Startup · United States
HiddenLayer
HQ AustinFounded 202251-200 employees
Secure your AI with HiddenLayer’s end-to-end platform that detects threats, protects models, and ensures safe, compliant AI adoption at scale.
Funding3 rounds · $156M
- Equity raised
- $156M
- Latest
- $100MSeries B · Sep 2, 2026
- Last valuation
- $383MPost-money · Series B · Sep 2, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Valuation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2022 | Seed | $20.2M | Post-money |
| Sep 19, 2023 | Series A | $223M | Post-money |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Series B | $383M | Post-money |
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026 | Series B | $100M | $383M | Delta-v Capital | Booz Allen Ventures, M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund), Morgan Stanley, Ten Eleven Ventures | Reported |
| Sep 19, 2023 | Series A | $50.0M | $223M | M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund), Moore Strategic Ventures | Booz Allen Ventures, Ten Eleven Ventures | Reported |
| Jul 19, 2022 | Seed | $6.0M | $20.2M | Ten Eleven Ventures | — | Reported |
- $100MSep 2, 2026
- $50.0MSep 19, 2023
- $6.0MJul 19, 2022
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems5
AI Runtime Security
Runtime monitoring and response module in the HiddenLayer platform.
AI Supply Chain Security
Model-integrity and supply-chain analysis module in the HiddenLayer platform.
HiddenLayer AI Security Platform
A platform that secures agentic, generative, and predictive AI applications across the entire lifecycle.
Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.
People7
- Chris Sestito · LinkedIn ↗
Co-Founder & CEO
- James Ballard · LinkedIn ↗
Co-founder & CIO
- Tanner Burns · LinkedIn ↗
Co-Founder & Chief Scientist
- Abigail Maines · LinkedIn ↗
Chief Revenue Officer
- Jeremiah Gibber · LinkedIn ↗
Chief Marketing Officer
- Mike Bruchanski · LinkedIn ↗
CPO
- Mike Gesnaldo · LinkedIn ↗
Chief Revenue Officer
Sources11
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Profile4
- 1
PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“employee_range: 51-200 (profile: 175)”
- 2
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "USA", "hq_iso2": "US", "id": "13b50c9f-0b38-48f5-9f57-fbb586ede317"}”
- 3
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 51-200 (profile: 51-200 employees)”
- 4
Owler · Supports Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“founded_year: 2022”
Systems2
- 5
HiddenLayer · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, System
“Secure your AI with HiddenLayer’s end-to-end platform that detects threats, protects models, and ensures safe, compliant AI adoption at scale.”
- 6CompanyPlatform | HiddenLayer
HiddenLayer · Supports System
“#### AI Supply Chain Security Secure AI models before deployment by validating integrity and supply chain.”
Funding4
- 7
TechCrunch · Sep 2, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“has now raised $100 million in a Series B funding round that was led by Delta-v Capital”
- 8
TechCrunch · Sep 19, 2023 · Supports Funding round · amount
“raised $50 million in a funding round co-led by M12 and Moore Strategic Ventures”
- 9
FinSMEs · Jul 19, 2022 · Supports Funding round · amount
“raised $6M in Seed funding”
- 10
Forge Global · Supports Funding round · post money valuation usd
“09/19/2023 Series A $50.25M $9.09 $222.93M”
People1
- 11
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url, Role
“hq_city: Austin”
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