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Cymphony raises $30M to secure AI agents’ access to enterprise data

New York startup Cymphony launches an AI-native governance and security platform that maps employees and AI agents, surfaces risky access to sensitive systems and data, and automates remediation workflows. The company closed $30 million in funding led by Sequoia Capital and SMBC Fin Atlas Beyond Fund.

Cymphony Launches with $30 Million to Secure AI Agents Access to Enterprise Data

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Cymphony launched with $30 million in funding to build a security and governance layer for AI agents across enterprise systems.

The platform creates a single graph combining SaaS, AI, data signals and identity to map who and what can access sensitive data and where risk exists.

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Cymphony Launches with $30 Million to Secure AI Agents Access to Enterprise Data | Newswire You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser or activate Google Chrome Frame to improve your experience. Cymphony today launched with $30 million in funding co-led by Sequoia Capital and SMBC Fin Atlas Beyond Fund.

How it works

  • AI is transforming the enterprise workforce, fundamentally changing the relationship between data and employees.
  • Alongside human employees, organizations now rely on AI agents that access company systems, interact with sensitive data, and take autonomous actions every day.
  • These agents can interact with systems, information, and capabilities far beyond what individual employees typically access, creating an entirely new layer of enterprise data exposure.
  • Cymphony is introducing an AI governance and security platform built for this new operating model, giving security teams a unified view of enterprise data access.
  • According to the 2026 Microsoft Work Trend Index, organizations are entering the era of "human-agent teams," where employees increasingly work alongside AI agents to execute day-to-day work.

What to take from it

Cymphony continuously maps every AI agent and employee across the enterprise, showing what systems they can access, what sensitive data they interact with, and how their activity creates security risk. The platform maps every employee and AI agent, their access, and their interactions across enterprise systems, giving security teams the context they need to understand risk, govern AI adoption, and take action where it matters most. Cymphony is built for this new reality, giving security teams the ability to oversee employees and AI agents so they can govern and secure modern workforce data.

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  • Dekel, the company's CEO, spent nearly six years in Unit 8200, rising to Head of the Cyber Department.
  • Together, the trio combines cyber operations and hardware engineering experience to develop AI governance and security at Cymphony.
  • "The biggest enterprise software companies have been built around major technology transitions," said Bogomil Balkansky, Partner at Sequoia Capital.
  • Cymphony has already been adopted by enterprise customers including Syngenta, KKR, Cass Information Systems, and Athennian as organizations prepare for a future where AI agents become part of everyday...

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NEW YORK, NY, September 9, 2026 (Newswire.com). The enterprise workforce is rapidly evolving beyond people. At the same time, Gartner's 2026 Hype Cycle for Agentic AI identifies governance and security as among the biggest barriers to enterprise AI adoption, while a separate Gartner forecast predicts that 40% of enterprises will demote or decommission autonomous AI agents by 2027 after governance gaps emerge in production.

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