AI and LLM security acquisitions and funding
44 acquisitions of AI security companies since 2020 and 173 funding rounds since 2022 on record. The most active buyers are Palo Alto Networks (3), Check Point (3) and F5 (2). See the AI security companies in the directory.
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- Threat intelligence 148
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Deals
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| Date | Deal | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2022 | Protect AI raised a seed roundInvestors Acrew Capital and Boldstart Ventures | $13.5m | Report on the Protect AI funding round of December 2022 (opens in a new tab)via Security, Funded (opens in a new tab) |
| November 2022 | Akto raised a seed roundAkto provides a platform to secure AI agents, MCPs, and LLMs for enterprises.Investor Accel | $4.5m | Report on the Akto funding round of November 2022 (opens in a new tab)via Security, Funded (opens in a new tab) |
| October 2022 | Qualys acquired Blue HexagonProvides AI and machine learning technology for threat detection | Undisclosed | Report on Qualys buying Blue Hexagon, October 2022 (opens in a new tab)via SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) |
| July 2022 | HiddenLayer raised a seed roundHiddenLayer provides a security platform for AI applications, protecting against adversarial threats.Investors TenEleven Ventures and Secure Octane | $6m | Report on the HiddenLayer funding round of July 2022 (opens in a new tab)via Security, Funded (opens in a new tab) |
| June 2022 | Opaque Systems raised a Series A roundProvides a trust layer that lets organisations run AI on sensitive data with hardware-enforced governance and verifiable proof.Investor Walden Catalyst | $22m | Report on the Opaque Systems funding round of June 2022 (opens in a new tab)via Security, Funded (opens in a new tab) |
| June 2022 | Reco raised a Series A roundReco provides an AI agent security platform that maps, governs, and protects AI agents across enterprise applications.Investor Zeev Ventures | $30m | Report on the Reco funding round of June 2022 (opens in a new tab) |
Acquisitions come from SecurityWeek's monthly M&A round-ups from 2021 onwards, from Cybersecurity Ventures' quarterly M&A reports for 2020, and a few from Wikipedia lists. Funding rounds from 2022 onwards come from Return on Security's weekly Security, Funded newsletter. These are dated to the month. A few deals added from the news are dated to the day. Smaller deals may be missing. Each Report link goes to the announcement or story the source cites, and the via link to the round-up or newsletter issue. Amounts are in US dollars. The category is what the bought or funded company sells.