Kontext raises $4M for runtime security platform for AI agents

What happened

AI security company Kontext has raised $4million in funding to expand its runtime security platform for AI agents. German artificial intelligence security startup Kontext today announced $4 million in new funding for software that controls what AI agents are allowed to do once they are running inside a business.

Every action the agent requests is checked against security policy before it […] The post Kontext raises $4M to control what AI agents are allowed to do inside businesses appeared first on SiliconANGLE . The financing was led by 42CAP , with backing from a16z CSX and HTGF .

Founded by Jens Ernstberger and Michel Osswald , Kontext develops software designed to give organisations greater visibility and control over the actions performed by AI agents. The founders have backgrounds in secure computing, applied cryptography and AI systems.

The company is addressing security risks that emerge as AI agents move beyond chat interfaces and software development into workplace environments, where they can write code, access files and operate using company credentials. Kontext’s software sits between an agent and the systems it acts on.

Key facts

• German artificial intelligence security startup Kontext today — announced: $4 million in new funding for software that controls what AI agents are allowed to do once they are running inside a business