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Hush Security Raises $30 Million to Secure Enterprise AI Agents
Key points
- Hush Security raised $30 million in Series A funding.
- Total funding for the company is now $41 million.
- Akamai Technologies, Battery Ventures, and YL Ventures invested.
- Funds will expand platform for securing enterprise AI agents.
- Focus is on identity governance for autonomous AI agents.
Funding Details
Hush Security announced a $30 million Series A funding round. This investment increases the company's total funding to $41 million. The funding round included investments from Akamai Technologies, along with previous backers Battery Ventures and YL Ventures.
Platform Focus
Founded in 2024 and emerging from stealth in September 2025, Hush Security provides a machine access platform designed to control enterprise AI agents and their infrastructure. The platform registers agents, provides just-in-time (JIT) permissions at runtime, eliminates credentials, logs actions, and includes a centralized kill switch.
Hush's platform identifies agents, maps their tools and resources, and allows organizations to register, control, and secure all agents from a central panel. It also maps permissions, enforces policies, and maintains an audit trail for compliance and investigations.
Strategic Shift in AI Security
Hush Security states that the primary security challenge for enterprise AI has shifted from protecting models to governing the identities of autonomous AI agents. This change is driven by the increasing deployment of autonomous agents in production systems, which require identity management beyond traditional API keys.
The company's initial focus was on securing non-human identities like API keys and service accounts. However, customer needs have evolved, highlighting the need for robust identity management for autonomous agents.
Future Plans
The new investment will be used to hire new talent across engineering, expand U.S. sales, and enhance enterprise integrations. Hush plans to accelerate support for Identity and Access Management (IAM) and the agentic ecosystem, as well as expand partnerships.
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How outlets covered it
Hush Security, a cybersecurity startup, announced a $30 million Series A funding round and stated that the primary security challenge for enterprise AI has shifted from protecting models to governing the identities of autonomous AI agents. This shift is driven by the increasing deployment of autonomous agents in production systems, which require robust identity management beyond traditional API keys.
Hush Security secured $30 million in Series A funding, bringing its total raised to $41 million, to expand its platform for securing enterprise AI agents. The funding will be used to hire staff, accelerate IAM and agentic ecosystem support, and expand partnerships, addressing the need for identity management for autonomous AI agents within sensitive systems.