Prevalent AI Appoints ISTARI's JD Sherry as Chief Revenue Officer After $22 Million Raise

Prevalent AI appointed JD Sherry as Chief Revenue Officer on October 15, 2026, tasking him with leading the company's global go-to-market organization across sales, marketing and partnerships. The company announced the appointment in a GlobeNewswire release. Sherry succeeds no predecessor in the role, which the company said is new.

Sherry's Move From ISTARI to Prevalent AI

Sherry joins from ISTARI, where he was Managing Partner and Global Head of Sales, advising executive leadership teams and boards on cyber resilience. He has served on the boards of several ISTARI portfolio companies, including Prevalent AI, in which ISTARI has been an investor since 2021. Before ISTARI, Sherry was Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Revenue Officer at Remediant, Inc., and held leadership roles at Optiv, Cavirin and Trend Micro.

"AI agents are only as reliable as the context beneath them," Sherry said. "As a board member and investor, I have worked closely with Paul and the leadership team and have seen first-hand how Prevalent AI built that foundation, profitably and on customer revenue alone."

Paul Stokes, CEO and co-founder of Prevalent AI, said Sherry's experience advising boards and security leaders on cyber resilience makes him suited to take the company's Knowledge Graph beyond cybersecurity into wider enterprise use. The appointment follows Prevalent AI's $22 million growth investment from Integrity Growth Partners, the first primary capital raised in the company's nine-year history, which is funding global expansion and a deeper leadership team.

Prevalent AI's Funding and Platform Records

According to akta.pro company records, Prevalent AI has one funding round on record: a $22 million private equity round in August 2026 led by Integrity Growth Partners. The same records list the company's total funding at $22 million and its headcount range at 101-250, with a revenue estimate of $10 million to $25 million and a valuation estimate of $100 million to $250 million. Prevalent AI is a member of the ISTARI Collective, a network of cyber companies and experts, according to the records.

Earlier Leadership and Funding Moves

Prevalent AI appointed Nitin Maini as Chief Technology Officer in September 2026, bringing more than two decades of cybersecurity and enterprise software experience, Sourcesecurity reported. Maini, formerly Qualys SVP of Engineering, was named to lead technology strategy and expand the company's AI-powered Data Fabric and Knowledge Graph, Cfotech reported. The CTO appointment followed the $22 million investment from Integrity Growth Partners, the first major capital influx in the company's nine-year history, according to Sourcesecurity.

ISTARI's Stake in Prevalent AI

Rossa Shanks, CEO of ISTARI, said the firm has been a shareholder in Prevalent AI since 2021 and has seen the company earn the trust of complex organizations. ISTARI is a member of the company's investor base alongside Integrity Growth Partners.