Rig Security
Identity protection platform for human, machine, and AI agent identities in enterprise environments.
Website: https://www.rig.security/
Cover Block
Public sources
| Name | Rig Security |
| Tagline | Identity protection platform for human, machine, and AI agent identities in enterprise environments. |
| Founded | 2025 |
| Stage | Seed |
| Business Model | SaaS |
| Industry | Security |
| Technology | AI / Machine Learning |
| Geography | Middle East / North Africa |
| Growth Profile | Venture Scale |
| Founding Team | Other |
| Funding Label | Seed (total disclosed ~$12,000,000) |
Links
Public sources
- Website: https://www.rig.security/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rig-security
Executive Summary
Public sources Rig Security is a newly launched cybersecurity platform that aims to solve one of the most immediate operational security problems created by the rise of agentic AI: the inability to distinguish between an employee and an AI agent operating under that employee's credentials [SiliconANGLE, September 2026]. The company's emergence from stealth with a $12 million seed round, led by established cybersecurity investors, signals a targeted approach to a gap in the identity and access management stack that is becoming more acute as enterprise AI adoption accelerates [Business Wire, September 2026].
Founded in 2025 by Guy Kozliner, a veteran of cloud security leader Wiz, the company has built a platform designed to create a unified security layer across human, machine, and AI-agent identities [SecurityWeek, September 2026]. Its core technical claim is the ability to link these identities in a real-time graph, detect threats, and control AI agents without necessarily blocking the human user, a capability that could address a critical friction point for security teams [Ynet News, September 2026].
The founding team brings credibility from the Israeli security ecosystem, with a CTO who was the first engineer at Axis Security (acquired by HPE) and a head of product from Unit 8200 and Flow Security (acquired by CrowdStrike) [Business Wire, September 2026]. This background in building and exiting security products is a material asset for a company tackling a nascent but complex technical category.
Rig operates a SaaS business model and has already secured distribution through the AWS and CrowdStrike marketplaces, leveraging its strategic investment from the CrowdStrike Falcon Fund [Business Wire, September 2026]. The company claims production deployments at unnamed Fortune 200 organizations across regulated sectors like financial services and healthcare, which, if verified, would represent significant early validation for a stealth-mode product [FinSMEs, September 2026].
Over the next 12-18 months, the key watchpoints will be the expansion of its named customer base beyond initial lighthouse accounts, the technical validation of its agent-detection efficacy in diverse environments, and its ability to translate early marketplace placement into sustained sales momentum. The verdict in Analyst Notes will hinge on whether Rig can convert its promising wedge into a durable platform before incumbent identity providers or larger cloud security suites respond.
Lightly corroborated -- Key claims (founding, funding, team background, marketplace availability) are corroborated by multiple independent sources. Early customer traction and specific platform capabilities are primarily company-sourced or from single-source reports.
Taxonomy Snapshot
| Axis | Classification |
|---|---|
| Stage | Seed |
| Business Model | SaaS |
| Industry / Vertical | Security |
| Technology Type | AI / Machine Learning |
| Geography | Middle East / North Africa |
| Growth Profile | Venture Scale |
| Founding Team | Other |
| Funding | Seed (total disclosed ~$12,000,000) |
How the Company Got Here
Public sources
Rig Security emerged from stealth in September 2026 with a $12 million seed round, positioning itself as an identity security platform built for the rise of autonomous AI agents [SiliconANGLE, September 2026]. The company is headquartered in Israel and was founded in 2025 by Guy Kozliner, who had previously served on the CTO team at cloud security leader Wiz [Calcalist Tech, September 2026]. The founding team was assembled with a focus on deep security product experience, bringing on Nokky Goren, the first engineer at Axis Security (acquired by HPE), as CTO, and Unit 8200 veteran Michal Haikov, formerly of Flow Security (acquired by CrowdStrike), as head of product [Business Wire, September 2026].
The company's primary milestone is its simultaneous launch and funding announcement, which included the disclosure of production deployments at unnamed Fortune 200 organizations across financial services, insurance, healthcare, and technology [SecurityWeek, September 2026]. A second key go-to-market milestone is its availability on both the AWS Marketplace and the CrowdStrike Marketplace, the latter reinforced by a strategic investment from the CrowdStrike Falcon Fund [Business Wire, September 2026]. Public headcount figures are inconsistent, with one source reporting 20 employees [FinSMEs, September 2026], while another cites the same figure with less corroboration [Tech Startups, September 2026].
Lightly corroborated -- Core founding and launch details are confirmed by multiple independent outlets. Headcount and specific customer names rely on single-source reports or company claims.
