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Cybersecurity startup Hadrian has announced a $40 million funding round to scale its agentic AI offensive security platform and combat the rising wave of automated cyber threats. The investment round was co-led by Forgepoint Capital International and SmartFin, with continued participation from existing investors HV Capital, Motive Partners, Picus Capital, and Oetker Ventures. Bringing the company's total funding to $65 million, the fresh capital will accelerate enterprise market expansion across Europe and the United States while fueling deeper research and development in agentic penetration testing. Securing funding as Hadrian secures 40m to fight AI cyber attacks positions the firm to transform how modern enterprises continuously test and harden their external attack surfaces.
The capital injection comes as malicious actors increasingly deploy generative AI and autonomous scripts to scan networks, discover zero-day vulnerabilities, and launch multi-vector cyber attacks at unprecedented speed. Hadrian’s platform offsets this imbalance by equipping security operations centers (SOCs) with continuous, autonomous threat validation tools that mirror modern adversary techniques.
Hadrian bridges this visibility gap by combining continuous exposure management with autonomous AI agents. The company’s architecture operates through two core engines:
"Everyone can see that AI is fundamentally changing the global threat landscape," stated Rogier Fischer, CEO of Hadrian. "While AI holds immense defensive potential, many security tools focus on automating static workflows rather than active threat emulation. Our platform emulates hacker attack paths to help prioritize organizations risks that present real exposure."
The platform's capability to deliver high-fidelity threat context has attracted major global enterprises across various sectors, including McKesson, NBCUniversal, TotalEnergies, Amadeus, and Damen Shipyards. Organizations utilize Hadrian's platform report up to 10x greater visibility into critical attack vectors and an 80% reduction in time to remediation compared to legacy security scanning tools.
Lead investors emphasize the importance of autonomous security testing in modern enterprise defense stacks:
By utilizing autonomous AI agents to test attack vectors continuously, security operations can move from reactive patching schedules to proactive risk reduction. Emulating adversarial behavior dynamically allows security operations teams to close operational gaps before threat actors can exploit them, ensuring digital resilience across dynamic corporate networks.
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The capital injection comes as malicious actors increasingly deploy generative AI and autonomous scripts to scan networks, discover zero-day vulnerabilities, and launch multi-vector cyber attacks at unprecedented speed. Hadrian’s platform offsets this imbalance by equipping security operations centers (SOCs) with continuous, autonomous threat validation tools that mirror modern adversary techniques.
Replacing Periodic Audits with Continuous Exposure Management
Traditional security auditing relies heavily on annual or quarterly manual penetration tests, which often capture only a static snapshot of an enterprise’s security posture. As dynamic cloud environments, SaaS integrations, and remote infrastructure expand, unknown digital assets frequently drift outside IT oversight.Hadrian bridges this visibility gap by combining continuous exposure management with autonomous AI agents. The company’s architecture operates through two core engines:
- Atlas Engine: Continuously maps an organization's digital footprint across multi-cloud networks, identifying exposed assets and verifying potential vulnerabilities in real time.
- Nova Engine: Deploys specialized AI agents to execute safe, autonomous penetration testing that validates whether a detected flaw can actually be exploited by attackers.
Proactive AI Defense Built for Enterprise Scale
Founded in 2021 by Rogier Fischer, Olivier Beg, and Maurice Clin, Hadrian was built around the principle that effective cyber defense requires thinking and operating like an active attacker. As threat actors adopt automated tools to exploit software vulnerabilities within hours of disclosure, defensive tools must operate at identical speed and scale."Everyone can see that AI is fundamentally changing the global threat landscape," stated Rogier Fischer, CEO of Hadrian. "While AI holds immense defensive potential, many security tools focus on automating static workflows rather than active threat emulation. Our platform emulates hacker attack paths to help prioritize organizations risks that present real exposure."
The platform's capability to deliver high-fidelity threat context has attracted major global enterprises across various sectors, including McKesson, NBCUniversal, TotalEnergies, Amadeus, and Damen Shipyards. Organizations utilize Hadrian's platform report up to 10x greater visibility into critical attack vectors and an 80% reduction in time to remediation compared to legacy security scanning tools.
Scaling Global Operations and Engineering Innovation
The $40 million funding will primarily support global expansion across the EMEA region and North America, meeting demand among Fortune 500 enterprises and managed security service providers (MSSPs). Additionally, Hadrian plans to expand its core engineering and AI research teams to advance its autonomous pentesting models.Lead investors emphasize the importance of autonomous security testing in modern enterprise defense stacks:
- Forgepoint Capital International: Highlighted the need for automated solutions capable of cutting through security alert fatigue and delivering clear operational priorities for CISOs.
- SmartFin: Cited Hadrian's enterprise contract growth, customer retention rates, and ability to deliver measurable ROI as key indicators of its trajectory toward becoming a global cybersecurity leader.
The Strategic Role of Agentic AI in Modern Security Operations
As modern enterprise infrastructure becomes increasingly complex, security teams face a widening gap between the number of known vulnerabilities and the bandwidth required to fix them. Automated vulnerability scanners frequently generate thousands of alerts, overwhelmingly analyze with non-critical data.By utilizing autonomous AI agents to test attack vectors continuously, security operations can move from reactive patching schedules to proactive risk reduction. Emulating adversarial behavior dynamically allows security operations teams to close operational gaps before threat actors can exploit them, ensuring digital resilience across dynamic corporate networks.
SOC News provides the latest updates, insights, and trends in cybersecurity and security operations.
Read related news - https://soc-news.com/keeper-security-hits-100k-enterprise-customers/
