CrowdStrike (CRWD) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have announced Terra Security as the winner of the 2025 Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator, which was held in collaboration with NVIDIA Inception. Terra Security was recognized for its AI-powered, continuous web application penetration testing innovation. The announcement was made at the RSA Conference 2025.

The accelerator program attracted hundreds of applicants from the U.S., Israel, and Europe. Ultimately, 36 early-stage startups were selected to participate. These startups received expert mentorship, technical guidance, and go-to-market support over an 8-week period. The initiative was designed to support the next wave of AI and cloud security innovations and was hosted without requiring equity from the participating startups.

Terra Security emerged as the winner from a group of 10 finalists who presented their pitches live at the RSA Conference. The judges, including George Kurtz of CrowdStrike, CJ Moses of Amazon, and David Reber Jr. of NVIDIA, were impressed by Terra’s innovative AI-powered ethical hacking solution. Kenzo Security and Rig Security were recognized as runner-ups for their innovative security approaches.

CJ Moses from Amazon praised the program, emphasizing the importance of bold thinking and scalable solutions in cybersecurity. He highlighted AWS's commitment to nurturing future cyber leaders alongside partners like CrowdStrike and NVIDIA. CrowdStrike, a leader in cloud-native cybersecurity, continues to support innovative startups through initiatives like these, further establishing its presence in the software infrastructure industry.

The 2025 program drew hundreds of applicants from across the U.S., Israel and Europe. From that pool, 36 early-stage startups were selected to participate in the 8-week, equity-free accelerator – gaining access to expert mentorship, technical guidance, funding resources and go-to-market support. The program is designed to help founders build, launch and scale the next generation of AI and cloud security innovation.

For more information about the AWS and CrowdStrike Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator, visit the program’s page.