From Kolkata to Silicon Valley: A 20-year-old bets on AI to outsmart hackers
Summary
Ahmad Abdur Rahman Khan founded Anytool, an AI-driven cybersecurity startup that conducts attacker-like penetration tests to expose vulnerabilities. Anytool was accepted into Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch and has raised close to $1 million with an estimated $25 million valuation. Khan built his technical background in Kolkata and at the University of Waterloo, then moved to the US on an O-1A visa to scale the company from Silicon Valley. He plans to grow revenue quickly, continue developing deep-tech defenses, and remains open to contributing to India’s startup ecosystem.
Funding
Amount
$1.0M
Total raised
Date
January 7, 2026
Announcement date
Investors
Y Combinator, University of Waterloo
Lead investors
Company
anytool.com
Funded company
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