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Harmonic Security Raises $50 Million to Protect Workplace AI Use

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Summary

Harmonic Security raised $50 million in Series B funding to expand its platform for monitoring and controlling employee use of AI tools, bringing its total funding to $76 million.

Key points

  • Harmonic says its platform covers browser-based AI, desktop AI tools, and agentic workflows.
  • The platform classifies AI tasks and provides real-time controls, including to address personal-account use and sensitive-data exposure.
  • The company uses small language models to interpret AI interactions in context and help organizations understand AI use cases.
  • The round was led by Crosspoint Capital Partners, with participation from existing investors.
  • Harmonic plans to use the funding to expand its engineering and go-to-market teams in the US and UK.

Article Details

Event Type
Harmonic Security announced a $50 million Series B funding round.
Impact
The investment brings Harmonic Security’s total funding to $76 million and is intended to expand its engineering and go-to-market teams in the US and UK. The company’s platform provides controls and visibility for employee use of AI tools, including identifying AI tasks and risks such as personal-account use and sensitive-data exposure.

People

Alastair PatersonHarmonic Security CEO and co-founder.Bryan Woolgar-O’NeilHarmonic Security CTO and co-founder.

Vendors

Harmonic SecurityWorkforce AI security startup Harmonic Security today announced raising $50 million in a Series B funding round that brings the total raised by the company to $76 million.

Products

Usage IntelligenceHarmonic’s Usage Intelligence layer, which offers visibility into the AI use cases that create value and improve employee workflows, uses the same engine.

Countries

United KingdomThe fresh investment round was led by Crosspoint Capital Partners, with additional support from existing investors, and will help Harmonic expand its engineering and go-to-market teams in the US and UK.United StatesThe fresh investment round was led by Crosspoint Capital Partners, with additional support from existing investors, and will help Harmonic expand its engineering and go-to-market teams in the US and UK.