Polygraf AI

United States - Austin, TX

• 29/10/2025
• Seed
• $9,000,000

Polygraf AI offers advanced AI-native solutions to combat AI-driven fraud, data leaks, and compliance risks. As artificial intelligence advances, organizations face new risks from confidential data loss, data breaches, misinformation, and fake or synthetic content. Polygraf AI enables organizations to identify, monitor & and mitigate these emerging threats and secure sensitive data with its proprietary, agentic AI solutions, while maintaining compliance with evolving regulations.

The company was named ‘Best in Show’ at SXSW 2025, where it also won in the Enterprise, Smart Data, FinTech & Future of Work category. It was also recognized as Top AI & Data Product (2025), Top AI Governance Product (2024), Top AI Content Detection Product (2024) in the prestigious Product Awards by Products That Count, and is ranked Top Analytics Startup to Watch Globally by Dealroom.

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Yagub (Jacob) RahimovFounder

United States - Austin, Texas

Yagub Rahimov is an outspoken Technology entrepreneur, on a mission to enable any business to use any AI/LLM tool without risking their data integrity.

Yagub is the founder and CEO of Polygraf, an AI-age DLP solution provider with built in privacy layer ai governance and most detailed/accurate AI Content Detector. The company is backed by Gaingels, 10X Capital, PGVC, Machina Ventures, ModiVC, Quansight Initiative, and other VC and FOs.

Prior to Polygraf AI, Yagub co-founded 7MARKETZ Group and bootstrapped it to one of the top 3 media groups in the FX & and blockchain niche. 7MARKETZ Group of companies were acquired in 2020.

Prior to 7Marketz Group Yagub worked with IronFX as the head of business development between 2013 and 2015. During his tenure there, the company grew from Cyprus to over 25 offices worldwide as the world's 2nd largest retail FX brokerage by means of volume.

Between 2009 and 2013 Yagub also founded and exited TargetSignals, and worked at Diversey Europe as an acquisition specialist.

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/yrahimov/