Why Kai CEO Galina Antova is Rebuilding Cybersecurity from First Principles

As cyberattacks evolve into autonomous, AI-driven threats, the industry has reached its "human limit". Traditional defense strategies—fragmented tools and manual workflows—can no longer keep pace with attackers who can now launch "all attack vectors, all at once". The only way to survive the next generation of threats is to move toward a "machine versus machine" defense. In this episode of the CEO Series, William Salvi sits down with Galina Antova, the Co-Founder and CEO of Kai. After building Claroty into a $3 billion company, Galina has returned to "founder mode" to rebuild cybersecurity from first principles. Kai recently emerged from stealth with $125 million in funding to deploy autonomous AI agents that reduce risk in minutes rather than months. This interview is presented by Orchestra. Orchestra is a strategic, integrated communications and marketing company helping brands connect, engage and grow in today's fragmented media landscape. Learn more about them here: https://www.orchestraco.com