WideField Security, a Sunnyvale, CA-based identity security platform provider, has raised an undisclosed amount in a Series A funding round.
The company saw the backers of Cisco Investment.
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The company plans to use the funds to grow its operations and support development efforts.
WideField’s platform secures the entire identity lifecycle. It provides visibility into all entitlements, privileges, and credentials for human and non-human identities. It monitors authentication events, MFA and conditional access and tracks active sessions to detect threats and manage privileged access.
The company is also introducing updates to cover AI identities, such as autonomous bots and agents acting with delegated authority, often without IT oversight. The platform uses data from users, devices, and applications to build a live behavioral model that detects anomalies—such as token misuse, impossible travel, unauthorized access, or data exfiltration—as they occur.
Most major breaches in recent years occurred in organizations that used traditional identity security tools such as SSO, PAM, and governance systems. Attackers still gained access, often without advanced techniques, using methods such as infostealers, AI-powered phishing, AI-TM kits, and stolen OAuth tokens. Existing tools were not enough.
The main issue is limited visibility after login. Human and non-human identities are managed separately, and excessive access is often overlooked until an attacker is already inside. AI agents introduce additional risk, as they often require broad privileges, making it critical to monitor and track every action, especially sensitive ones.
“The adoption of AI tools and automation keeps accelerating. WideField gives us confidence to move forward because we can see and monitor both human and non-human identities in our environment.” — John McLeod, CISO, NOV.
“Throughout my career, identity has always been at the center of the most critical security challenges. WideField’s mix of visibility, real-time session monitoring, and now AI agent coverage helps close gaps every CISO I speak with considers a priority. I’m proud and excited to join the board.” — John Hurley, Chief Revenue Officer, Optiv.
“The rise of AI agents is changing identity security, requiring a focus on the full lifecycle of how identities are created, authenticated, and used. We are excited to invest in WideField. This investment supports Cisco’s goal of building a unified Identity Intelligence layer to secure the growing frontier of non-human and AI agent identities across the entire security lifecycle.” — Janey Hoe, Vice President, Cisco Investments.
“Authentication was never the finish line, but most tools stop there. AI agents run continuously with wide-ranging permissions. We built WideField to close that gap and give security teams control over every identity, human or machine, from the moment credentials are created.” — Abhay Kulkarni, CEO, WideField.
“The adoption of AI tools and automation isn’t slowing down. WideField gives us confidence to keep moving forward because we can see and monitor both human and non-human identities in our environment.” — John McLeod, CISO, NOV.
About WideField
Founded in 2023, by Abhay Kulkarni and Kartik Kumar, WideField’s patented technology gives complete visibility, fast risk reduction, and real-time session monitoring across AI agents, non-human identities and human users. By eliminating identity-related security risks, teams can innovate confidently with full visibility.
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