Quick answers about who I am, what AstraQ ships, and how to work together.
Raj Pundkar is the Founder and CEO of AstraQ Cyber Defence Pvt. Ltd., an Indian cybersecurity company headquartered in Akola, Maharashtra. He is a builder, full-stack engineer, and cyber security specialist working at the intersection of AI and offensive security. He is also a Cyber Strategy Analyst Intern at Deloitte and a B.Tech Computer Science student at Rashtriya Raksha University with a Cyber Security specialization, graduating in 2026.
AstraQ Cyber Defence is an AI-native cybersecurity company founded in 2025 and registered in India (CIN U62090PN2025PTC244094). It ships a unified portfolio of four products: Phoebe (enterprise RAG platform), Athena CTF (cybersecurity training and competition), Metis Mail (AI-native email client with phishing defense), and Morpheus (isolated workload analysis platform). The company motto is नित्यं रक्षणम् (Nityam Rakshanam), meaning eternal protection.
AstraQ builds four products. Phoebe is an enterprise RAG workspace with over 50 integrations and air-gapped deployment for regulated industries like BFSI, healthcare, and government. Athena CTF (athena-ctf.com) is a Capture The Flag ecosystem covering live competition, an always-on practice arena, and an enterprise training platform. Metis Mail is an open-source AI-native email client that unifies Gmail, Outlook, and Zoho with built-in phishing detection. Morpheus is an on-demand VM sandbox for safe analysis of untrusted files and binaries using autonomous agents.
AstraQ Cyber Defence is headquartered in Akola, Maharashtra, India. The company can be reached at contact@astraqcyberdefence.com or via the official website at astraqcyberdefence.com.
Raj is pursuing a B.Tech in Computer Science with a Cyber Security specialization at Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) in Gandhinagar, graduating in 2026. He has been a Cyber Strategy Analyst Intern at Deloitte, a Technical Advisor to the Indian Journal of Social Studies and Humanities, a Project Analyst at the Atal Incubation Centre at RRU, and President of IncuBeta, the student entrepreneurship cell at RRU. He has been recognized as a Top 50 Finalist at IIT Bombay's National Entrepreneurship Challenge in 2023 and 2024.
Raj is a full-stack engineer working primarily with TypeScript, React, Next.js, and Node.js on the application layer; Supabase, Turso libSQL, and PostgreSQL on the data layer; Python with TensorFlow, Keras, and Scikit-learn for AI and ML; and Burp Suite, Wireshark, Metasploit, Ghidra, and IDA for cyber security. He also works in Rust and C++.
The fastest way is to book a 15-minute call at https://www.appointy.xyz/raj/15min. Email works too at contact@rajpundkar.com. He is also reachable on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/rajpundkar), GitHub (github.com/rajpundkar), and X (x.com/rajpundkar).
Yes. AstraQ is actively engaging with enterprise customers for Phoebe pilots, training organizations for Athena CTF, and design partners for Metis Mail and Morpheus. Reach out through the booking link or email.
Appointy (appointy.xyz) is an open-source scheduling platform Raj built and shipped in 2025. It runs on Next.js 16, React 19, TypeScript, and Turso libSQL, with full session-based authentication, Google Calendar OAuth, transactional email via Resend, and organization-level RBAC.