Manifold Raises $8 Million for AI Detection and Response

"Every developer today has coding agents on their laptop with access to source code, production systems, and CI/CD pipelines connected to an expanding ecosystem of MCP servers, skills, and third-party tools that no one is inspecting. With the rise of Claude Cowork, OpenClaw, and others, that same pattern is about to hit every knowledge worker. These agents don't just talk - they execute."

"Manifold provides security teams with real-time maps of the AI agents running in the organization's environment, with information on the tools they call, the systems they access, and the actions they take. By providing visibility into all AI agents and their acquired access, capabilities, and exposures, Manifold enables security teams to immediately quarantine, remediate, or terminate rogue agents."

Manifold, a California-based cybersecurity startup founded in 2025, secured $8 million in seed funding led by Costanoa Ventures to advance its agentic AI Detection and Response (AIDR) platform. The platform delivers real-time visibility into AI agents operating within organizational environments, mapping their tool usage, system access, and actions. Deployed on existing infrastructure, it monitors connections to MCP servers, databases, and external systems while detecting behavioral anomalies. Security teams can immediately quarantine, remediate, or terminate rogue agents. The funding addresses growing security concerns as AI agents gain access to source code, production systems, and CI/CD pipelines across expanding ecosystems of tools and services.

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