AI Security Startup AIR Emerges From Stealth With $50M to Secure the AI Agent Supply Chain
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AI security startup AIR exited stealth with $50 million raised across two seed rounds to monitor the ecosystem of skills, plug-ins, and MCP servers used by AI agents. Founded by Unit 8200 veterans Yair Saban and Niv Hoffman, the company secured $10 million from Sequoia and $40 million from Greenoaks, with participation from several angel investors. AIR's platform discovers active agents, flags unapproved AI tool usage, and enforces real-time security checks against a whitelist that filters out about 27% of evaluated add-ons. The startup reports over 20 customers, with the strongest demand coming from regulated sectors such as financial services and pharmaceuticals. It faces competition from similarly funded startups including Zenity, Noma Security, Astrix Security, and Operant AI. With roughly 40 employees, AIR plans to use the funding to expand research and go-to-market efforts in the U.S. and Europe.
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