Astrix Security Named to Fortune Cyber 60 for AI Agent Protection
Astrix Security has been recognized on the Fortune 2026 Cyber 60 list for its innovation in securing AI agents and non-human identities, announced in a press release. The list, presented by Lightspeed Venture Partners and AWS, highlights the fastest-growing venture-backed cybersecurity startups shaping the future of digital defense.
Astrix was included in the early-growth stage companies category for its work in protecting machine-to-machine connections and service accounts that underpin enterprise applications. The company has raised $85 million in funding, including a Series B round led by Menlo Ventures through its Anthology Fund in partnership with Anthropic.
Over the past year, Astrix introduced its AI Agent Control Plane (ACP), a platform designed to deploy secure-by-design AI agents across organizations. It also released the open-source MCP Secret Wrapper tool and published its State of MCP Server Security 2025 research to help enterprises manage identity risks in AI environments.
Astrix’s unified Discover–Secure–Deploy framework enables continuous discovery, access control, and secure scaling of AI agents. Its technology is used by major enterprises including Workday, NetApp, Priceline, Figma, HubSpot, and Workato.
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