MoneySeptember 3, 2026via SiliconAngle
As AI security concerns rise, HiddenLayer raises $100M and Huskeys bags $27M
Why it matters
Two major funding rounds signal that AI security — model tampering detection, supply-chain auditing, red-teaming infrastructure — is now a standalone venture category. Practitioners building with models need these layers; investors are betting the market scales fast.
Key signals
- HiddenLayer Series B: $100M
- Huskeys Security Series A: $27M
- HiddenLayer founded 2022, Austin-based
- HiddenLayer product: model/package tampering detection pre-deployment
- Huskeys focus: edge security
- Red-team exercises and supply-chain verification are core to both pitches
The hook
$100M. That's what HiddenLayer just raised as AI security moves from nice-to-have to venture-scale problem.
Artificial intelligence security startup HiddenLayer Inc. today announced a $100 million Series B round, and a separate $27 million Series A went to edge security company Huskeys Security Ltd. Austin-based HiddenLayer, which dates to 2022, offers a product that checks models and the packages they de…