From 300+ Registrations to the Global Stage: NMT Security at RSA

300+ registrations. 5 CISOs. 60 seconds. One shot.

NMT Security just won Best Startup Idea at the AI Cybersecurity Buyer Pitch presented by Okta Ventures during RSAC 2026 in San Francisco 🏆

Our founder Nikunj Mathur was then called up to deliver a 60-second live pitch to a panel of CISOs and CSOs from Apollo, Okta, Cribl, IVP, and ADT.

The result? 2nd place overall, tied with two other companies.

Here’s what makes this different: this wasn't a VC pitch. It was a buyer pitch, hosted by The Founder Initiative. The judges weren't investors looking at spreadsheets. They were CISOs and CSOs, the people who actually buy, deploy, and live with cybersecurity products every day. When they say your idea wins, it means the problem is real and the market is ready.

For those unfamiliar:

RSAC is the world's largest cybersecurity conference; 35 years running, nearly 44,000 attendees this year.

Okta Ventures is Okta's venture arm backing the next generation of identity and security startups. Having them host this event raised the bar for every company in the room.

So what did we pitch?

NOVA AI, NMT Security's AI-powered cyber risk Intelligence platform. One platform that gives startups and mid-market businesses the same security visibility that enterprises have external exposure, vendor risk, compliance, vulnerability management, and 24/7 monitoring. Think of it as an AI CISO that prioritizes every risk, provides a solution, and also translates every cyber risk into Potential financial impact, so leadership can actually make decisions.

No massive security team needed. No six-figure consulting engagements. Just clarity.

5 CISOs from Apollo, Okta, Cribl, IVP, and ADT validated that this is what the market needs. That's not a pitch win. That's product-market fit showing up in real time.

We're just getting started.

Thank you Austin Arensberg & David Lopez-Henriquez (Okta Ventures) for hosting, Eli Rabek & Shreya Gupta (Auth0 for Startups) for the support, and The Founder Initiative for building a stage where startups pitch to the people who matter most: buyers.

If you had 60 seconds in front of 5 CISOs, what would you pitch? 

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