MUMS: Acuity Risk Growth Interview with David Rajakovich (CEO)
Monday Upbeat Markets MUM's podcast | Acuity Risk Management interview | June 2026
In this interview, Acuity Risk Management CEO David Rajakovich discusses recent progress across Acuity's commercial and product strategy, including a new three-year contract expansion, the role of recurring subscription revenue, and how STREAM® Cloud provides an easier entry point for organisations beginning to mature their cyber GRC approach. The discussion also covers Acuity's public sector and defence foothold, board-level cyber risk reporting, and the longer-term direction for RiskOS as an AI-native product.
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Key highlights
- Acuity discusses a new three-year contract expansion with a professional services component and recurring subscription component
- Management describes existing customer expansion as an important signal of product value and customer stickiness
- STREAM® Cloud is positioned as an easier entry point for organisations that want faster onboarding and quicker time to value
- STREAM® Classic remains the advanced platform for more mature cyber GRC needs, including automated workflows and deeper modelling
- Acuity describes its public sector and defence position as strengthened by trust, proven delivery, and sensitive use cases
- RiskOS is described as the next AI-native product direction, focused on translating cyber risk into board-level business understanding
What the interview says about Acuity's strategy
The interview reinforces Acuity's move from turnaround into commercial execution. Management describes the business as having completed a cost reset and now focusing on top-line growth through sales, marketing, product expansion, and customer growth.
A key theme is the value of customer expansion. The discussion highlights that when existing customers increase their use of STREAM®, it can be an important sign of trust, product fit, and long-term account potential.
The interview also clarifies Acuity's product ladder. STREAM® Cloud gives organisations a lighter, faster way to get started, while STREAM® Classic remains available for advanced modelling, automation, integrations, and more complex cyber GRC programmes.
Product direction discussed
STREAM® Cloud
STREAM® Classic
RiskOS
Themes from the discussion
- Existing customer expansion is presented as evidence of product trust and long-term account potential
- STREAM® Cloud is positioned as a faster-starting route into cyber GRC
- STREAM® Classic remains relevant for advanced modelling, automation, and complex environments
- Public sector and defence trust is described as a meaningful differentiator
- Board-level cyber risk reporting is positioned as increasingly important
- RiskOS is discussed as a future step toward clearer AI-native cyber risk decision support
Q&A-style takeaways from the interview
Closing perspective
The overall message of the interview is that Acuity is working to translate its cost reset into growth. The near-term story is customer expansion, STREAM® Cloud adoption, and sales momentum; the longer-term story is a broader product portfolio that spans public sector, defence, mid-market cloud adoption, and AI-native board-level cyber risk intelligence.
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