Zenity has raised $125 million in a Series C round. Norwest led the deal. Zenity announced it on August 3, 2026. The company did not share a valuation, but the round brings its total funding to about $185 million.
Zenity builds security for AI agents. As companies let agents into their systems, a new kind of risk appears. An agent can read files, send emails, and change data on its own. If it is tricked or set up wrong, the damage can be serious. Zenity watches what agents do and can allow, change, or block their actions in real time. You can read more in our full Zenity profile.
The round at a glance
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Amount | $125 million |
| Round | Series C |
| Valuation | Not disclosed |
| Date | August 3, 2026 |
| Lead investor | Norwest |
| Total raised | ~$185 million |
New backers SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Hitachi Ventures, LG Technology Ventures, and Qumra Capital joined the round. Existing investors Vertex Ventures, Third Point Ventures, DTCP, and Intel Capital came back in. Most of the money is fresh capital, with a small secondary piece worth about $10 million that let some staff and founders sell shares.
Zenity Funding history
| Round | Date | Amount | Lead investor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series C | Aug 2026 | $125M | Norwest |
| Series B | Oct 2024 | $38M | Third Point Ventures, DTCP |
| Series A | Sep 2023 | $16.5M | Intel Capital |
Zenity was founded in 2021 and raised a seed round that year. It has now raised about $185 million in total. It has not disclosed a valuation at any stage.
The signals behind the round
Gartner named Zenity the company to beat in AI agent governance in an April 2026 report. Its research arm, Zenity Labs, has exposed real attacks, including a zero-click method that could hijack enterprise agents. The company says it has tripled revenue in each of the past two years and expects to do it again this year. Its customers include Fortune 500 and Global 2000 firms.
Why it matters
AI agent security is turning into its own market. One forecast puts it at about $1.65 billion in 2026, growing to more than $13 billion by 2032. Older security tools were built to protect people using software, not software acting on its own. That gap is what Zenity is trying to fill, and investors are moving early to fund it.
What is next
The company will use the money to expand in Europe and Asia, grow Zenity Labs, and build out its platform. It was founded in 2021 by Ben Kliger and Michael Bargury, two veterans of Israel’s Unit 8200 who later built security products at Microsoft.