Acuvity’s comprehensive AI security and governance platform aims to protect enterprises as they scale AI adoption across employees and applications.
Acuvity, the creator of an industry-leading AI security and governance platform, has secured $9M in seed funding. Foundation Capital led the round, with contributions from individual investors, including Basil Alwan, Sri Reddy, and Jonathan Siddharth. The funds will enable Acuvity to accelerate the development of its platform, designed to safeguard enterprises against the risks associated with rapid AI adoption.
With the growing integration of GenAI platforms and the increasing deployment of AI applications, enterprises face significant risks, from data leaks to unauthorised use of AI tools. Acuvity’s platform provides full visibility, language-based access controls, and real-time enforcement across all AI models, large language models (LLMs), and custom applications, ensuring enterprises can embrace AI securely.
Acuvity raises $9M for AI security and governance platform
As enterprises expand their use of AI, ensuring both security and governance is critical. Acuvity’s $9M funding round, led by Foundation Capital, will allow the company to enhance its AI security and governance solutions. Acuvity’s platform is built to support enterprises as they navigate the complexities of AI adoption, providing a layer of protection for both employees using GenAI applications and developers building AI-powered solutions.
“Most companies don’t have visibility into how their employees are using GenAI platforms nor into all the risks to which they are exposed,” said Acuvity’s co-founder and CEO, Satyam Sinha. “We’re taking those risks off the table and providing the visibility and control enterprises need to accelerate AI usage with confidence.”
Acuvity’s discovery and visualisation engines offer insights into all GenAI interactions, ensuring comprehensive audit trails that assist with regulatory compliance and cost optimisation. The platform enables enterprises to create policy frameworks for GenAI usage, monitor risks, and block sensitive data from being inadvertently uploaded into LLM models.
Accelerating AI development with security-first architecture
A key differentiator of Acuvity’s platform is its ability to govern AI usage without disrupting innovation. Its “pluggable” AI security architecture allows developers to build and deploy AI applications securely, without the need for code changes. This approach speeds up AI application development, allowing businesses to innovate faster while maintaining high levels of security.
“Pluggable AI security architecture deployed alongside AI pipelines means AI and ML application builders can innovate faster, without fear,” Sinha explained. “We specifically built our platform to enable DevSecOps to implement AI security without code changes so that developers can focus on AI innovation.”
The platform also provides enterprises with a granular level of control over AI usage, giving real-time insights into how AI models and applications are being used across the organisation. This includes monitoring employee access to GenAI tools and services, providing an additional layer of protection for businesses as they embrace AI at scale.
Addressing enterprise AI risks with confidence
Acuvity’s platform is already proving its value to enterprise customers, offering robust security measures to companies adopting GenAI technologies. As Rutul Davé, Co-Founder and CTO at Maxwell, highlighted, “The insights into the volume of interactions with GenAI platforms across our enterprise and the details of each interaction that Acuvity provided were eye-opening. It was easy to implement and gain full control with confidence regarding the secure use of AI.”
Ashu Garg, General Partner at Foundation Capital, noted the significance of Acuvity’s role in the enterprise AI landscape, stating, “Every enterprise CEO—whether they make computer chips or potato chips—has announced an AI strategy. But many of these companies don’t have visibility into the risks associated with AI adoption. Acuvity turns that risk into a business accelerator. CEOs can move quickly to leverage the latest technology, knowing Acuvity has them covered.”
A seasoned team driving AI security innovation
Acuvity is led by seasoned security entrepreneur Satyam Sinha, who co-founded Aporeto (later acquired by Palo Alto Networks), alongside Antoine Mercadel, Acuvity’s CTO and co-founder. Together, they bring a wealth of experience in developing security solutions and guiding enterprises on their security journeys. Many of Acuvity’s team members previously worked together at Aporeto, creating a strong foundation for the company’s future growth.
With this funding, Acuvity plans to scale its AI security and governance platform, helping enterprises confidently adopt and innovate with AI technologies.
