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AIR

AI agent security firewall that continuously discovers and vets every skill, plugin, and MCP server an organization's AI agents use, and can revoke access to anything malicious or unapproved; emerged from stealth in September 2026 with $50M in seed funding.

AI infraTel Aviv, IsraelFounded 2026Founders: Yair Saban, Niv HoffmanWebsite ↗See connections →Compare with Anthropic
Last verified Sep 2, 2026

Key Metrics

Total funding
$50M
As of Sep 2, 2026PYMNTS

Company Snapshot

AIR is a AI infra company, based in Tel Aviv, Israel, founded 2026 by Yair Saban, Niv Hoffman. Total funding $50M (As of Sep 2, 2026).

Recent changes

  1. Sep 2, 2026First reported total funding: $50M PYMNTS
  2. Sep 1, 2026Raised $40M Seed TechCrunch
  3. Sep 1, 2026New investor: Greenoaks TechCrunch
  4. Sep 1, 2026AIR Raises $50M to Vet What AI Agents Use Pulse story
  5. Sep 1, 2026AIR Raises $50M to Vet What AI Agents Are Allowed to Use Pulse story
Earlier changes (3)
  1. Sep 1, 2026AIR Raises $50M to Police What AI Agents Install Pulse story
  2. 2026Raised $10M Seed TechCrunch
  3. 2026New investor: Sequoia Capital TechCrunch

Funding History

2 events · sources dated per row
DateEventAmountValuationInvestorsSource
Sep 1, 2026Seed$40M—Pulse story
2026Seed$10M—TechCrunch
Funding timeline · 2 rounds · $50M tracked
$0.0M$22M$45M$10MSeedJan 26$40MSeedSep 26

Investors

Latest Pulse

  1. AIR Raises $50M to Police What AI Agents InstallAIR, founded by two Israeli Unit 8200 veterans, came out of stealth with $50 million raised across two seed rounds to continuously vet the skills, tools and add-ons AI agents pull in from the open internet.→
  2. AIR Raises $50M to Vet What AI Agents UseAIR, founded by two Israeli Unit 8200 veterans, raised $50 million across two seed rounds led by Sequoia and Greenoaks to build a platform that discovers and vets the skills and add-ons AI agents pull into enterprise environments.→
  3. AIR Raises $50M to Vet What AI Agents Are Allowed to UseAIR, founded by two Israeli intelligence veterans, raised $50 million across two seed rounds to build a firewall that vets the skills and tools AI agents pull from, after finding 17,800 public add-ons linked to untrusted sources.→

Coverage Timeline

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  1. Sep 1, 2026AIAIR Raises $50M to Police What AI Agents Install$50M seed (two rounds)→
  2. Sep 1, 2026FUNDINGAIR Raises $50M to Vet What AI Agents Use$50M seed→
  3. Sep 1, 2026FUNDINGAIR Raises $50M to Vet What AI Agents Are Allowed to Use$50M seed→

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AIR FAQ

How much has AIR raised?

AIR has raised $50M in total funding (As of Sep 2, 2026, PYMNTS).

Who are AIR's investors?

AIR's investors include Greenoaks, Sequoia Capital, Designer Fund, Lerer Hippeau Ventures (As of Sep 2, 2026).

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