Funding

Texas-Based HiddenLayer Raises $100M in Series B Funding

Sep 3, 2026 | By Devin Jacobs

SUMMARY

  • HiddenLayer raised $100M in Series B funding.
  • The funding will support AI security and expansion.
  • HiddenLayer provides security for AI applications.

HiddenLayer, an Austin, TX-based provider of an AI security platform that secures agentic, generative, and predictive AI applications, has raised $100 million in a Series B funding round led by Delta-v Capital.

The round also saw participation from Ten Eleven Ventures, Morgan Stanley, M12, Microsoft’s Venture Fund, and Booz Allen Ventures.

The company will use the capital to strengthen its AI security platform, expand runtime protection for AI agents, deepen channel partnerships, and enter international markets.

Funding Snapshot

MetricDetails
Fundraise Amount$100M
ValuationNot disclosed
CompanyHiddenLayer
SectorAI Security / Cybersecurity
HeadquartersAustin, Texas, USA

About HiddenLayer  

Founded in 2022 by Chris Sestito, Tanner Burns, and James Ballard, HiddenLayer provides AI security solution's for agentic, generative, and predictive AI applications across the AI lifecycle. Its platform helps organizations identify AI assets, secure the AI supply chain, simulate attacks and protect AI systems at runtime.

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The company combines patented technology with research into emerging AI threats. Its research team holds 39 granted patents and 65 pending patents covering areas such as adversarial detection, model protection and AI threat analysis.

Core offerings include:

  • AI discovery and supply chain security
  • Agentic Runtime Security
  • Agent Harness Security
  • AI attack simulation and threat analysis

Core Technologies / Products / Services

Capability/ProductApplication/Use Case
Agentic Runtime SecurityMonitors AI agents and detects manipulation, misuse, and unauthorized actions
Agent Harness SecurityProtects the systems that control and manage AI agents
AI Supply Chain SecurityHelps secure AI models, tools, and supporting infrastructure
Attack SimulationTests AI systems against emerging threats and vulnerabilities

Leadership Comments

"We set out to pioneer trusted, secure use of AI for enterprises, long before most organizations saw the urgency we do today. This funding lets us keep growing the purpose-built team and platform required to meet that moment as agentic AI becomes core to how enterprises operate," said Chris Sestito, CEO and Co-Founder of HiddenLayer.

"Traditional security tools were built for code and infrastructure, not for models that can be poisoned, hijacked, or manipulated through their own inputs," said Dan Williams, Partner at Delta-v Capital. "HiddenLayer built a platform from the ground up to secure AI across its full lifecycle, from the model at its core to the agentic systems being layered on top and whatever architecture comes next.

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