Reco raises $55M as AI agent security startups crowd the market
The AI agent security market is rapidly expanding as enterprises struggle to manage the proliferation of autonomous agents across their networks. Startups like Reco are pivoting to provide governance and visibility tools to help CISOs secure these agents and prevent unauthorized data access.
Why it matters
As companies deploy AI agents at scale, the lack of oversight creates significant security vulnerabilities, making agent governance a critical priority for enterprise IT.
Terms like “AI sprawl” have become common fare on tech social media and in thought leadership as enterprises start deploying AI agents en masse. But CISOs worried about securing swarms of agents suddenly operating across networks are likely finding themselves dealing with a new kind of sprawl: vendors offering to help.
Just a quick glance at public Crunchbase and PitchBook profiles turns up at least two dozen companies selling some form of AI agent security. Some vendors vet the tools agents use , while others try to help companies control what data their agents can reach . Some others, like CrowdStrike , are building detection and response controls on the devices agents run, and still others are focused on finding and resolving unapproved AI usage .
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