previous employers of TruU, Inc. staff: Citrix (4), Ericsson (4), MobileNerd (3), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (2), Xerox (2), Kaiser Permanente (2). Former TruU, Inc. employees most often moved to Tom Horn Gaming (2), Salesforce (2), Financial Services, Healthcare, CMMC (1), Smurfit Westrock (1), Newmar (1), Cato Networks (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The TruU, Inc. mafia
TruU alumni have founded 7 companies, including SecurePII (13 employees), Twinloop (6 employees), and SecretShield. These startups focus on cybersecurity and software development.
7Bill Placke, was EVP Operations & Corporate Development (Investor) until 2024Naman Jain, was Forward Deployed Engineer until 2023Dave Pasirstein, was Chief Product Officer and Head of Engineering until 2022Nikolay Trandev, was VP of Growth until 2021Trivikrama Rao Vepakomma, was Managing Director until 2024Web traffic
Traffic mix: 71% direct, 14% search, 2% social, 2% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at TruU, Inc.: Python (Programming Language) (30), Git (28), SQL (25), Java (24), Agile Methodologies (22), JavaScript (20), Software Development (20), Communication (19).
Where the team actually sits
TruU, Inc. people are concentrated in Karnataka, India (22), San Francisco Bay Area (7), California, United States (6), Prague, Czechia (5). 2 offices on record.
Search footprint
TruU, Inc. attracts about 553 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $2K a month if bought through ads. It gained 29 ranking keywords and lost 57 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.50 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.60 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.40 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.30 / 5
Frequently asked
TruU, Inc. has 81 employees as of September 2026.
TruU, Inc. has raised $38M in total, most recently a Series A round in April 2022.
TruU, Inc. was founded in 2017 by Gary Gauba.
Atul K. (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of TruU, Inc.'s reporting structure, with 4 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current TruU, Inc. staff are Citrix (4 people), Ericsson (4 people), MobileNerd (3 people).
Former TruU, Inc. employees most often move to Tom Horn Gaming (2), Salesforce (2), Financial Services, Healthcare, CMMC (1).
At least 7 companies have a founder who previously worked at TruU, Inc., including SecurePII, Twinloop, SecretShield.
TruU, Inc. attracts about 553 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $2K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among TruU, Inc. staff are Python (Programming Language), Git, SQL, Java, Agile Methodologies.
TruU, Inc. staff are concentrated in Karnataka, India (22), San Francisco Bay Area (7), California, United States (6).
TruU, Inc. has about 47 people in Engineering, down 16% over the past year, as of September 2026.
TruU, Inc. has about 6 people in Information Technology, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 61 current and 121 former TruU, Inc. profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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