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Huskeys Secures $27 Million Series A to Accelerate AI-Agent Network Security
9/10/2026, 12:46:01 AM
Funding Milestone and Investor Lineup
Huskeys announced the closing of a $27 million Series A round, bringing its total capital raised since its 2025 founding to roughly $35 million. The round was led by Blackstone, one of the world’s largest private-equity firms, and included participation from venture funds and corporate investors such as Skinos Ventures, Merlin Ventures, Okta, Zscaler, as well as entertainment figures Asi Cohen and Lior Suchard, who also serves as an adviser. This infusion is earmarked for expanded research and development, marketing initiatives, and hiring.
Company Focus and Technology
Huskeys develops network-security solutions aimed at “agentic” traffic—data streams generated and managed autonomously by AI agents. The firm argues that AI-driven traffic is projected to surpass human-generated traffic by 2027 and could represent about 70 % of overall network flow. Its virtual-patching technology is designed to block exploitation of vulnerabilities at the edge within minutes, buying time for developers to apply permanent fixes. The company warns that mis-blocking legitimate traffic can degrade user experience, while failing to block malicious traffic leaves organizations exposed.
Founders and Leadership
The startup was founded by veterans of Israel’s elite Unit 8200, with Itai Gafni serving as chief executive officer and Roy Weisfeld as chief technology officer. Gafni has described the company’s emergence from stealth a few months earlier as an effort to create a new security category for the AI era, emphasizing the growing risk landscape tied to autonomous internet identities.
Market Context and Potential Impact
Since its public launch, Huskeys has broadened its customer base to include high-profile clients such as TikTok, Legoland, Ro, and Hugging Face. The company’s leadership contends that the market’s backing—evidenced by the sizable investment and partnership announcements—signals broad recognition of the need for infrastructure capable of identifying, securing, and managing AI agents. Analysts note that as AI integration deepens across industries, demand for specialized network-security tools like Huskeys’ virtual patching could rise sharply.
