Escape has raised $18 million in Series A funding for its AI agent platform that automates offensive security testing, finding vulnerabilities before attackers do.

What Escape Does

• AI agents automate offensive security testing
• Proactive approach – finding vulnerabilities before attackers
• Part of trend: AI applied to both attack and defense in cybersecurity

The Funding

$18 million Series A adds to growing investment in AI-powered security tools. As AI capabilities expand, both offensive and defensive security are being transformed.

Industry Context

This follows OpenAI Codex Security finding 11,000+ bugs in its first month, signaling rapid development in AI-assisted vulnerability detection.

Source: SiliconANGLE