MoneyThe story, in brief
RiskIQ founders launch Ent Security with $100M to rethink endpoint defense
$100M. That's what RiskIQ founders just raised to build AI agent-aware endpoint security.
The KeyNews take
Why it matters
New security startup targeting the emerging risk surface of AI agents in enterprise workflows. As companies deploy autonomous agents across critical systems, intent-aware defense becomes a defensible new category—and a funding magnet.
The key facts
5 to knowRiskIQ founders Elias Manousos and Brandon Dixon launching Ent Security
$100M funding round
Focus: intent-aware endpoint security for AI agents and users
Incorporated as Athena Formation Inc.
Positioning: new layer of workspace security reading user/agent intent before risky actions
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Publisher excerpt: Intent-aware endpoint security startup Ent Security launched today with $100 million in funding to build what it calls a new layer of workspace security that reads the intent behind what users and artificial intelligence agents do before risky actions are completed. Founded by Elias Manousos and…