Hackers use AI to bypass email security half the time — so AegisAI raised $36M to fight back
aegisai, founded by ex-google security execs, raised $36m to use ai agents against ai-driven spear phishing, signaling a shift from rule-based to agentic security defense.
aegisai, a cybersecurity startup founded by former google safe browsing and recaptcha executives, raised $36m in a series a led by battery ventures to combat ai-generated spear phishing. the company developed autonomous ai agents to replace traditional rule-based systems, identifying subtle anomalies like malicious pdfs that bypass standard filters. customers, including langchain and lokker, have adopted the technology to counter attacks that are now twice as effective due to ai personalization. the capital raise signals a critical industry pivot toward using ai agents to defend against ai threats, potentially displacing incumbents like proofpoint and mimecast.