Product and Technology
Sources and analysis The core premise of Rig Security's platform is that AI agents are a new, unmanaged class of identity operating within enterprise environments, often using human or machine credentials and thereby creating a significant visibility and control gap. The company's stated goal is to provide a unified security layer that identifies, monitors, and controls these AI agents alongside traditional human and machine identities [SiliconANGLE, September 2026]. This is positioned as a distinct wedge into the broader identity security market, focusing on the emergent 'agentic' threat vector before attempting to replace existing identity and access management systems.
Publicly available details describe a system that builds a unified identity graph, linking AI agents to the human or service accounts they operate through. The platform claims to offer runtime threat detection, attack path mapping, and least privilege enforcement from a single control plane [Business Wire, September 2026]. A specific capability highlighted in customer reporting is the system's ability to distinguish between activity from a human employee and an AI agent using that employee's credentials, with the aim of stopping a malicious or non-compliant agent without necessarily blocking the human user [Ynet News, September 2026]. The product is available for deployment through major cloud marketplaces, specifically the AWS Marketplace and the CrowdStrike Marketplace, which suggests a cloud-native, API-integrated architecture [Business Wire, September 2026].
Technical inferences can be drawn from the company's public hiring needs. Open roles for Platform Engineer, Data Engineer, and Frontend/Full Stack Engineer (inferred from job postings) point toward a backend built to handle high-volume identity activity streams, likely requiring scalable data pipelines and real-time processing engines. The mention of processing "tens of millions of identity activities" aligns with this engineering focus, though that specific metric is company-reported [Tech Startups, September 2026]. The platform also maintains several enterprise compliance certifications, including ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type 2, indicating an early focus on the security and governance requirements of its target Fortune 200 customer base [rig.security].
Lightly corroborated -- Core product premise and marketplace availability are confirmed by multiple independent reports. Specific technical capabilities and performance metrics are primarily company-sourced or inferred.
Where the Demand Sits
Public sources
The market for Rig Security's product is not a hypothetical future; it is being created in real time by the rapid, uncoordinated adoption of AI agents inside enterprise environments. This shift creates a new and urgent security blind spot that existing identity and access management (IAM) and cloud security platforms were not designed to address [SiliconANGLE, September 2026]. The company's bet is that the proliferation of AI agents acting through human credentials will force a new layer of security spending, carving out a segment from the broader identity and cloud security budgets.
Third-party market sizing specifically for AI agent identity security is not yet available in public reports. However, the adjacent markets from which Rig is likely drawing budget are substantial. The global identity and access management market was valued at $16.6 billion in 2023 and is projected to reach $32.6 billion by 2028, according to a report from MarketsandMarkets cited in the company's own announcement (analogous market, source) [Business Wire, September 2026]. The cloud security market, where Rig's partners like Wiz and CrowdStrike operate, is measured in the tens of billions. Rig's initial serviceable obtainable market (SOM) is narrower, targeting large enterprises in regulated sectors like financial services, insurance, and healthcare that are both early adopters of AI and highly sensitive to credential-based threats [SiliconANGLE, September 2026] [FinSMEs, September 2026].
The primary demand driver is a straightforward security gap. As employees and developers deploy AI agents to automate tasks, those agents inherit the permissions and identities of their human operators. To traditional security tools, an agent performing data analysis or initiating a transaction looks identical to the employee, rendering audit logs misleading and access policies ineffective [Ynet News, September 2026]. This creates risk in areas of least privilege enforcement, compliance auditing, and threat detection. A secondary driver is the strategic investment and partnership from CrowdStrike, which signals validation from a major endpoint security player and provides a ready distribution channel through its marketplace [Business Wire, September 2026].
Key substitute markets include traditional IAM, cloud infrastructure entitlement management (CIEM), and cloud-native application protection platforms (CNAPP). Established players in these categories may eventually build or acquire similar agent-identity capabilities, but Rig's thesis is that a purpose-built, unified control plane for human, machine, and AI identities is required [Rig Security | Portfolio | Ten Eleven]. Regulatory forces, particularly in finance and healthcare, around data privacy and access auditing (GDPR, HIPAA) could accelerate adoption if auditors begin questioning the integrity of logs polluted by unmanaged AI activity. Rig claims compliance with these frameworks, which may serve as a table-stakes requirement for its target customers [rig.security].
Identity & Access Management (2023) | 16.6 | $B
Identity & Access Management (2028 projected) | 32.6 | $B
The projected growth of the broader IAM market, while not a direct measure of Rig's niche, illustrates the scale of budget allocation for solving identity problems. For investors, the relevant question is not the size of the IAM pie, but how large a slice a dedicated agent-identity layer can capture as a new, non-discretionary line item.
Lightly corroborated -- Market size figures are cited from a third-party report but presented by the company. Adjacent market definitions and demand drivers are supported by multiple independent reports.
