Way Security, which uses AI-driven automation and agentic workflows to help deploy IAM systems, raised a $20M seed from Insight Partners and Glilot Capital
Way Security raised a $20 million seed round from Insight Partners and Glilot Capital, CEO Yossi Barishev tells Axios Pro exclusively.
Context & Ripple Effects
Way Security’s seed round arrives amid a cluster of AI-security companies targeting distinct parts of the security lifecycle: Prime Security’s agents for security design, Reclaim Security’s automated exposure remediation, and Beacon’s agentic platform.
Way focuses that automation on IAM deployment, an implementation layer that connects security policy to operating systems and workflows. Its $20M round gives the company backing from Insight Partners and Glilot Capital to pursue that narrower wedge.
First-order effects
- Way Security gains $20M in seed financing to build and deploy its AI-driven IAM automation, while Insight Partners and Glilot Capital gain exposure to the company’s approach.
- Organizations evaluating IAM implementations gain another vendor positioned around agentic workflows rather than purely conventional deployment services.
Second-order effects
- IAM vendors and implementation partners may face pressure to show how their offerings reduce deployment effort and translate security requirements into working configurations, echoing Aryon Security’s policy-to-enforcement approach.
- The round adds to investor attention on AI products that automate security operations across adjacent tasks, from design through remediation and deployment.
Third-order effects
- If these products prove dependable, cybersecurity services could shift toward an AI-automated operating model in which smaller teams supervise more of the implementation and control-management work.
- The durable differentiator may become security-control maturity per workflow: whether automated deployments remain enforceable, auditable, and usable after rollout, not simply whether an agent can complete setup.
The trend: AI-security startups are increasingly targeting discrete operational workflows, turning security deployment and control management into candidates for agent-assisted automation.