Airrived named Gartner cool vendor in agentic AI security
Thu, 8th Oct 2026 (Today)
Airrived has been named a Cool Vendor in Gartner's Coolest Vendor Innovations in Agentic AI Security report, placing it among vendors recognised for work in agentic AI security.
Airrived develops what it describes as an Agentic OS for companies seeking to build, deploy and govern autonomous AI systems across cybersecurity, IT and broader business operations. Its software is aimed at business and domain specialists, not just technical teams.
The announcement comes as companies test agent-based AI systems that can act across workflows rather than simply generate responses. That shift has brought greater scrutiny to governance, security controls and the ability to monitor how AI systems behave once deployed.
According to Airrived, its platform combines reasoning tools, orchestration, governance and observability features with pre-built agents and applications. Customers can run the software in cloud environments, customer virtual private clouds, on-premises infrastructure, private GPU environments and air-gapped settings.
This emphasis on deployment choice reflects a main concern for large organisations adopting AI systems. Many businesses, particularly in regulated sectors, want tighter control over where models run, how data is handled and how automated decisions are tracked.
Anurag Gurtu, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Airrived, linked the recognition to those issues.
"We believe the Gartner recognition reflects a challenge we hear from enterprises every day: they're not short on AI models - they're short on people who know how to turn those models into secure, production-grade systems that actually work. Today, building autonomous AI still demands specialized talent, fragmented tooling, complex integrations, and heavy governance overhead. Airrived changes that," said Gurtu.
Airrived positions its software as a way for non-engineering staff to create and manage autonomous AI systems while maintaining governance controls. It distinguishes its approach from AI copilots, which generally assist individual users, and developer frameworks, which are built for teams creating agents from the ground up.
Deployment model
The platform is designed for what Airrived calls sovereign AI deployments, meaning customers retain control over data, models, agents and operational processes. Such arrangements are becoming more important as businesses consider whether AI systems should remain within their own infrastructure rather than be hosted entirely through third-party services.
The issue has grown more prominent as enterprises move from pilot projects to operational use. Deploying autonomous agents in live business environments raises questions about accountability, audit trails and the safeguards needed when software can act with limited human intervention.
Airrived says its technology is used across cybersecurity, IT and enterprise operations, with adoption among Fortune 150 companies and other organisations globally. It also highlighted recent product work in observability and sovereign agentic AI.
Gurtu set out the company's view of how AI tools will be used inside businesses.
"The future of enterprise AI isn't giving every employee a copilot. It's giving every employee the power to become an AI expert," said Gurtu.