Deepfake Security Startup Neural Defend Wins Top Honours at a16z New York Tech Week; Judges from OpenAI, Amazon
Published on: July 17, 2026, 10:43 a.m. | Source: The Tribune
New Delhi [India], July 17: At a time when AI-generated deepfakes are challenging digital trust across financial services, governments, and online platforms, an Indian startup is making its mark on the global stage. Neural Defend, which builds real-time deepfake detection technology, has won the Everything AI Startup Pitch Competition at New York Tech Week, one of the largest tech gatherings in the United States, presented by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).
