Adaptive Security, a New York-based cybersecurity firm, has successfully raised $43 million in a Series A funding round. According to Inc., this round was co-led by OpenAI‘s Startup Fund and venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, marking OpenAI’s inaugural investment in the cybersecurity sector.
Other participants included Abstract Ventures, Eniac Ventures, CrossBeam Ventures, and K5, along with executives from companies such as Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, GOOGL)), Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY), Shopify (NYSE:SHOP), Plaid, and Paxos.
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Adaptive Security was founded after its creators recognized the growing threat of AI-enabled cyber attacks. The startup is creating a new AI-native defense platform that will enable enterprises to proactively detect, protect against, and respond to advanced threats, such as deep fake social engineering.
The program uses AI to scan and flag fraudulent-looking messages by assigning them risk levels and alerting company security teams. Adaptive Security also preemptively tests employees with simulated phishing attacks via AI-generated emails, text messages, and voice calls, offering personalized training if they fall for the simulated phishing attempts.
Brian Long, co-founder and CEO of Adaptive Security, emphasized the company’s mission on the startup’s official site: “Adaptive’s mission is to protect people from AI-powered cyber attacks. Over the next decade, we will work tirelessly to stay one step ahead of attackers with enhanced features, new products, and scale to every business globally.”
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This investment is all the more notable as it involves OpenAI, a pioneer in AI research and deployment. This collaboration shows a broader recognition in the industry when it comes to the importance of strong cybersecurity measures, especially since the pace of development around AI increased. Adaptive Security’s platform is designed to stay one step ahead of malicious actors who use AI increasingly to carry out sophisticated cyber attacks.
Adaptive Security was publicly launched in January and has since signed over 100 customers, TechCrunch wrote. According to Inc., some of the early adopters include Podium, First State Bank, the Dallas Mavericks, and BMC.