Agentic Software Security Startup Neo Emerges from Stealth with $100M in Funding Led by a16z and Bessemer
Neo, an agentic software control startup, has emerged from stealth with $100 million in funding, led by Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Craft Venturesand Merlin Ventures.
Founded by former security experts from SentinelOne, Wiz, and Palo Alto Networks, Neo helps enterprises secure AI agents, AI-powered applications, digital identities, browsers, and other software increasingly embedded with generative AI capabilities.
The fresh funding will go toward expanding the company’s engineering and sales teams, as enterprise adoption of AI technologies continues to accelerate.
A New Security Challenge for the Enterprise
Nick Warner, CEO and Co-Founder of Neo, said:
“Enterprise security was built for a world where software behaved predictably. That world is changing fast. AI agents and agentic capabilities are being embedded into browsers, developer tools, SaaS platforms, and traditional applications, giving software the ability to reason, act, invoke tools, and move through workflows with valid user permissions. Neo gives enterprises the real-time control layer they need to understand what agentic software can do, govern how it behaves, and secure adoption without slowing down the business.”
Investor Confidence in a Proven Founding Team
Zane Lackey, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, added:
“Enterprise software is becoming agentic, changing how applications behave, what they can access, and how work gets done. Employees are rapidly adopting AI agents and software vendors are embedding agentic capabilities into products enterprises already use. Organizations need visibility into what this software can do and the ability to govern its behavior in real time. Nick, Shlomi, Eran, and the Neo team have built category-defining security platforms before, and we believe they’re uniquely positioned to build the control layer this new generation of enterprise software requires.”
