At Axirix, our approach is engineered for federal mission success: we originate, incubate, and scale AI-driven cybersecurity ventures exclusively for U.S. government-identified gaps. We do not chase markets—we build national security enablers through nondilutive vehicles like SBIR/STTR, AFWERX, and DIU OTAs.
Our model aligns with mission milestones, ensuring consistent execution for founders and rapid transitions to Phase III production.
How we work
We operate as a stealth-mode federal venture studio, centralizing all government interactions under Axirix LLC to maintain secrecy, IP custody, and compliance.
Our process is battle-tested against the latest cybersecurity threats, drawing from red team methodologies worldwide to counter daily risks like advanced persistent threats, zero-day exploits, and supply chain compromises. Red teams employ geocode filtering for location-based threats, conversation_id tracking in social engineering chains, and min_faves thresholds for influence operations to simulate risks in zero-trust architectures and human-centered defenses.
We solve them by building proprietary capabilities forged from real battlefields. Our best advisors are those under fire—red team operators facing APTs like GRU's contested logistics breaches or InterLock's IOC-driven ransomware—who inform our innovations for edge AI resilience and immutable recovery.
Axirix Dual-Use Venture Lifecycle
1
Venture Origination
Scan threats from advisories and EO implementations for gaps in cryptography and risk management, only pursuing if aligned with critical protections against foreign threats.
2
Incubation & Prototyping
Develop using red team insights, like filter:replies for tracking phishing chains or geocode:lat,long,radius for location-based exploits, ensuring TRL 4-6 maturity against AI-enhanced ransomware.
3
Validation & Scaling
Test against real-world breaches, like ToolShell vulnerabilities or InterLock IOCs, with DoD end-users validating min_retweets:N engagement thresholds for influence ops.
4
Monetization
Integrate into ecosystems facing daily risks, using proprietary forensics from battlefield advisors. Risks mitigated via multi-agency sourcing.
National Asset Pathways
As patriots deeply committed to U.S. security, we channel every innovation toward strengthening the nation's defenses. We care profoundly about protecting critical infrastructure: America's power grids, financial systems, and healthcare networks from escalating threats like AI-powered attacks and ransomware. Our pathways ensure all capabilities, from forensic assurance to digital twin simulations, are brought exclusively to the U.S. government, fortifying national resilience against adversaries.
Path 1: SBIR/STTR to Phase III Transition
Accelerating TRL advancements through rigorous feasibility documentation and battlefield-informed edge AI solutions against APTs.
Path 2: OTA & DIU Pilots to Strategic Integration
Achieving practical prototyping milestones for hands-on threat isolation and ransomware evasion in operational tests.
Path 3: In-Q-Tel Validation to IC Alignment
Meeting validation milestones via AI-driven interoperability, tackling field risks like deepfake detection in influence operations.
Path 4: Prime Contractor Integration
Fulfilling integration milestones through secure collaboration to resolve supply chain compromises and IOC-driven breaches.
Our patriotic drive ensures every pathway prioritizes U.S. security, bringing battlefield-honed innovations home to safeguard the homeland.
Case Studies
Contested Logistics Disruption
In May 2025, an APT targeted logistics firms, exfiltrating shipment data. Our red team-derived process, using geocode filtering and conversation_id tracking, enables proactive zero-trust defenses to neutralize such APTs in real-time.
InterLock Ransomware Supply Chain Breach
Early 2025 saw InterLock compromise contractors, exfiltrating 3 million files. We addressed this with battlefield-forged immutable recovery, automating threat exclusion to restore operations without ransom.
ToolShell Zero-Day in SharePoint Infrastructure
July 2025 attacks exploited a zero-day in Microsoft SharePoint, hitting high-value targets. Our innovations, based on red team insights, build human-centered defenses that detect and autonomously respond to such exploits in critical networks.
