Blackbird.AI Named a 2024 SINET16 Innovator Award Winner

Posted by on October 17, 2024

Blackbird.AI Named a 2024 SINET16 Innovator Award Winner, Recognized for Its Groundbreaking AI-Technology Platform That Protects Organizations from Narrative Attacks Created by Misinformation, Disinformation and Deepfakes

New York, NY — October 17, 2024 — Blackbird.AI, the leader in AI-driven Narrative Intelligence protecting organizations from narrative attacks that cause significant financial, operational, and reputational harm, is honored to announce that the company has been named a winner of the coveted 2024 SINET16 Innovator Award. SINET, an organization with the mission to accelerate Cybersecurity innovation through public-private partnerships, announced the winners yesterday evening at the annual SINETNew York Summit, to celebrate the most innovative and compelling companies in their fields to address Cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities. 

This year, SINET evaluated over 230 applications from 13 countries, with entries open to cybersecurity startups generating less than $15 million in revenue. Applicants were evaluated in two rounds by the SINET Judging Committee, composed of 103 security professionals, including leading CISOs, risk executives, experts in government intelligence and defense agencies, venture capitalists, and investment bankers. 

“Being recognized as a SINET16 Innovator Award Winner is a tremendous validation of our mission and the good work we are doing to protect our customers from a new threat vector of narrative attacks,” said Wasim Khaled, CEO and Co-founder of Blackbird.AI. “Our AI-based Narrative Intelligence Platform is designed to proactively protect against the cyber risks posed by AI generated misinformation, disinformation and deepfakes, empowering our clients to make better strategic decisions especially during times of crisis.”

“SINET is a purpose-driven community whose mission is to advance innovation to defeat Cybersecurity threats,” said Robert Rodriguez, Chairman and Founder of SINET. “In support of this calling, I am proud to congratulate Blackbird.AI as a SINET16 Innovation Award Winner. SINET is known as an nexus for early stage and emerging growth companies that connects buyers, sellers and investors. We are honored to play a role in accelerating innovation in a global marketplace by increasing the awareness of value-add companies. We look forward to watching SINET16 innovation award winners continue to mature as they progress on their amazing entrepreneurial journeys and their goal to protect our critical infrastructures and national security interests.

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BLACKBIRD.AI protects organizations from narrative attacks created by misinformation, disinformation and deepfakes that cause financial and reputational harm. Our AI-driven Narrative Intelligence Platform – identifies key narratives that impact your organization/industry, the influence behind them, the networks they touch, the anomalous behavior that scales them, and the cohorts and communities that connect them. This information enables organizations to proactively understand narrative threats as they scale and become harmful for better strategic decision-making. A diverse team of AI experts, threat intelligence analysts, and national security professionals founded Blackbird.AI to defend information integrity and fight a new class of narrative threats. Learn more at Blackbird.AI.

About Blackbird.AI

BLACKBIRD.AI protects organizations from narrative attacks created by misinformation and disinformation that cause financial and reputational harm. Our AI-driven Narrative Intelligence Platform – identifies key narratives that impact your organization/industry, the influence behind them, the networks they touch, the anomalous behavior that scales them, and the cohorts and communities that connect them. This information enables organizations to proactively understand narrative threats as they scale and become harmful for better strategic decision-making. A diverse team of AI experts, threat intelligence analysts, and national security professionals founded Blackbird.AI to defend information integrity and fight a new class of narrative threats. Learn more at Blackbird.AI.