Pantherun Technologies Secures Intel Startup Program Mentorship for Indian Railway Security Project

Pantherun Technologies, a cybersecurity innovator, has been recognized by the Intel Startup Program for its breakthrough in edge device security. Utilizing Intel’s FPGAs, Pantherun achieved real-time AES encryption on resource-limited edge devices, ensuring data security without vulnerability to breaches.

Traditional data security solutions often require substantial resources, leading to increased costs, higher transmission latency, and performance issues. Pantherun’s AI-powered chip-based communication solution addresses these challenges by delivering robust end-to-end encryption in real-time without compromising quality. Using Intel FPGAs like Cyclone V and Arria 10, Pantherun offers flexible deployment with the capability for field updates and reprogramming post-deployment. With mentorship from the Intel Startup Program, Pantherun ensured interoperability with existing encryption methods such as SSL and IPSec.

Pantherun applied their solution to an Indian Railways project, installing CCTV cameras in passenger train coaches. Conventional data security would involve expensive data storage in each carriage and 40% higher transmission latency. Pantherun’s AI-powered solution enabled real-time, high-quality video feed transmission to a central monitoring location with strong end-to-end encryption.

“Pantherun’s innovative approach is transforming the cybersecurity landscape for edge devices,” said Srinivas Shekar, Co-Founder of Pantherun Technologies. “Our solution ensures high-performance encryption for devices that previously couldn’t support such security, making significant strides in preventing data breaches. We owe it to the Intel Startup Program team for helping us make our solutions market-ready.”

Founded in 2019, Pantherun Technologies recently raised Pre-series A funding from investors including Capital2B fund, SIDBI Venture Capital Limited, Piper Serica Angel Fund, growX ventures, 8X Ventures, and PointOne Capital. Their solution reduces resource requirements for edge devices by eliminating the need to exchange encryption keys, enabling easy implementation of AES encryption on resource-constrained devices, and setting a new industry standard.