Competitive Landscape
Sources and analysis
Rig Security enters a crowded identity security market by focusing on a new, poorly defended attack surface: the AI agent acting through an employee's existing credentials.
| Company | Positioning | Stage / Funding | Notable Differentiator | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rig Security | Unified identity security for human, machine, and AI-agent identities. | Seed ($12M, Sept 2026) | Runtime detection and control of AI agents using human or machine identities. | [SiliconANGLE, September 2026] |
| Wiz | Cloud security posture management (CSPM) and cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP). | Series D ($900M total raised) | Agentless, full-stack cloud visibility and risk correlation. | [Crunchbase] |
| CrowdStrike | Endpoint protection, threat intelligence, and identity threat detection and response (ITDR). | Public ($CRWD) | Market-leading endpoint detection and response (EDR) with integrated ITDR module (Falcon Identity Protection). | [CrowdStrike] |
Rig's competitive map spans three distinct but overlapping layers. The first is the established identity governance and administration (IGA) and privileged access management (PAM) incumbents, like Okta and CyberArk, which manage credential lifecycles but are not architected to distinguish between a human and an AI using the same credential at runtime. The second layer consists of cloud security platforms, notably Wiz and Palo Alto Networks, which excel at asset and configuration visibility but treat identity as one of many risk vectors rather than the primary control plane. The third, and most directly adjacent, layer is identity threat detection and response (ITDR), where CrowdStrike's Falcon Identity Protection and Microsoft's Entra ID Protection monitor for anomalous sign-ins and lateral movement but are only beginning to model autonomous AI agents as a distinct identity class [SecurityWeek, September 2026].
Rig's current defensible edge appears to be a combination of technical focus and strategic partnerships. The platform's stated ability to link AI-agent activity to a human owner in a unified graph and intervene at runtime is a capability not yet claimed by the broader incumbents [PERPLEXITY SONAR PRO BRIEF, September 2026]. This focus is reinforced by distribution through the CrowdStrike Marketplace and a strategic investment from the CrowdStrike Falcon Fund, creating an early channel that competing point solutions lack [Business Wire, September 2026]. However, this edge is perishable. It depends on maintaining a product lead in a niche that larger vendors with deeper R&D budgets and existing customer footprints could decide to build or acquire. The talent pedigree of the founding team, with roots in Wiz and acquired startups like Axis Security and Flow Security, provides initial execution credibility but does not constitute a long-term moat [PERPLEXITY SONAR PRO BRIEF, September 2026].
The company's most significant exposure is to platform expansion from either end of the competitive map. CrowdStrike, as both an investor and a distribution partner, represents a classic coopetition risk; its own ITDR roadmap could easily expand to subsume Rig's core functionality, turning a channel into a competitor. From the cloud security side, Wiz's culture of rapid feature development and its deep understanding of cloud identity (via its CSPM platform) positions it as a formidable potential entrant should the AI-agent security market prove substantive. Rig's reliance on Fortune 200 deployments in regulated sectors like finance and healthcare, while a strong validation signal, also makes it vulnerable to larger vendors that can bundle agent security into broader compliance and security suites [FinSMEs, September 2026].
In the most plausible 18-month scenario, the winner will be the player that successfully defines the category for enterprise buyers. If Rig can establish "agent identity security" as a mandatory budget line item before incumbents react, it could secure a durable beachhead and become an attractive acquisition target for a platform vendor seeking to fill the gap. The loser in this scenario would likely be the slower-moving IGA incumbents, who risk having their core governance models rendered obsolete by ungoverned AI agents. A competing scenario sees CrowdStrike as the winner, leveraging its integrated platform and market reach to quickly replicate Rig's functionality, thereby confining Rig to a niche player status or absorbing it entirely.
Lightly corroborated -- Competitive positioning is inferred from public product claims and market analysis; the competitor table includes one confirmed direct comparison (CrowdStrike as ITDR) and one adjacent player (Wiz). Specific capability claims against named competitors are not independently verified.
Opportunity
Public sources If Rig Security successfully defines the emerging category of agent identity security, it could become the primary control point for a new class of enterprise risk, commanding a premium position in the security stack.
The headline opportunity is to become the category-defining platform for runtime identity security in the agentic era. The evidence that this outcome is reachable, not merely aspirational, rests on two early signals: the company has reportedly secured production deployments within Fortune 200 organizations across regulated sectors like financial services and healthcare [FinSMEs, September 2026], and it has already established distribution through the AWS and CrowdStrike marketplaces [PERPLEXITY SONAR PRO BRIEF, September 2026]. These footholds suggest the core problem of AI agents operating under human credentials is being recognized as urgent by sophisticated buyers, providing a wedge for Rig to expand from monitoring agents to governing all non-human and human identities.
