Security- and AI-related startups have raised $855M across more than 150 reported seed-stage rounds this year, on track for an all-time high (Joanna Glasner/Crunchbase News)

Summary

Crunchbase data says security- and AI-related startups have raised $855M across more than 150 seed-stage rounds this year, on pace for a record. Seed investors are still writing checks where AI creates new trust and abuse problems.

Why it matters

Every company using AI creates more surface area for fraud, misuse, and automated abuse. That makes security one of the clearest AI-adjacent wedges investors can underwrite at seed.

Founder/operator read

If you can point to a measurable reduction in abuse, loss, or manual review, the category gets much easier to underwrite. The best pitches in this space turn vague risk into a concrete operational ROI.

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