Adaptive Security has secured $81 million in new funding from investors, positioning the company to expand its efforts in combating AI-powered cyber threats. Founded in 2024 by serial entrepreneurs Brian Long and Andrew Jones, Adaptive Security specializes in safeguarding organizations against sophisticated digital attacks, leveraging advanced artificial intelligence. The new capital will be instrumental in scaling the company’s operations and accelerating its mission to protect enterprises from an increasingly complex threat landscape.
The company addresses emerging cyber risks such as deepfakes, vishing, smishing, and email spear phishing through its next-generation security awareness training and AI phishing simulation platform. Adaptive’s platform offers highly customized training content, uniquely tailored to individual employee roles and access levels, and incorporates open-source intelligence specific to the client’s organization. A distinctive feature includes the use of deepfakes of client executives within training modules to create incredibly realistic and impactful learning experiences. Employees can access this training on both mobile and desktop devices.
Beyond training, Adaptive Security enables security teams to measure program effectiveness with AI-powered phishing simulations. These hyper-realistic tests, which include deepfake, voice, SMS, and email phishing scenarios, assess risk levels across all threat vectors, including mobile devices. An AI open-source intelligence engine powers these simulations, providing clients with crucial visibility into how their company's digital footprint could be exploited by cybercriminals. The company’s existing customer base includes leading global organizations such as MLB, Figma, Ramp, Lennar, and Nectar.
This investment underscores the growing urgency for advanced cybersecurity solutions capable of neutralizing AI-driven threats. Adaptive Security plans to deploy the $81 million funding to further enhance its platform’s capabilities, expand its market reach globally, and bolster its research and development initiatives. The company aims to continue its leadership in proactive defense against the evolving landscape of AI-powered cybercrime, ensuring its clients remain resilient against future attacks.
