Aslan Protects raises $20.8M

Aslan Protects announced a Seed round of $20.8M on 1 September 2026. The company operates in Defense & GovTech and is based in United States. It was founded by Chase Reid, CEO & Co-Founder.

Raised
$20.8M
Stage
Seed
Industry
Defense & GovTech
Country
United States

Founder

Chase Reid
CEO & Co-Founder, Aslan Protects
LinkedIn not availableaslanprotects.com

Outreach angles

  • -Chase Reid co-founded Aslan Protects with CTO Ansel Tessier in 2025, building AI agents designed to act 'in the same ways as FBI analysts and undercover spies' inside online criminal forums.
  • -Reid says every one of Aslan Protects' AI agent operations remains human-overseen even as the company works with customers including the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations.
  • -The $20.8 million seed round, co-led by Khosla Ventures and XYZ Venture Capital, will help Aslan Protects nearly double its headcount from 10 employees to roughly 20 by the end of October.

Signals

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Round details

Company: Aslan Protects
Domain: aslanprotects.com
Amount: $20.8M
Stage: Seed
Industry: Defense & GovTech
Country: United States
Announced: 1 September 2026
Source: announcement

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