AIR raises $50M to help companies vet the skills and add-ons AI agents use
AIR's platform can discover agents running at a company, continuously vets any skills and add-ons they use, and blocks any unwanted behaviour.
TL;DR
- AIR, an AI security startup, has raised $50 million in seed funding to develop a platform for securing AI agents' software supply chains.
- The platform aims to discover AI agents, continuously vet their skills and add-ons, and block risky interactions.
- The company's founders, veterans of Israel's Unit 8200, compare the need for AI agent oversight to the evolution of driver signing in operating systems.
- AIR's solution provides visibility into active agents, identifies unapproved AI tool usage, and enforces security through an interception and analysis layer.
- The startup maintains a whitelist of vetted add-ons and skills, blocking approximately 27% of found online options due to security risks.
- AIR has over 20 customers, with significant demand from regulated industries like financial services and pharmaceuticals.
- The funding will be used for hiring researchers and expanding go-to-market efforts in the U.S. and Europe.