Our Story

We Built the Security Tool We Needed Ourselves

After years at DARPA, Google, and leading security firms, our founders were frustrated by the same problem: security tools that were either too expensive for individuals or too primitive for enterprises — and all of them sending your data to the cloud.

We built REFLEX because we believed on-device AI could do better. We were right.

50K+
Protected Devices
130K+
CVEs in Database
4.9★
Average Rating
2022
Founded

Our Mission

"To make enterprise-grade, privacy-preserving cyber security accessible to every individual, family, and organization — powered by AI that runs on your device, never in our cloud."

What We Stand For

Privacy by Architecture

We believe privacy is not a feature — it's a foundation. Our zero-knowledge architecture means even we cannot access your data. This isn't a policy choice; it's mathematically enforced.

Local-First Intelligence

Cloud-dependent security introduces latency and privacy risks. REFLEX runs AI inference on your device, achieving sub-100ms threat detection without any data leaving your machine.

Enterprise-Grade for Everyone

We believe enterprise-level security should not be limited to enterprises. REFLEX Core delivers genuinely powerful protection, completely free.

Open Intelligence

We aggregate from 14 threat feeds, maintain 130,000+ CVE coverage, and share our research with the security community. Open intelligence makes everyone safer.

Our Journey

2022

REFLEX (formerly Aegis AI) founded by ex-DARPA and Google engineers

2023

First local LLM integration — 6 months before ChatGPT popularized LLMs

2024 Q1

Mobile app launched — 70+ screens across iOS and Android

2024 Q3

10,000 users reached; Series A funding secured

2025 Q1

Desktop app (Tauri/Rust) and Enterprise Dashboard launched

2025 Q4

50,000 users; 130,000 CVEs in database; 14 threat feed integrations

2026 Q1

REFLEX v0.1 — GEMMA, Cerebras, and DeepSeek local AI integration

The Team

Security researchers, engineers, and AI experts from the world's leading organizations.

D
Dr. Aarav Sharma
CEO & Co-Founder
AI/ML Security, 12 years at DARPA
M
Maya Patel
CTO & Co-Founder
Distributed Systems, ex-Google Security
J
James Thornton
Head of Threat Research
Malware Analysis, 200+ CVE discoveries
S
Sofia Andreev
VP of Engineering
Rust systems, Tauri architecture
C
Chen Wei
Head of Enterprise
SOC/SIEM, ex-Splunk, ex-CrowdStrike
E
Emma Clarke
Head of Privacy
GDPR, HIPAA, Cryptography PhD

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