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AI agent security startup funding

Overview

In late July 2026, Boston‑based Neo Security emerged from stealth and announced a $100 million financing round to build a platform that lets security‑operations teams inventory, assess, and enforce policies on AI‑enabled software agents across enterprise applications. The funding, led by Adeesse and Besseme Ventures, underscored growing investor interest as Gartner projected a rapid rise in agent‑capable enterprise software.

Two weeks later, Tel Aviv‑originated Zenity secured a $125 million Series C round, expanding its real‑time visibility and threat‑detection platform for autonomous AI agents in regulated sectors. Led by Norwest and joined by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Hitachi Ventures, and LG Technology Ventures, the round highlighted continued momentum and a push to broaden the company’s presence in Asia‑Pacific and Europe.

Together, the two rounds illustrate a rapid escalation of capital into the emerging “agentic AI” security niche, with startups targeting both the foundational tooling for enterprise AI agents and the broader geographic market for such solutions.

Entities

Ben Kliger · Hitachi Ventures · SoftBank Vision Fund 2 · LG Technology Ventures · Zenity

Timeline

  1. 23 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 7 sources
    Zenity secures $125 million Series C to protect AI agents

    AI‑security startup Zenity raised $125 million Series C, led by Norwest with SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Hitachi and LG joining, to expand real‑time protection for autonomous AI agents in regulated enterprises.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources
    Neo Security raises $100 million to secure enterprise AI agents

    Neo Security, backed by former SentinelOne, Wiz and Palo Alto leaders, secured $100 million to provide SecOps tools for managing AI software agents as their use in enterprises is projected to surge.

Sources

aithority.com · cryptobriefing.com · financialit.net · fortune.com · paparazzi.com.ar · pulse2.com · srnnews.com