From the Team
Blog posts, technical guides, and announcements from the Hardshell team.
Press Release
April 23, 2026
Hardshell secured a $100,000 non-dilutive cash grant at the 10th Annual Service First Foundation Veteran Startup Showcase, competing against five veteran and intelligence community-led startups.
Hardshell
December 23, 2025
PitchBook's Emerging Tech Research profiles Hardshell as one of six AI-native cybersecurity startups shaping the next phase of AI security investment, in a market where AI cyber now accounts for over half of all global cybersecurity VC deals.
Pitchbook
February 13, 2026
Today we're announcing our $1.1M in pre-seed raise to build the data-centric security layer for AI/ML systems!
Hardshell Info
Blog Post
April 21, 2026
Ben Cutter shares the director's cut of his Applied Machine Learning Conference talk on building GPU data pipelines at startup scale, from notebook experimentation to production infrastructure.
Ben Cutter
Company News
July 17, 2025
Andrew Schoka speaks with the Darden Report about building Hardshell, the imbalance between AI spending and AI security investment, and why data-layer protection is essential for high-stakes AI adoption.
Andrew Schoka
Podcast
April 15, 2026
Andrew Schoka joins CyberBytes: The Podcast live from RSA to discuss why AI security starts at the data layer, and why security should be an enabler for AI adoption, not a blocker.
January 26, 2026
Andrew Schoka joins George Kamide on Bare Knuckles and Brass Tacks to discuss why AI data security requires treating datasets like mission-critical supply lines, not filing cabinets.
March 6, 2026
On the companies, the models, and the values we train into both. Ben, our Founding Staff Software Engineer, examines what happens when corporate values meet economic pressure, through the lens of Anthropic's decision to walk away from a DoW contract.
February 16, 2026
Ben Cutter, Hardshell's Founding Staff Software Engineer, reflects on leaving a 12-year career at a large tech company to become a founding engineer and what you take for granted in big tech.
