India, Feb. 5 -- SaaS-based Cybersecurity platform Astra Security has secured $2.7 Mn (about INR 23.5 Cr) in a funding round led by Emergent Ventures, along with a host of other investors, including Neon Fund, Blume Ventures and PointOne Capital.

Prior to this funding, the startup reportedly raised $120K (around INR 10.4 Lakh) as part of Techstars Accelerators programme.

Talking to Inc42, Shikhil Sharma, founder and CEO, said that the fresh capital will be deployed in further developing its product offerings, hiring new teams in the US region and bolstering its AI-driven technology.

"The new capital will help the organisation to expand its footprint into the US market where we are looking to hire new teams and in the next one year we a...