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# Former Wiz and Microsoft veterans raise $35 million Series A to build the “operating system” for AI cybersecurity agents ## Mate Security says traditional security operations were not designed for AI-scale attacks. The startup is betting that trusted autonomous agents, powered by an “organizational brain,” will reshape how companies detect and respond to threats. Cybersecurity startup Mate Security has raised $35 million in a Series A funding round led by Canaan Partners, with participation from Microsoft’s M12 venture fund, Insight Partners, and Team8. The round comes just eight months after the company emerged from stealth with a $15.5 million Seed round and brings its total funding to more than $50 million. [Full list of Israeli high-tech funding rounds in 2026](https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/rq8lzbs4c) The company said the new funding comes as an increasing number of Fortune 500 organizations adopt its platform for AI-driven security operations. Since the third quarter of 2025, Mate has grown by more than 500%, according to the company.  We see this reflected in our growth, with revenue increasing by more than 500%, which is why we are raising capital to meet customer demand.” - [Way Security raises $20 million Seed to tackle enterprise identity headaches](https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/b1exptvszl) - [After selling Epsagon to Cisco for $500 million, founders return with AI enterprise startup Harmony](https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/sj0nhfurmx) - [Cyber unicorn Cyera acquires Oasis Security in $1 billion deal](https://www.calcalistech.com/ct
[Hush Security](https://www.hush.security/) has raised $30 million in a Series A financing round to expand its platform for securing AI agents and other non-human identities, with Akamai Technologies joining existing investors Battery Ventures and YL Ventures. The funding brings the company’s total capital raised to $41 million and will support growth of its engineering and sales teams, expansion of enterprise identity and access management integrations, and broader partnerships. Hush said the latest investment comes as organizations increasingly deploy AI agents that operate autonomously across enterprise systems, creating new identity and governance challenges. Hush said the new funding will also be used to expand support for enterprise AI platforms and strengthen integrations across identity and access management ecosystems. The company is backed by YL Ventures, Battery Ventures and Akamai Technologies.
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That puts investment on track for an all-time high. ## **A large cluster of deals in the $5M to $10M range** We found both a high number and a wide breadth of funded companies in the space, with missions ranging from identifying AI hallucinations to building adversary simulations to verifying agents in finance. To illustrate, below is a sample list of 14 AI-focused security companies that raised seed financings this year in our target range.
Founded in 2024, Tel Aviv-based [Hush Security](https://www.hush.security/) emerged from [stealth](https://www.securityweek.com/hush-security-emerges-stealth-with-11-million-to-eliminate-credential-threats-with-no-secrets-platform/) in September 2025 with a machine access platform that enables organizations to securely control enterprise AI agents and their underlying infrastructure.
### ICS: The fresh investment came from Akamai Technologies and previous backers Battery Ventures and YL Ventures. Hush will use the fresh investment to hire new talent across its engineering and sales teams, accelerate IAM and agentic ecosystem support, and expand corporate partnerships.
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