RunSybil raises $40 million to automate penetration testing of enterprise software security using AI.

PANews reported on March 18th that, according to Fortune, AI cybersecurity startup RunSybil has raised $40 million in funding. The round was led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from S32, Anthropic's Anthology Fund, Menlo Ventures, Conviction, Elad Gil, and angel investors from companies such as OpenAI, Palo Alto Networks, Stripe, and Google. RunSybil uses its AI agent, "Sybil," to perform automated penetration testing on enterprise online applications without human intervention. It can discover, exploit, and record security vulnerabilities in real-world environments. Founded in 2023 by former OpenAI's first security researcher, Ari Herbert-Voss, and former Meta's head of offensive security, Vlad Ionescu, the company currently serves startups and undisclosed financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies.