Time Srikar Dandamuraju
| Time Srikar Dandamuraju | |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, software engineer |
|---|---|
| Known for | Founder of Alter |
Time Srikar Dandamuraju is an entrepreneur and the founder of Alter, a zero-trust identity and access control platform designed to secure AI agent workflows. The company is part of Y Combinator's Summer 2025 batch and is based in New York.[1]
Career
Dandamuraju founded Alter to address a growing challenge in the deployment of AI agents: the need for robust, centralized security controls governing how autonomous software agents interact with tools, large language models (LLMs), and sensitive data. The company's platform sits between AI agents and the external services they call, enforcing authentication, authorization, and compliance in real time.[2]
Alter's core product provides a unified zero-trust authorization layer for agent workflows. Each request made by an AI agent is verified at the parameter level against granular policies using both role-based access control (RBAC) and attribute-based access control (ABAC). The platform blocks potentially dangerous actions—such as unauthorized database deletions or payments exceeding policy limits—before they reach production systems. Behind the scenes, Alter manages credentials by issuing ephemeral, scope-narrowed access tokens for every interaction and rotating or expiring them within seconds, eliminating long-lived secrets.[3]
The platform also includes automatic OAuth token management, injecting, refreshing, and securely handling OAuth tokens for external API calls without manual intervention. Built-in compliance guardrails prevent sensitive data from leaking through LLM calls, tool inputs, and outputs. The system maintains tamper-proof audit trails for every interaction, providing full observability and auditability across agent operations.
Alter is designed to help organizations remain compliant with standards such as SOC 2, HIPAA, and GDPR while deploying AI agent initiatives. The platform includes a dashboard intended for chief information security officers (CISOs) that delivers real-time visibility, detailed audit logs, and compliance-ready controls.
The company launched publicly in February 2026 and operates in the AIOps, artificial intelligence, developer tools, DevSecOps, and security sectors.[4]
References
- ↑ "Alter – Y Combinator". 'Alter}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Alter – Identity and Access Control Platform to Secure Agents". 'Huge Magazine}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Alter – Y Combinator". 'Alter}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Alter – Y Combinator". 'Alter}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.