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A few notable moves from the last few weeks: - Companies are setting limits. JPMorgan (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPT23prCCW95jsWP6lZ3kYW45HRd24DmCvHW1Lc_WF71n4sdW1t8lV83XfnT0W2Y87Gx6THKhZW2SwYDg10wY2rW3t4RYH4ZhdlmV_9ngF3Yjv84W5LJrz41ZpS2_V-jY2T4skpkgW50GzYX5qD1ylN66Vl6tLfdLvW6GqFdX70-RBdW76ZhdX8zxJgyW7R8K7Y3W4tPNW7JzTXY1H-nBZW8Wg6jM21slP3W76M03Y3JYnFgVRx5343QSytxW88bL_t4yB9tzW8njLWn8k0SzXN2rVqxtqmlKdW2dXPMw63SN6YW73FhBP1SdKMlW2Gd73l8LDCd6W115-cQ5fxSrCVD_GQD1bsH6mV83mm73jCzg8W8d_PdT6tfkVqW4mD2YJ2P_CyDW5jc_xN4R5FyzdFp5xd04 ) is restricting Claude's system access, while Okta (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPSM3prCCW8wLKSR6lZ3lgW6WfVLz5CdCv6MyG4jrxVq9VN7VJWzl3_N_6W4l593875DVftN7J-X7DGr0MSW2nl-S-2P_RktN5S0jKd3ln1DW4hDVM_8GNsKvW1YYYrz6vXbYGW2MknVz8Nyz_MW2vQ4Kh5lvP-lW6zPkTn1YJwbFW4HgfcP7JDFVsW305tl17QnnD_W7Xmdzj8G8K-MVBx4rk2fLyTGV_2_GD9h5bx1W1FNVdc1k60Q-VZBWfD3CPC14W78hFh22lM8vxW4d1r5_3djqHXVtkMQr8TDW4mN1mz6PSRhgLZW7Tl58z6l5BcZW9d1wCx21vpKyW97CNdp596J6hW7kYb9V5h2_TyTZrtz3B5Y7nf3n0Z8404 ) expanded its controls for governing AI agents. - Startups are building controls. Outerlimit (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPT23prCCW95jsWP6lZ3ljW3XLKxs8sKjM9W5MmqB98mv0nyW98TNhf2ChrNFVPS9cK6KrJ9lW1PQcm04yQP8sW5rmCYc6dl4nbW5y3t1B8kKKSZW91LHFj280rQSW2nxZFR3q42_mW3g6pkS93PnSZN5htZwnxzTk1W7c52bf6J0zjwW8Z49kT6Yxj53W1SvnF12jbV2PW4kJN7t4WChsXW3DNwvF1yl3mYW1H3DgL3mVKCKN2PyhnSDkYLvW8y23Dw1TyGWCW3RLT309cvbNQW7T-3Ll7nJsD5W5wclZ41kQhMPW8qH0Xl3xS4lsN372MyV-g8SxW1q6YTG6Ql7wWW5CgKNk1TNMtJW9lMdyC4nBRBzW2ScxTr2C7Td1N63kPGV27D7DW8D5TYQ1F92yNf6PRKss04 ) launched this week to govern what agents can do, while Eve Security (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPT23prCCW95jsWP6lZ3pkW2-8kVW3Ry7tVW2qg93L8Pb4LlW2WHj4w7Kd_khN1pxwdXdljSTW1v14733VNy79W1D6DFS8rk5slW4D4bPL51YWbZW8LPzPl4-W-rXN5sSVYw7mHd3W62wWLP4XRnbBVsK6Xy4kSvYlW2TjHG11vbXwvW6wbJLK4951zNW3ndFc58xjhtSW6JWhPm7mwtbFW39ksX-42l955W773TTY78NYlcN6vY3Rv-n59JW2BrC3J8czwTSVP9j4L1vv2shW4yXTZS6Yl-3QW7jcRq_4s07J8W51kXw06lb5RKW2z-1YF882_SBW2NQGKS4MccbHVTcbyr2F9kYlW7BSXfS1Dw8s8W9hxsJs7830TFW1yRwyY477Jg0V_ZG9m26X8RXf7v9NCH04 ) raised additional funding last week to stop dangerous actions during execution. - Acquirers are buying in. Cyera (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPSM3prCCW8wLKSR6lZ3p5W19dc_V6hdNsVW5TMTKC8FJJ4gW5tx38G9h_nXxW1FQNVl4yPtrnW121rdV60kdzwVzzfFp6jCws5W8F1VXm3ljzsBW2ZkXVL60dLK7W5cHVlN6YvgRrW5xthcm2gR7RGW6Smjry3fNH6-W95hRTx7FN0MHW46xRMQ3Gk1tnW8Nzb6b69rKB2W5fNhYl5FYgc6W7txy824L5JfCW6b-8Y73CgZJ1W8vmvWX7_WrXQMtLvlc4RB08W18QH8067fXYFW7q-dBn277klVW7dnQyj1xyvC0W2_lBBd1Lz2GKW8Hd7fV1ClLRQW2hkB4d2RZTC9W3lLL9d5r9lv2W3_vQb-40L44VW53pcZP81r-G6f8SG7Qv04 ) completed its $1B Oasis (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPT23prCCW95jsWP6lZ3mrW7DCnRW6GF5K3W42RwHz2h6w_qW8FVSfg1Nf3D2W1YVBHG2rmjRfN7Hnc5Y50Kk6W7vyYFv5G0bCtW5SNJZs2kwtzkW81xNgf1RkgZvW7Wqh8l2JF-4NW6YKDg48nrZF5N2BJ_P-msz8LW6xJ8RJ3cjJ-yW957m-Y51cN1VW8WrKML3MTj5VN19h_8ncTVcrW5gPk0q28h0x4W55LkMr4zKQX4W7GK4cG9jzwSyW2Wd04t3ml5nJW42-Ghz1dNq4mW8QLbyN5wScLxW25--sK5S54WXW6fGksW5NP3tRW19-VZD7pcy3WW10D9Hc5kw7lgW7x-M4H4XGTZfW5rNmQd6V3VkNW3R6J926XnWl4W3dYG4F80JtP2MP1Mgrw2SjBf2dG-9204 ) acquisition this month, adding identity controls for AI agents. As AI agents get permission to do more, controlling what they're allowed to do is becoming its own security market. So we dug into CB Insights data to see which emerging companies are getting traction, who’s behind them, and which could be approaching another funding round. But first, meet the hottest insurtech startups of 2026 We just launched Insurtech 50 (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPQ-5m_5PW50kH_H6lZ3phW1n44XW4l_vQ2N7pW01dyXKK5N6TZTJ_RtYPWW831Tgx3WgxbpVn8S0z6Np-zjN1qDxHpj1pbpW2FBHJL70NrRfW546tcJ7ySLdPW7D0zQD7rl6SkW8RS-Lm94VXyMW1jQYSt20yX9GW29Ybxf8M2_JDW4GVdzY4GPhZNW8y9N-k1Jt63QW1WPTwC431HYRW9f27hg44FzgmW46c8Rp6YpF-kW7XXy3N3WpBkqW9cjqkS1yPL5tW2QRxGn9hlb7zW98FwNQ3WqJ_XMDPsBWjN5k0W4w_bFn1hfxlbW89y1tW7VxJ6hW6zvmS67-w5yNW1ng75j2fbGlzW14Pz1N1JMFjnN5X0R_r-c4rtVD_V553YbHmFW1nf_Zt3p1Mn7W1DWTJp6GLY1yW3qNWV06rGz_ydX61rF04 ) in partnership with ITC Vegas, our fifth annual list of the most promising insurtech startups of 2026. Across this year’s cohort, we found: - AI alone isn’t a moat: Startups are standing out through proprietary tech, proven performance, and distribution advantages (Delos (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPT23prCCW95jsWP6lZ3nFW2NjG6W2ggSR7W6BSpzF3gvmp3N3smnYQQKwnrW4ZmX_t2dNcR_MQvRvnPMg6xV7z_jT7DfHGPMf4YGb5x-V-VLNxMV4YcZc0W1Tjhqr6X9bjMV-Ltyz30_XfKW3BfNsh70_kz_W6QfbSX8w8LCMW4kgpvh6HCSFXW45rsZf3czGFjW6LKL4v5FvhVjW51K84d5pfWZtW1WPR9v30yG88W8V3Gsy2cWYx2W8YLZS-2j3kZTW3fF39V85X-c1W5qpVbH3xD5TkW4Gd0sn13Qp7fW7660Xl2Ts8kPW9kBND_8vz19hW7PXMqb5Rx86RW1YkJxp8v8KP5W3rSsCw8Mhw8rVLH33s1G-M6DN24R0JcVsc4PW3Tw_8Z8XSWv3f75LyDz04 ) , Sixfold (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPT23prCCW95jsWP6lZ3nbW4f9JQB4m-pYSW8RMrYy1WHCFZW1k2k8q5X9jq4W2Qts0H96tygLW6rqbfQ11pH9kW2FlTm48bVT9NW8CZF2v8G7Pq5W8tmHT93JWy4tW8pC3R48zJ8mbW19VZT_1zv5ZGW5qDPDx6MYhHlW36p-584B-TgzW25w5Rn7Nq-_YW8ySMRt63kXX2W93Lxlr93MLy9W1XJK0V4Xps8WW7lrspn68FslyW7FcytT5PGYXKW96phQd7M3PGWVszmzN3hb34gW8NmYFC7FvhmGW8_S_33613LypW3jvyTF3P_pbbW492Qhc85Kv-1W1SPT0d74q5QNW6mBLTf1SB3_YW6q7p5N4pTzlhW8nS8HZ8HCqdxW5yPZDz67-BMBW8jw08X5T76hjf40GZyT04 ) , WaniWani (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPSM3prCCW8wLKSR6lZ3pSW9g4qkP7tFjX5N44ttN342Q43W89B7rY9hcjk_W8pL4mS1SB3qdW14fz5T84b12kW2X6L4f5tQf4nW1gxMsd8HXhYcW36gjDN5N2HxMW8Grb-M84tK6pN8XnG3kvgtx7W8Nd0Tx2VZg-BW8ns-ct5tZ-mhW2rlzFY8HP4cfVyjh3b6pVVW1W3w1vNw876pJ4W1QcNq-8jXNN8W1K26d73R45GDW3rJjV75xGRcHW3Tzf128rxCxrW12Fmp44PLmb6W4Z3nsS1DWrnZW6q3-0v2dyWJGW39GCqs1cYTr2W1fYK9R5FgQyCN2mzVMXGR-W8W3SkDfZ3MB_WHW1t6KbJ4JtMxRW5Rmk1s6my9c4f95KNHH04 ) ). - Specialists are winning: Startups are targeting hard-to-serve markets or building products that incumbents can’t easily replicate (Clearspeed (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPT23prCCW95jsWP6lZ3lXW3lCkmZ815jbpW1VvhNV44_vqyW7kzYJj1HZT6jW3pl5Zg43p4qdW4pdJ7M5rJFltW5K0pnD5JkXwtN6jQJ3DNqM_dW9glkmb2_XTnhW1Rlbn49bJ152W3xwdLQ5kdjzPW5QKBNK7-QLBDW3f27NQ3qqVJpW5MzpWb7ffm96W2kY62l5fqpTyW4YjfGW679Q4bW2283SM9jl_dKW3pvrLq5bPQyGW1PJt7V3xQ6lWW5NbxV04V7sLWW7rF3Mm78vtkrW5NJWt36QxlGpW4yJnrp3cWKzcW6fXjrC4LDdF8W4xw1ZY3BJ8rRW74-LQy4z43D7W1K0Scb3Xx3CfW69SchJ25Lx8YW6GB8p92wnTvSW9bsvqr2g1gYKW4dl1D324zqgwf8xDbL604 ) , Odin Space (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPSM3prCCW8wLKSR6lZ3nnW7kDkpT8C_tpsVJ-SkN3CwTbxW8p5Tjy3PkQ98VTKsLc9bDWS6W79n63F1mf5ZtVgwxBl3NzJvjW7fy2MR6fGbfzW45WVLZ35bP-fW5m7Yl66pV_msW5B44_63tzgl-W5R9plC4CWcc4W2L0wdL210Y_MW4yKSSS9fSB5JVXcSkn561W0mW54BWPd17kvBlVWvx-l8ZjRKBW7qL8cv855HwQW32MQhS1l8qJ6W22gGF62gpZr_W8j7N4n1NqQ-3W2JbH036dDKz3N5fsj8pVnvhMW45cFwZ5q_FKQW6tKz_75bp98lW3Zqh3S9h7GpgW50PlZ64fzbKTW4lZ6f-462q9pW17stsX5KlK7sf807XKW04 ) , Summit (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPSM3prCCW8wLKSR6lZ3pwW5YNrvj694vxZW1RR0G01wfmy0W3-n2-V5z9-J5W6jclS25c3VNZW452-jh2tH1BDW4dBgFt4fK1YbW9gtClg5zwN5_W5lGNy74qTgk5W8_Ms_R4GV_6JW5z-6151pMkCyW8P3Jw13Vq3tHW5GNl-T17FX3lW6_4G4Y6Nskf3W4cljpM9bpzm-W1gDSP95wRpD0W77xzh76_pvt9W4jp0Q641xRLLW217xKj6f989fW5nzk742RtQTKW2fDQ-x1XHZfnMpZylbhgy9tW8X8Kk54g-qtLW48szpk8V_SksW1dRNh264hqbWW2kSg2T3C1SLpN6Gcv-8-zcvVW4KqD493Jjt_zW65s8Ps7ntp6Gf5Y95bs04 ) ). - A small group of investors keeps showing up: The top 6 venture investors have backed 36% of the Insurtech 50 (General Catalyst (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPQ-5m_5PW50kH_H6lZ3m0W8lhxTk3ytSXNW3mvk7k1PlC_7W18CNYQ7N3TVpN2Q3YtrgFWSCW4zXrWG46tZNJN28-83yHNktHW8vWqF-8QMtxJW22NP625jlTg8W60TrQb85DSZ0W74mYxf4H016WM-gQgxqLk2CW2s7Q4x6dbgYsV1D7LZ2YDv2LW5mBDsJ20PjGCW67rgXG3K7SlSW1pxB6266nZjqVf1-p_8ZFdDCW2ysgcM349vw7W53rXkP2XmmYSN48CY79qJDd3W7wVgK23qkg0fW41G8PH10t1rvW6XtQms755_fyVGr0PD7pt45RN614xfvFp-g_N5Jbg7qBMnprN9fyVFHk92DMW5SDg035T1NwTW8G9qCF8SM4qsW3GcHLW8FLxFrW7cY8Mh8GFTfCW7pN_271N-STWf7XWszx04 ) , Greenlight Re Innovations (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPQ-5m_5PW50kH_H6lZ3kRW4C9Lmh2xH0WnW1rZ3-j9fGVfrV2DQGm7WQ3HQW2M8QGf2NscBgMJHVg4yhpL4W94n-L091V0dfN1ScBChP_GfXW5Bkg_q2Zy4vxW3HPnCM7fMLtfW5BBKb9858pjPN6cMk2nLK4sGW7l4M402QgV4HW89Tsxt70ML73W3pDpQC6zV84BW1zYn642fTg6BW7DF9Tk4nVk-JW8gW3KS2z894xW8FQbJJ1ND5JXN2X8h3R_b6vLW30LGNd3yL59nF3gMlv6493dW82ZKgc2458d4W9bP7wG6ns8zTW6RNTgT55dnQyW1746hx1x1FXYW3r34td8F6_qFW8TMp4R7vxt8rW4Y1byP2ZW5z6W8fXJ9q4pFH13N7xK5Q0HpzZDW5ppk2C2d4T3TW4GttrW98t0dVf3yL7YC04 ) , Brewer Lane Ventures (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPT23prCCW95jsWP6lZ3lbW4LGCGg6-G3nrW2pP8Fs7glXjcW7KK-By4YfQpFW5M0D0Y5x82t6N77Vpm9Qc3JQW1wc6gS6jGqFBW1xK6w642RHdjW8rkkCZ1tdhChW7lGRP24ZqJd2VWdQW61L-pjgW7sGQL07_s_9gM3-G8-dDDvBW6qdmzk7f85qnW38GfPp9jR8Z_W73gP2G1KYxsyW732BCN33mTLRW3CQrkh4JCvwkW3f11cf4V_HbCW6BcyXK12QmmxW19HyKn82McKVW17W6Gc4-zTG7N8YTh61QRr4YW374p_11LzZyBW86JcHk6cYSjfVYXftz8L9ybLW19pCW759FK2HW6Fj6kt1Lwv06W31BmMX94CZ7mW2BPFBG7Yqd_vW2xJH401248t4f3hGbf204 ) ). Read the full brief here (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPQ-5m_5PW50kH_H6lZ3phW1n44XW4l_vQ2N7pW01dyXKK5N6TZTJ_RtYPWW831Tgx3WgxbpVn8S0z6Np-zjN1qDxHpj1pbpW2FBHJL70NrRfW546tcJ7ySLdPW7D0zQD7rl6SkW8RS-Lm94VXyMW1jQYSt20yX9GW29Ybxf8M2_JDW4GVdzY4GPhZNW8y9N-k1Jt63QW1WPTwC431HYRW9f27hg44FzgmW46c8Rp6YpF-kW7XXy3N3WpBkqW9cjqkS1yPL5tW2QRxGn9hlb7zW98FwNQ3WqJ_XMDPsBWjN5k0W4w_bFn1hfxlbW89y1tW7VxJ6hW6zvmS67-w5yNW1ng75j2fbGlzW14Pz1N1JMFjnN5X0R_r-c4rtVD_V553YbHmFW1nf_Zt3p1Mn7W1DWTJp6GLY1yW3qNWV06rGz_ydX61rF04 ) . Three emerging companies worth watching We looked at 163 private companies (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPRz5m_5PW69t95C6lZ3nqN6yndDs6TnV1V4STr62y-Q4LW4GhRC88CtkKXW1gVNmg2mWRK0VBw2X89bM9bTW3CjVFx7JwMnnW651nVZ8s7_HRW6t0cKT2XhWK5VG05XX2M4kpKW1HRJZp67c7R2W6dqpw510vKxLW2FdxZg1NqW1_W6jrCQg1Tfv9-N5LRh3Yp4WD_N4-zlnqV0nrJW7MFgMl3h7T5NN3wBrm9XZHC-W8mwy4M1FkF5GW6vPd8X4Q0WTxW1PyvP34B9KTNVmkcPd2bjR_CVCJH_j7g-WRtW4yp8hp32xTzLW8yHGby1kS3LcW7J_MNh74VwLZW16JV-h63GQ1_W3X0qNt5CJDTgW2PPwNp41y0wsW8MZcS73yGBMGW87jcVY2kl-mYW4bvRJ-3YgXhBW4m1bnx8gLj5PW1S2jd06hb9mgW2fZ-hW8VTZpGW6YVBz36FCZW7W1bC-GD7fKphYf8HRd4s04 ) across 4 markets covering AI agent security and risk management. We zeroed in on the emerging players, rather than the more established names shaping the market today, and looked for signs of traction in 2026. Three caught our attention: - Hush Security (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPT23prCCW95jsWP6lZ3pGMlndqTZd0F-W53Xp7T2Q2nyBW5cGZV84pC9FWW3vCRMR8zSFzCN8Gz-jH_CDc-VBBGNk59WFwfW7BdQsT7Crk9jVbsSxW6DJ64SW9fFt8f7nkYBbW14hN5D3vysMqVH7SpJ7D457mW4kQ0RG8_hW4NW67l8sz2LHCK4W6rr4m548-0lvN6N0JqZn_K3dW8sGl4z6Ytz35N1Xx8vXh3GGnW8mczpv4DJTh1W2MGh568Ljkd5VRG2f33_M0WhW4KFqj68ntvCfW1_ZKYH4Db67ZW11ZM_08NlB3nN1_mHjd-pd8NW959GgD49X7h9W8bTY6L1V6fs_VwN4R_3KrMw8W468q2n65mXgfW67r23G7Jk0QhW59358l24D7v5f975ZNK04 ) is tackling access. It replaces static credentials with temporary, policy-based access for machines and AI agents. This year, Hush signed a reseller and deployment partnership with Kyndryl (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPSM3prCCW8wLKSR6lZ3kPW3gP1P72fgVppW1n7rkm8Cc4XMW5Q9Kql4jzw5JW2wxfJD2SVRqdN2Hyy_jkrBT7N8hH3lsh2pJKW2CYHkM684c7mW6MDqkz8x9w7CW2zfZBS1-TRNZVfpYTV6MrT8hW4xXWL35mYdhvW88hqFm5WgJTWW3mST-46F6c7vW5d39zl5QTDMcW6jlTg71p97cdW1zYzfc4Lxk-XN8ShddLX13-sW8TNyfL84sKMXVzcG3_6--7NgW33zRRm1jQpGZW1j7Mwf28RM81W6PYsXz6sQKs9W6dx0sj3DK3ZMW6dn-HF7gx58TW7Tmz1q5T7tPfMvzh0cFKl3_W3zkJjr16nLTXW12W3Bt4fdQ1jf5g8SlC04 ) , took a strategic Series A investment led by Akamai (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPT23prCCW95jsWP6lZ3n9N3vpdB-vDc_mVQ_KRJ8Mmp01W9fnVhY3t4McDW2BN2Hp8CyxMSW6dfpBl5pWp1KW33P6z-8VLf55W57t4Ss3MZtnqW71zSp77sWL-_W32tbVM4f0XggW8xqcsZ7tKVwqW8Y409v1HsRSdW6rVyfc39GtZVN5jG63J8FjFWW2NQgKn7jtwb-W88JYBF1BWK00W47-40q4c48c5W3Wvbdj5CMPnkW3MxS9X5rMWTXW49nCXx65lKnyV93lPv1RFT_vW4F9jmG7W2kDKW3_8YJ39bTY5WW4Mwmhb94nxM3W4mBQvK1RGwtqN3nnNztLy8STV4-kv245hnKJW65j6mg7h5k0MN91hF93xtNw_VhQs444lW1qmN966mdN1yjbff411kHx04 ) , and joined the CrowdStrike, AWS, and NVIDIA startup accelerator. - Geordie AI (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPQ-5m_5PW50kH_H6lZ3ldW82vm1f8ppQXdW36XBjz5_XdSdW46c3-92Lk269W3qTD4X7SgMLvW1rmTmM5g80MFW2rcVWr7L4y7hW8H12_L1_nltmVxVgHG3_xgDwW6bFf8q6jQ4h7W4dB6VX5VvSv0MqyrnvNn4SRW78CNsL4ZdCqpW8QZyW595VVDWW66-kh-5rHXSKW5zcl7J3QnDqlW58h4L35K0NcMW4-B1Wp32qkQJW16MT5D5cQg1SN9gjffysC2GxW5Xpvtr4KrgqsN1g27l6SC9F0W32QpD15HMwxlN6y8ttN3mJnvW1B-2847Pm5qJW1XX-dR5G2LMjW7ffpv21dFh3RW5tQ04n5j_Q_yN4dsXPz_PgMlW26qVVc99WxR8W9jCkbS2RYGrlW5hPWBP883pn3W1gNhkF2cSR9bdK5KhK04 ) is focused on what agents actually do. Its software monitors agent activity across cloud, code, and endpoints to flag and remediate risky behavior. It reports deployments across roughly 30 customer environments, including Owkin (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPT23prCCW95jsWP6lZ3mdW7KSK3l3MDXGpW325MF02b_NDmW7mGqZx3skPDtW4fYyq_7HWRj1W30wgC053Xvt9W6WCKns731thGW7JGn838ThsPzW8XJTSw3gHkwhW678R-g22YmBjW2Vx5PK6hftwMW7BSNJ43gbM8lW7JZC4c7k9l_zW2yymhM2cdX1bW7TbYYr7VJBl7W2HsbqD1mngHfVcZ8Yp4_135jW1dtQGc7N6zvtW7szsZT3_cg_mW971Sws37wGgnVhzlXp3QZLCVVHZs_x4ljk5TN8WpysBXNMVtV8w1-48cLxPzW8c4wjm3q0s8rVs2VLm68F4ZDW3D-JT07VRp-3N15KqWkJD7GZW40rF691SNntWW1WyKHF94yRBgW25Mq7c54gMXBf9fJL-H04 ) , plus a channel partnership with GuidePoint Security (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPT23prCCW95jsWP6lZ3kBW1c_Jym12BsLWT8gNj49-Z-mV_SC3431lB9wW8r1-9r49QcYkW1tt0dt8QcYfKVP3wts2L-rd5W7WNx9Y9gjMccW7ynQ4W7BGlNCVLNHJ01w4xlvW7ShnbV2f9BxdW2FmsdL48snCKW354Tr_6NgJgBW1dj_9k22X8nyT_2L71yrDpMW67p-5_482Zd8W74PHDN7yyZr8N6vSRgVgS0SZW5cVQrb5KCVk9W11wRQm51B9rDW7fTQwp1-3rRpW1JZx2G8qR3sSVBLk-x6FSKVLVYrCK35LpQc9W86mj8T38NcMBW3R_STM5mvHlHW2lk4sN112g2dW7yq9rf2QHzbJN8xFp1yrVs1bW2_TCmF3_-FC_W18clpm6BDNtVf6f5Jgj04 ) . - Keycard (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPQ-5m_5PW50kH_H6lZ3p-W1pSGC11jJLcPW7_BRbK6xJPSBW22Ngx51_sfwrW5svyG_5pqMcNW6qqZZq79ZWbnW142GC82tK1QbW1rfhXX3dq4p6W4Pvw6B2N7XJfW1tRT8F3mgrlFN5pVv5ldXFzXW1XnRsW4_HRTvN2pyBFMgF4vKW7Wr_4j4m42j-Vk_lCc4h0995V9C5GF2F8LnDVBQjqC3PlcpXW2tljyM80kbQkW1NM7Sx35rbknW9kNX8R3-0SF_VKNflb43kfkxW5w7hYR4nvNNsW7RKF7j4fBZq8W22qgcg3sGRMtW352Htv40WYXXW6gtW0W8bypvPW5Xl7HQ5KqY3wW5m_kD_98_678VMTKyp162mhsW1jfc3l76nP7nW8QJ55g5m-rRKW64lqnZ3_Ztj3W4Gj-dn6yLDzJf941LK804 ) is building identity and access infrastructure specifically for AI agents. This year, it joined the Agentic AI Foundation as a Gold Member