Growth from this wedge could follow several concrete paths. The following scenarios outline plausible routes to massive scale, each tied to a specific catalyst.
| Scenario | What happens | Catalyst | Why it's plausible |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land-and-expand in the Fortune 500 | Initial deployments for AI agent security become the entry point to replace legacy identity governance tools across the enterprise. | A major customer publicly cites Rig for a comprehensive identity posture overhaul, validating the platform's broader utility. | Rig's leadership has prior experience at companies (Wiz, Axis Security) that executed similar land-and-expand motions in adjacent security categories [PERPLEXITY SONAR PRO BRIEF, September 2026]. |
| Become the embedded standard for cloud providers | Rig's identity graph becomes a managed service offered natively by major cloud platforms, similar to cloud security posture management (CSPM). | A deepening of the existing strategic partnership with CrowdStrike, moving from marketplace listing to a bundled or OEM offering. | CrowdStrike is already an investor via its Falcon Fund and lists Rig in its marketplace, indicating a strategic alignment beyond passive distribution [PERPLEXITY SONAR PRO BRIEF, September 2026]. |
Compounding success would likely follow a classic data and distribution flywheel. Each new enterprise customer adds more identity activity data,reportedly already "tens of millions" of events [Tech Startups, September 2026],improving the platform's detection models for anomalous agent behavior. More accurate detection increases customer stickiness and expands use cases within an account, which in turn attracts more ecosystem partners. The early partnerships with Wiz, CrowdStrike, and Microsoft, as cited on the company's website, are initial steps in this network effect, where integration depth creates switching costs [rig.security].
The size of the win, should a dominant-category scenario play out, can be framed by a comparable. Wiz, a cloud security platform also founded by Israeli veterans and which reached a $10 billion valuation within a few years, demonstrates the valuation potential for a company that defines and leads a new security category [Calcalist Tech, September 2026]. While Rig is at an earlier stage, a successful execution of its agent-security wedge that leads to platform dominance in identity could support a multi-billion dollar outcome (scenario, not a forecast). The seed round's backing by specialist cybersecurity investors like Ten Eleven Ventures and the participation of CrowdStrike signal that sophisticated capital sees a similar trajectory [SiliconANGLE, September 2026].
Lightly corroborated -- Growth scenarios are extrapolations from early traction signals (Fortune 200 deployments, marketplace placements) and team background. The core premise of agent identity risk is widely reported, but the scale of the eventual market remains unquantified by independent sources.
Sources
Public sources
[SiliconANGLE, September 2026] Rig Security launches with $12M to watch AI agents that run under employees’ accounts | https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/29/rig-security-launches-with-12m-to-watch-ai-agents-that-run-under-employees-accounts/
[Business Wire, September 2026] Rig Security Emerges From Stealth to Define Identity Protection in the Agentic Era | https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260929825288/en/Rig-Security-Emerges-From-Stealth-to-Define-Identity-Protection-in-the-Agentic-Era
[SecurityWeek, September 2026] Rig Security Emerges From Stealth With $12M to Tackle Agentic AI Identity Risks | https://www.securityweek.com/rig-security-emerges-from-stealth-with-12m-to-tackle-agentic-ai-identity-risks/
[Ynet News, September 2026] An employee or AI? A $12M Israeli startup wants to tell the difference | https://www.ynetnews.com/business/article/hkkbcbt9zx
[Calcalist Tech, September 2026] Wiz veteran raises $12 million Seed to secure AI agents at Rig | https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/byxasxfcgl
[FinSMEs, September 2026] Guy Kozliner Archives | https://www.finsmes.com/tag/guy-kozliner
[Tech Startups, September 2026] Rig Security emerges from stealth with $12M to secure AI agents using human identities | https://techstartups.com/2026/09/29/rig-security-emerges-from-stealth-with-12m-to-secure-ai-agents-using-human-identities/
[rig.security] Identity Security for Humans, NHIs & AI Agents | Rig Security | https://www.rig.security/
[Rig Security | Portfolio | Ten Eleven] Rig Security | Portfolio | Ten Eleven | https://www.1011vc.com/portfolio/rig-security/
[PERPLEXITY SONAR PRO BRIEF, September 2026] Rig Security is an Israeli cybersecurity startup focused on identity protection for the agentic-AI era | https://www.perplexity.ai/
[Crunchbase] Wiz | https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/wiz
[CrowdStrike] CrowdStrike | https://www.crowdstrike.com/
Articles about Rig Security
- Rig Security's $12 Million Seed Lands an Identity Layer for AI Agents — The Israeli startup, backed by Ten Eleven and CrowdStrike's fund, is already deployed in Fortune 200 companies to distinguish AI activity from human logins.