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- Analysis · Nov 5, 2026Half of identity funding rounds pitch AI agents, but agent startups raise no bigger checks
SWI's Identity Funding Report 2026 records 101 identity-security funding rounds from January 2025 to October 2026. 49 of 99 equity rounds targeted AI agents or non-human identities, yet agent-focused seeds and Series A rounds are the same size as everyone else's. What the dataset is and how to use it.
- News · Oct 27, 2026IBM makes Agent Identity and HashiCorp Vault 2.2 generally available to govern AI agents
At TechXchange 2026 on October 27, IBM made Agent Identity and HashiCorp Vault 2.2 generally available. Agent Identity records each AI agent's owner, lifecycle and granted authority, while Vault gives agents their own accounts, renews their credentials and revokes them on unauthorized actions.
- News · Oct 27, 2026Infisical raises a $40 million Series B to build secrets and credential access for AI agents
Infisical announced a $40 million Series B on October 27 at a $600 million valuation, led by Elad Gil. The open-source secrets company says it will invest in secrets, certificate and privileged access management and in Agent Vault, which brokers AI agent access without exposing credentials.
- News · Aug 27, 2026Integrity360 buys CyberIAM, betting that identity services are the control plane
Integrity360 acquired UK and South Africa identity specialist CyberIAM on August 27, 2026, adding roughly 120 practitioners and 18 million euros of revenue across IAM, IGA, PAM, and CIAM delivery. Terms were not disclosed.