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Zenity is a technology company.
Zenity provides a comprehensive security and governance platform specifically designed for AI agents, extending its capabilities to low-code and no-code applications. The platform offers adaptive security, encompassing observability, AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM), and AI Detection & Response (AIDR), which operates from buildtime through to runtime. It supports diverse environments, including SaaS-managed, device-based, and internally developed systems, ensuring robust protection across enterprise AI deployments.
The company was founded in 2020 by Ben Kliger and Michael Bargury, driven by the insight that as businesses increasingly adopt advanced AI agents, copilots, and low-code development tools, security measures must evolve to match these new paradigms. Kliger and Bargury recognized the critical gap in securing these emerging technologies, leading them to establish a solution that ensures both innovation and protection.
Zenity serves enterprises aiming to securely integrate AI agents into their operations across various platforms such as Amazon Bedrock, ChatGPT Enterprise, and Microsoft 365 Copilot. Its overarching vision centers on empowering organizations to unlock the full potential of generative AI and low-code development by providing the necessary security and governance infrastructure. The company strives to foster a future where AI innovation can flourish safely within the enterprise landscape.
Zenity has raised $60.0M across 3 funding rounds.
Zenity has raised $60.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Zenity builds the first security and governance platform purpose-built for AI agents, delivering full-lifecycle defense-in-depth across SaaS, cloud, and endpoint environments.[1][2][3] It serves Fortune 500 enterprises, enabling security teams to discover, manage posture, detect risks, prevent threats, and respond to AI agents like Microsoft 365 Copilot, Salesforce Agentforce, AWS Bedrock, and GitHub Copilot, solving the problem of securing rapid AI adoption without hindering innovation.[1][5] The platform has shown strong growth momentum, including a $38M Series B in October 2024 co-led by Third Point Ventures and DTCP (total funding $59.5M), recognition as a Fortune Cyber 60 company for 2026, Gartner Cool Vendor, and adoption by Fortune 20/50 firms achieving 90% vulnerability remediation and 280% growth in agent volume.[1][2][5][6]
From low-code/no-code security origins, Zenity pivoted to AI agent protection, hosting summits, disclosing vulnerabilities like #ZAPESCAPE and remote Copilot execution, and securing investments from Intel Capital, M12, and others.[2]
Zenity was co-founded in 2021 by Ben Kliger (CEO) and Michael Bargury (CTO), industry veterans focusing on innovative security for emerging development platforms.[2] The idea emerged from securing low-code/no-code (LCNC) apps, launching their platform in April 2021 and exiting stealth with a $5M seed from Vertex Ventures and UpWest in November 2021.[2] Early traction included general availability in January 2022, winning Best Product for LCNC security in June 2022, and disclosing #ZAPESCAPE in September 2022.[2]
Pivotal moments accelerated in 2023: Bargury's BlackHat presentation "All You Need is Guest" in August, $16.5M Series A from Intel Capital in September, and first support for enterprise AI Co-Pilots in November.[2] By 2024, it added Microsoft Copilot support, M12 investment, vulnerability disclosures, and the $38M Series B.[2] Headquartered in Tel Aviv with a Boston office and global team, Zenity navigated 2024 challenges like the Israel war while expanding U.S. go-to-market.[2][3][4]
Zenity rides the agentic AI trend, where autonomous AI agents reshape enterprises faster than prior IT waves like low-code or cloud, demanding new security layers amid rising risks in SaaS/cloud/endpoints.[1][4] Timing is ideal post-2024 AI explosions (Copilot, Agentforce), as firms deploy agents but face visibility gaps—Zenity provides the first unified platform, influencing ecosystems by enabling secure innovation for Fortune 500 adopters.[1][2][4] Market forces like regulatory pressures, cyber threats to AI, and productivity demands favor it, positioning Zenity as a pioneer from LCNC to agents, fostering resilient AI workplaces.[4][5]
Zenity is primed to dominate AI agent security as agents proliferate in 2026+, with expansions in product innovations, global sales (U.S. growth), and partnerships like Microsoft.[1][2][4] Trends like multi-agent systems, edge AI, and stricter regulations will amplify demand for its defense-in-depth model, potentially driving acquisitions or further funding. Its evolution from LCNC to AI leadership—securing the "most transformative IT wave"—ties back to empowering enterprises to innovate confidently, as affirmed by Fortune's Cyber 60 nod.[1][4]
Zenity has raised $60.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Zenity's investors include DTCP, Third Point Ventures, Decibel Partners, Karim Faris, Intel Capital, Mango Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Bond, Footprint Coalition, Khosla Ventures, Next Play Ventures.
Zenity has raised $60.0M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $38.0M Series B in October 2024.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2024 | $38M Series B | DTCP, Third Point Ventures | Decibel Partners, Karim Faris, Intel Capital, Mango Capital | Announced |
| Sep 1, 2023 | $17M Series A | Intel Capital | Decibel Partners, Karim Faris, Mango Capital | Announced |
| Nov 1, 2021 | $5M Seed | — | Kevin Hartz, Accel, Bond, Footprint Coalition, Khosla Ventures, Next Play Ventures, Sound Ventures, Wndrco LLC, George Kurtz, Justin Timberlake, Robert VIS, RON Pragides, Ryan Reynolds, Stewart Butterfield, Tobias Lutke, Trevor Noah | Announced |