CrowdStrike Backs $12M Seed for AI Identity Security Startup Rig

Rig Security has raised a $12 million seed round with CrowdStrike as a strategic investor.

The Israeli startup focuses on protecting identities when AI agents act through human or machine accounts.

Why AI Agents Create New Identity Risks

Traditional identity systems were built for people and fixed machines, not autonomous agents that move fast and borrow credentials.

Founders see this mismatch growing quickly as companies deploy more AI tools in daily operations.

Early customers already run the platform in production at large organizations in finance, insurance, healthcare, and technology.

What This Means for Founders Building With AI

The funding signals rising demand for tools that let teams adopt AI without losing control over access and activity.

Investors including Ten Eleven Ventures and Brightmind Partners led the round, with additional backing from cybersecurity executives such as Wiz co-founder Ami Luttwak.

Rig plans to use the capital to expand research, grow its U.S. sales team, and strengthen partnerships.

In the next 12 months more startups will likely face similar pressure to secure agent activity or risk compliance issues.

Companies that solve identity correlation early may gain an edge when regulators tighten rules around AI use.

This round follows a pattern where graph-based security approaches from teams like Wiz are now applied to newer AI challenges.