Security Operations (SecOps)Startup$100M from stealth
Neo Security
Agentic Software Control layer giving SecOps inventory, attribution and policy enforcement over AI agents and apps
Mkt Cap / ValPrivate
RevenueEarly Stage
Jul 2026: Emerged from stealth with $100M ($75M Series A led by a16z and Bessemer)
SentinelOne-pedigree team with $100M backing building the control plane for agentic software, not just AI app discovery
SWOT Analysis
Strengths
- Founders led SentinelOne go-to-market and detection engineering
- $100M raised at launch from a16z, Bessemer, Craft and Merlin
- Continuous inventory of agents, models, extensions and MCP servers
- Real-time attribution ties every software action to a user or app
- Policy engine can pause tool calls, data movement and API access
Opportunities
- Gartner: agentic share of enterprise apps 5% in 2025 to 40% in 2026
- MCP server and browser-agent sprawl creating urgent governance needs
- Land with SecOps, expand into identity and data governance
- Channel leverage via founders' SentinelOne partner relationships
Weaknesses
- Just out of stealth; no public customers or case studies yet
- Product breadth still maturing versus established AI-SPM vendors
- Agentic software control is an unproven budget line for CISOs
- Boston and Tel Aviv team must scale sales from a standing start
Threats
- Wiz, Palo Alto and CrowdStrike adding AI agent security natively
- Funded rivals Noma, Zenity and Astrix already selling AI security
- Model and agent platforms shipping their own guardrails
- Hype-cycle fatigue if agentic risk does not materialize quickly
User Sentiment
Synthesized from G2, Gartner Peer Insights, and analyst review data.
What users love
- Unified view of agents, extensions and AI apps across the estate
- Fast time to first inventory with agentless discovery
- Attribution detail simplifies investigating autonomous actions
Common complaints
- Early-stage product with integrations still being built out
- Limited public documentation and community knowledge base
- Pricing and packaging not yet publicly defined
Customer Profile
Who buys this
Typical segments
Large enterprises deploying AI agentsSecurity-first tech and financial firms
Typical buyer
CISO or SecOps lead governing AI adoption
Top use cases
- 1Discovering shadow AI agents and MCP servers
- 2Enforcing least privilege for agent tool calls
- 3Attributing autonomous actions during incidents
Future Focus Areas
1
Runtime policy enforcement for agent-to-agent traffic
2
Browser and identity-layer agentic controls
3
Integrations with SIEM, XDR and identity providers
4
Agentic software risk scoring and benchmarks