Backslash Raises $19 Million to Secure Vibe Coding
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Backslash Raises $19 Million to Secure Vibe Coding
"Backslash aims to secure the attack surface from the ground up, throughout the entire development lifecycle. It covers AI agents, IDEs, MCPs, and prompt workflows and rules, as well as governance controls. The company's platform unifies multiple security control points in a single product, providing organizations with visibility into their entire AI development stack and with granular event monitoring. It also enables organizations to apply guardrails across their tools, and provides malicious behavior detection, protection, and response capabilities."
"Vibe coding security firm Backslash Security today announced raising $19 million in a Series A funding round that brings the total raised by the company to $27 million. The investment round was led by Kompas VC, with additional support from Artofin Venture Capital, First Rays Capital, Maniv, and StageOne Ventures. Backslash will use the fresh investment to expand its R&D team and operations, to deepen its platform's capabilities, and scale go-to-market efforts across the US and Europe."
Backslash Security raised $19 million in a Series A round, bringing total funding to $27 million. The round was led by Kompas VC with support from Artofin Venture Capital, First Rays Capital, Maniv, and StageOne Ventures. Founded in 2022 and based in Tel Aviv, Backslash built an end-to-end security platform for vibe coding and AI-native application development. The platform secures the attack surface across the entire development lifecycle, covering AI agents, IDEs, MCPs, prompt workflows, rules, and governance controls. The platform unifies security control points, provides visibility and granular event monitoring, applies guardrails, and offers malicious behavior detection, protection, and response. The funding will expand R&D, deepen capabilities, and scale go-to-market across the US and Europe.
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