alongside Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, Microsoft, and AWS. It has also contributed to emerging standards for agent identity and authorization, including MCP and OAuth. Security veterans are coming for AI agents A lot of the people building agent security have already spent years securing identities, applications, networks, and data. Different threat, same playbook. Hush Security CEO Micha Rave previously co-founded Meta Networks (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPT23prCCW95jsWP6lZ3n4W4553vx1bzxvBW4KkJtG492ZqXW2ghljZ8_SGGvVKclfR3RqWsDW3sRF_W3JkDd2W6mmhcH2hWQf1W6pljxy54G5dsW8mDdBw4mttPZW2BbH_M109WCYW6Rq199267rFMW8zYyyt85n2XtW61JNPt8JJG7dW161V2F75Pjn8W6tk0_J20TfQRN6Z7dD1VmwztW4CjpWY3DhKLLW8pzrg86wLbD1W8K0twS6sYg8RMg0M3xQpPt_W3Rtb7z3-Hb9lW7fKJfx7dyWLKW8r-0bd3WR9dNN2bK7Z83Kc6fW8mzsg779HWmdW8xq_Y61V3cDDW6s0Kjf4MC2nXVKjdkp63zKWbW5Fcm6X4ZbLcYW4xsq_t8vJnGHVd4ztg5XHZgLf5qk0Qq04 ) , a zero-trust network access company that Proofpoint (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPT23prCCW95jsWP6lZ3prW5BVYT_6sQ2gtW8YG9NT4SNzMPN1DR0smYCsqfMpQ5st3Rgj0W6qVNV97S_r6PW7T2RN31QQBc7W4xwZ_f8Mbmv-W54Zdl01d1X-dVDKHBS4V4ZTsW42DcZb1Mwcg2W5hyPK03__dx8W49qQgK18mGWQW5QHyZj4Fr6YzW3-n5SD1s5NwqW8Nzyc02N5BtlW9lsbwq1K5NxgW8g08L52j48DxVdmZBR5t5dXMW1zpTPy71dPPbN9b-lnb6SLnpW4HZHXL1C6gvpVt51ZT3mJZ7-W1DhvCn7yVhybN7b9R4LNZdNNN36KxdN6r-kmW5cz2c52GM_c3N8ZvCLjz8kGlW4Lgzfn64gqmWW33LVdm8TtnysW5sXvxw5KDLC5f33rTpF04 ) acquired in 2019. Geordie AI founder Henry Comfort spent over 5 years at AI cybersecurity giant Darktrace (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPT23prCCW95jsWP6lZ3mlW4j81bF4mLzNvW97HFgP8hVk5xW4JrS_N7Pbc3wN6WYBD4zr7ckW7Vdngh8wGt_LN61smKBqlBTSW2y7hHS87BsnvW4JCSQt2-_vYNW7nvCJ62NcjkpW3_smDj57_lfvV6NVNw3FKjBRVdM6SK52HQkfW6hwP8T5v1vVLW1q1g1R1J6lpBW1yjMsv29gCl1W5dZL1q1t7TP6W3gc6cS3v4BBpW1RwkFW707c-kW7ddj3k5FLv0vW6Gm0ZM1_RybDW8zlT1N3jVBQ2VpjchK7nzpBhW46b3yq6sS57CW1Q6KnZ8FyB7FV2rTjT2jjTWVW298K504pCjr9VYbvPh436FR0N221zMbfpldKW6G4xVr4HqcTFW6pmm0y3hv9Pzf4j7tQ204 ) . And Keycard co-founder Jared Hanson created Passport.js and was chief architect at Auth0 (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPSM3prCCW8wLKSR6lZ3kLW4r8MXW509mCYW7r8hnj6jWkdKW8n0_dv7rc-T3W13p89j75cbKfW1vtpg57ZmbXlW6GBv9b5sXH4JW4zXfws8npKQnW4BX-dg7k75G4W3CRtHt882bBGW792pwx4rlbNcW1BPqs-1SssQyW5QQD9L4ZJLTKW8hWHQJ1Lj8wRN8tGB1DcTqL5W1Mdhfr8Q0vVtV6wYVp2MT6vhW5vFDSM42-F4_W7qTdmf6QsLRPW17j_Lx4CB5BMW41rDYl7Q4TnCN5C9d5pljQh9W3lkVrp9h9ybvW4t2p1v2hdwQyVtzyYN5hZhznW6WL3nl5PH9tcW82X7CM6krbc5W6Q5VzD2Nd_jPW2ZG5vV8kFSMSf6gYs8C04 ) before joining Okta. The same pattern pops up elsewhere across the space: - Omri Iluz, Lumia Security (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPT23prCCW95jsWP6lZ3mpVnkZ1x9fGl0ZW6yGj-L8DHbBLW5y9RtR1s2T4BW91Gq282kL3YxW6PqXy97zdjjKN3wX33VRqwzmW6Sk5c96JcmykVcnWKc54q-j0W6sBnsj94-3gBW3tqHZW2j49dFW41Lbxb36XGfdW5lR0qF59kp4bN40KwNXsWdxwW5vrkFC73B5L-W939QW36cZsX2W7c-JqX3khdppW1w7X1n7mhzttW6gmHC185mznNW1wBXN34vVqVYW3_mXtY7fhflpW4ShLrD615WlLN8Q1DQBBySp-W3CyKQv6JvCJcW4XSSkG5DLY17W2JQpp272rhHlVJd5Kq7vlnrPW2bhsWM5mTKmJW6yDSmJ1Y2ZvqN4WlxjjvVrwqW1pT4ng5gC6j1f3JD_8n04 ) : Previously founded bot-security company PerimeterX (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPT23prCCW95jsWP6lZ3pnW5NX0dh8n3qtRW2CVDSD1w3CZQW6qr_zW7LLpk7W5c58NY1hPjb0W7z1JP13ybDRnW4KYzh46TvqzyV4vr9q7bgKY2W3zn68b39h92ZW5Zl1XX5glxqRW3r1fTl5kKPf8W5xv4yQ7csSTsN4t12Lw68w0nW2QrhFw2nSX03W2c0BVK1NSzJdW82PnLd50YQRWV2dyWF7c_fcZW2k0vyZ8GvtQLW94Ms5J4gjkf6W7Vqqtg2gthL8N19BnGP7KSPTV2hxN71-1gQ5VkgKWH3p3jm8W5pkQHJ6kZJ1HW62j8hH9fk6qZW63wJWy7J9KRCVRMBv_7ysCQ6W63X0P_8SS3wBV59GJk1Mn9zZW3787qB4kDrw1W7WkPnM6-jHMnf8hMRW004 ) , which was acquired in 2022. - Fred Kneip, Helmet Security (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPT23prCCW95jsWP6lZ3mJVbr5XX4QkbCnW12Jk4f7Z_Vp0V8Yl_F4mnSdtW1p1vJg1HdKcYW2jbFB7259QkHW56r17z10MyB2N7qfgY6_cKXnN8tRKrSrspfMW5pjHDY1pL9htW68bKTV3qS6V2W3TN1WG30pt3HMNqSbFD81B8W7l2LTK1fCWX6MHngqgW-zXpW4yjvL84LHxyQW5ynQkl6zQWBXN7lbbgNZ2BhhW64p4sL94_vyDW20W_SQ2Hp50sW4sSYJz2Ty2s6N4F5J8_Fq0qWMgpCnNYMV6kW1ys69N9j9tlzW7-N3Cl5K7XwGW8S_rXW1t4zL8W10v6NH3vrvSvW98jrbw2Pgm8CW3Nbzgt83tjKbW6-ZjgV6J69vTW8WcdP62LGT0VdNdlnj04 ) : Previously founded cyber-risk company CyberGRX (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPSM3prCCW8wLKSR6lZ3kzW2b-mLb23w2nhW1s32MV70vm26M65vbW8cCJsW2rvzV17q_ZQTN7b4hk2BJGgqW7qVxQ611p6yrW32KrfW4cTnfSW21CJzX1fBfQdW8V3Lpg9l1nxFVSn4xs69DPYnW3n6vtm5jl6fqVDblrT3xN9pvV-Cbt87PwLQRW3dWbdq6vlQdvW4bX2TH8lpL_fW549yH86R-z0wW29ldxf35NnDXW1Sb_fN6XhLq1W1GzjfC5vfyTXW4NJHj_2--grJW1PtVr66XqqmQW1JdVkR9gBkhvW9347_81ptfMQW744V4X4wpQ3nW34Q7Ck5yhlSyW3r0fPb6MRSktW2pgH5r90-WzDW2L9WfD30ZM29f7b-MQT04 ) , which was acquired in 2023. - David Goldschlag, Aembit (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPT23prCCW95jsWP6lZ3pqW2D6C7h63nBBcW2_BYR97cG5sFW4Lw4C81CHHGHW1ZzCDF27w00rW6P0HLW5DSg_KW49Zmb059Y_DvW2ThdBw26tNMQW5pLd4P2S0fSNW3bMxYM4__xgDW6xK9PC2Xnn9XW5Vrzd75vXDChW6Gw9tN6ZJJHGW3tPQdt15x__pW2g-ffm6txkZcN7kjm8ytrBYxW1dcCW08HjhsKMtT9zG5kWnLV8ngFN4lCQbNW9kdtpJ4YHvpfW512ly17r7vk0W6j8N2r4pxQ8FW65KLlF2TFDw4N2896csBxZKzW3K4LcC7M6xt1W5KLh_l1whvJ-VJBnrP7jqsyrW2CFn6650_7X3W8mGzkT24yFwgW4HD3Dt8xxdRPW3gsJJ17rzYFGdQ0wkT04 ) : Previously co-founded zero-trust security company New Edge Labs (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPT23prCCW95jsWP6lZ3nmW85CFxz8cZvqSW20ZnB-1vX8hNW4gyvm36XHSytW3tlXhQ3khcLjW5_zwtp6bnFgJW70lhJx29qyb5W45g7JJ5n-DP0W7HfwrG3xDyPsVyNJsP6bHZfGW6ZT51C42SZWfW50ggFN8cc5sxW89l6P63PRcJ-W54WdpT5tyj3lW4tV2gg3q24y0N3MTgWdy3L71N7_mCnF6F_VfW3T_1-n663tXdW8WSKwK5bKlzPW6Vqsgf8NkT2YVmY4jH67MwswW5vP19X183gLzM8p4ZZB0y0MW2Dw83l25V7YSW4S5W4q4TMxk1V_dpXS6F-PHVN7qfVdDQl885N4fgZyvY7ps_W5dPjyW3R6gM5W8GQ5dy5JK_qhN6BXt4nDmZK8f5Zm2F-04 ) , which Netskope acquired in 2019. Who’s raising next? Keycard is the