Obsidian Security, a firm focused on securing AI agents, has raised $85 million in funding, valuing the company at $1.1 billion. The platform monitors and governs AI agents operating across third-party applications, trusted by 60 of the Fortune 500 companies.
The funding will be used to expand research and development and accelerate go-to-market investments. Obsidian's CEO, Hasan Imam, emphasizes that traditional cybersecurity approaches will not be sufficient as AI agents operate at machine speed.
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On the device side, PrismML has released a compressed AI model called Bonsai 27B that can run locally on an Apple iPhone 17 Pro without a cloud connection. The model is built on Alibaba's open-weight Qwen3.6 architecture and has been compressed to just 3.9 gigabytes.
Key Takeaways
• Obsidian Security raises $85 million in funding at a $1.1 billion valuation. • The company provides security for AI agents accessing sensitive enterprise data. • Obsidian's platform monitors and governs AI agents operating across third-party applications. • The platform is trusted by 60 of the Fortune 500 companies. • Top AI stocks to consider are Alphabet Inc. (Google), NVIDIA Corporation, and Microsoft Corporation. • PrismML releases Bonsai 27B, a compressed AI model that runs locally on Apple iPhone 17 Pro. • Bonsai 27B is built on Alibaba's open-weight Qwen3.6 architecture and compressed to 3.9 gigabytes.Obsidian Security raises $85M to secure AI agents
Obsidian Security has raised $85 million in funding to develop its platform that secures autonomous AI agents accessing cloud applications and enterprise data. The company's platform monitors and governs AI agents operating across third-party applications. Obsidian's CEO, Hasan Imam, believes that traditional cybersecurity approaches will not be sufficient as AI agents operate at machine speed. The funding will be used to expand research and development and accelerate go-to-market investments.
AI Agent Security Firm Valued at $1.1bn
Obsidian Security, an AI agent security firm, has been valued at $1.1 billion after raising $85 million in funding. The company provides a centralized plane to govern AI agents and is trusted by 60 of the Fortune 500 companies. Obsidian's platform offers agent access governance, runtime protection, and inventory management for AI agents.
Obsidian Security raises funding at $1.1 billion valuation
Obsidian Security has raised $85 million in funding at a valuation of $1.1 billion. The company provides security for AI agents accessing sensitive enterprise data. Obsidian's platform monitors and governs AI agents operating across third-party applications.
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PrismML's Bonsai 27B brings on-device AI to iPhone
PrismML has released a compressed AI model called Bonsai 27B that can run locally on an Apple iPhone 17 Pro without a cloud connection. The model is built on Alibaba's open-weight Qwen3.6 architecture and has been compressed to just 3.9 gigabytes.
Sources
- Obsidian Security raises $85M as AI agents create cybersecurity's next major attack surface
- Obsidian Security: AI Agent Security Firm Valued at US$1.1bn
- Obsidian Security raises funding at $1.1 billion valuation on AI security demand
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