Polygraf AI won the prestigious “Best in Show” award at SXSW 2025, recognizing it as the top startup across all categories. The company also secured first place in theEnterprise, Smart Data, FinTech & Future of Work category.

Competing against 45 finalists selected from around the world, Polygraf AI impressed industry experts, media professionals, and investors with its groundbreaking approach to AI-powered security, and its commitment to promote ethical and transparent AI.

Polygraf’s technology directly addresses key challenges in AI adoption through robust data privacy protocols, regulatory compliance systems, and ethical frameworks. The platform provides organizations with the tools to implement and harness AI without compromising on data privacy and security.

“We have built Polygraf to protect organizations against AI-driven security threats and empower them with privacy, compliance without ever compromising their data. said Yagub Rahimov, CEO of Polygraf AI. We’re here to detect malicious content, and protect your privacy so you can build a better world around us.”

This win places Polygraf AI amongst SXSW’s most celebrated success stories. Since 2009, SXSW Pitch finalists have raised $23.2 billion, with 17% acquired, noted Jim Breyer, Founder and CEO of Breyer Capital, who was an emcee at the event.

Polygraf’s dual awards come as industries increasingly tackle the dilemma of AI deployments and ethics and security concerns. By providing best-in-class, customizable solutions that address these challenges in real-time, the company has positioned itself as a key player guiding organizations through transformative AI initiatives much more accurately than any other previous solutions thanks to its proprietary SLM AI agents.

About Polygraf AI

Polygraf provides AI-native data integrity, monitoring & governance solutions to organizations via a Zero Trust framework. As artificial intelligence advances, organizations face new risks from confidential data loss, data breaches, and fake or altered AI-generated content. Polygraf AI enables data-centric organizations to identify, monitor & and mitigate these emerging threats with its proprietary, agentic AI solutions. Polygraf AI is headquartered in Austin, TX.

For further information, to request a demo, or to schedule an interview, please contact:

pr@polygraf.ai

https://polygraf.ai/

About SXSW

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