one to watch now. It raised its Series A in October 2025 and is already in its predicted funding window. Since then, it has gone shopping, acquiring Runebook (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPT23prCCW95jsWP6lZ3pgW45Vyvp8Br52rW5TfPDx6PfNSsW5WDh736H1PxgW9jNR_p6rYrtdW8Z3cVk4hTgYDW94qLsh23YBNMW5Dd9w06q72gHW2Pkz2t4vz-N0W62D0p9974WvQW7vql6k1MWRd9VltftR8rq-S-W3tXXGC9hK00zW9g1Ck329C_b9W6pLH9S7l8lqnW7P2TDX3P6qb_W6C217y5wRBY9W2w_6Cm52tGpdVgS0Nj4TwGx1W8mQcHd4m0w_CVggqGd4-fz78W3S1R286CzlclW4hTJ501wQFsbW21X2mZ3tyDK4W5cMvxG7y-41ZN7fXD10t9cyTN5892Bq1l38QW8d6VCY4h9m6_W6-9gB33xG9bqVtVx4k1q_nX4W3SMygB5L9dnqd8_M4j04 ) for MCP-powered agents and Anchor.dev (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPT23prCCW95jsWP6lZ3p_W79tdGZ2X081nW5Pfs-R7YtT4VW1F5cdl1JZ9rxN6kqfgV6w-MBW914_Ls8BjsK9W2lqZxm1jfyVLW6NwNBn8BYGsTW1BQ5GZ1nrksyW8ZVvxF3Wxg_GW6PVfNC5-7wNJW1fqMQm8lKnF3N94RnbSQz5YzW94CFlM3XhK3gW3J3HdN6L4SLmW5gX38m1BzMltW15CR8W1jgcDXW4nfV254X1-bbW2JgLdH4KHjNlW4NTXkZ8mYMwhW2B3CPL2VlxkwW5tfJY61_jwqzW1blvM52YLyDPW3DVkld4v4mmzW1HxlBl16hpmnW1fw37n2TrwjVW3F1r5H2rbCSCW20NjSf5Z_-qMW3qDmBg6WBnWsW8wgPkz3lZwNKW5Vt98v8ftdTFf8n8p8x04 ) for autonomous coding agents image2-Sep-24-2026-09-38-13-3603-PM (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPQ-5m_5PW50kH_H6lZ3m0W4Xbkxx6kRgGDW63bR192xkjmLW1rF5bG5Wp8K3V7Smkf2qFpx9W4ZtGs64Y0qpZW8glTZl8yTJxrW51dWl_9lj1znW5mm8wN7WZf7XW4P4fBb8Lnh9HVHBD2B7FYpWyVCS4xF3frHj7W3byscM9l1X8VVNKBC82x4z17N34Cbs85QxTjW70fNcj1m4LrlW3spvsT1pnMKBW1pYdDp3LMrynW7dj6hD3NnLfbW2fnc311PK-DPVDD8dv3ZKCY5VhVgGn8m3ygZW37vl0M79t_G7W2VLJTq6RHh8bW2f8z1758yVX1W8b_zZ-7JCJDjW8Rv36K2c5zlRW8-KNpP4nBqjSN8wRmqqqtWykW7KFTj64mjMfCN7dS0x619ggHV9Wty47nsQRCW1pLZxV8zv872f6lcVn404 ) And it may soon have company: Certiv (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPT23prCCW95jsWP6lZ3nqW4SPz3k5WKshrW3NVmRJ71Wdd5W3_Zw-15N6fFYW96lDgf28w4yXW2vfCJH4xJCwwW5z8zmM4QNf5VW2ndGyL6XQTkPW3gR-cP6zbCVwVnM1708TW2chN2Cg8n71BW4CW7rnydd6YCSwSW7vXx8b6gP777W221Gyz2-yMXJW2VccK15R9ND6W405nNz5tWPjxW4mTK745PYjb-W8LFF4v3XxJjcW5NgH113ktWSRW332Vsr5f78g-W4R2Zz44YlM47W567nvP4qyG1pW7_H6Bl3W9LLMW77Tq6y68RBCZW59bTgH3NcYWPN3bVdf-5MSzbW5VJzWv9gcw6ZW2Fg3MJ4W2wQNW2VRMk16tVvH5W1trFJh3P5WGtVngwln3rt1jXf5wzkD604 ) and Tynapse (https://research.cbinsights.com/e3t/Ctc/T5+113/c4SYk04/VWlvhM6VCh_dN7GSXFwbNvf_W6cqVBw5VljgqMhPPSM3prCCW8wLKSR6lZ3lGN7Nyt-dgrVm0W5SLZsQ5lBKs_W2FKCh931HFS4W74HM9W1sR0jsW5cyyw-5L4jdVW15TRzP8tfLMSW6yjpCf6vG3pdW6qyrPK2Nf1qnN4bXt5gCp53kW8ydK306x46KBW2VxkCy5CkNrFW7z0HFF5HChG-W380Ml14qTfWrW2NCG3n2TKZ6GW6YTDvY6WKj3TVPKTMD4hdDGVW4c5Jrx78z0TqVgQJV28tKwgXW7vfJZ58nPw8-W7s__Xj6VVhwrW4rHtnj7ct9k6W1LtzFf3wpZ8GW8DThTw50q1V5W5nljlb518fSnW4ZcF5q46yJXPW3FC1m56yY_dRW7m6JFd5mvwbFN7jYwnmWS_v-d1g8jC04 ) , two other emerging, pure-play agent-security startups, are expected to enter their predicted funding windows within the next 3 months. 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