What AuthMind does

AuthMind is a privately held cybersecurity company founded in 2020 and headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, with research and development operations in Pune, India. The company sells an Agentic AI Identity Observability and Protection Platform that continuously observes network and cloud dataflow streams to discover, classify, and remediate identity activity across three categories: human users, non-human identities (workloads, services, secrets), and AI agents. The platform is built on a patented Identity Access Flow Graph that correlates telemetry across the network/cloud plane (truth), identity systems plane (context), and systems plane to surface what identities actually do versus what policies intend. Proprietary ML models detect LLM communication patterns directly from network traffic and classify discovered AI agents into behavioral categories without prior knowledge of the agent's framework or origin, enabling discovery of shadow AI agents and mapping back to human owners.

The product surface spans Agentic AI Identity Protection, Non-Human Identity and Workload Security, Advanced Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR), Vault and Secret Manager observability, and an automation layer that compresses incident response from hours or days to minutes by integrating with ITSM (ServiceNow), SASE (Zscaler), IdPs (Okta, Microsoft Entra ID), PAM, vault, and Slack for closed-loop remediation. AuthMind generates revenue through annual SaaS subscriptions sold on a quote-based, services-purchased basis (not usage), with fees invoiced in full up front, one-year initial terms with auto-renewal, and net-30 payment terms in U.S. dollars. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting CISOs, identity security leaders, SecOps, and IAM architects, supported by webinars, content marketing, conference presence (including RSA Conference), and integration partnerships.

The company has raised approximately $27.8M cumulatively across an SEC Regulation D filing of ~$8.49M in July 2023 and a $19.3M seed round announced April 22, 2025, led by Cheyenne Ventures with a strategic investment from F5. AuthMind holds two granted U.S. patents (Nos. 11,895,144 B2 and 12,609,957 B2) covering identity access flow mapping and real-time identity observability across network and cloud dataflows, and has received multiple industry awards including the 2025 and 2026 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards and the 2026 Global Infosec Award at RSA. Leadership includes co-founder and CEO Shlomi Yanai, co-founder and CTO Ankur Panchbudhe, and CRO Silvio Pappalardo (appointed May 13, 2026), who leads global sales and customer success.

Name

AuthMind

Legal name

AuthMind, Inc.

Website

https://authmind.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AuthMind provides a patented identity observability and protection platform that uses network and cloud dataflow analysis with proprietary ML to discover, classify, and remediate human, non-human, and AI agent identities for enterprise CISOs and security teams.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Identity Observability Software

NAICS

Security Systems Services (56162), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Identity Threat Detection & Response (ITDR) (HDAEAJAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Secrets Management & Machine Identity (API keys, certificates, workload identity) (HDAEAJAJ), Identity, Access & Secrets Management for AI Systems (IAM for agents/models) (HDAAAKAJ)

Keywords

• Identity observability platform
• Agentic AI security
• Non-human identity protection
• Identity threat detection
• SaaS cybersecurity platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Bethesda

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription: AuthMind delivers a proprietary software-as-a-service that integrates with the customer's network, system, and software infrastructure to analyze identity risks. Customers subscribe on an annual term (initial one-year term with auto-renewal for subsequent one-year terms) and pay recurring subscription fees quoted in U.S. dollars, invoiced in full up front; fees are based on Services purchased rather than actual usage, with net-30 payment terms.
2. Professional Services / Trial Engagements: The SaaS Terms allow trial-period usage that can be terminated immediately by either party, supporting a trial-led acquisition motion that converts to paid annual subscription. AuthMind also delivers webinars, solution briefs, and product demos as part of the sales cycle, but paid professional services beyond the subscription are not separately disclosed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

AuthMind provides a SaaS-based identity observability and threat protection platform that continuously monitors network and cloud dataflow streams to discover, classify, and remediate identity risks across human, non-human (NHI), and agentic AI identities in enterprise environments. The platform is anchored by a patented Identity Access Flow Graph that correlates identity activity, network traffic, and cloud telemetry in real time, with closed-loop automated remediation across IdPs, PAM, secrets managers, ITSM, and SASE tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AuthMind Agentic AI Identity Observability & Protection Platform Proprietary SaaS platform for enterprise security teams that continuously observes network and cloud dataflows to discover, classify, and protect AI agent, non-human (workload/NHI), and human identities. Correlates identity, network, and system telemetry in real time to detect advanced identity threats, shadow AI agents, and policy-to-runtime gaps across cloud, SaaS, hybrid, and on-premises environments.
• AuthMind Automations Closed-loop remediation engine within the AuthMind platform that automatically blocks access, revokes tokens, rotates credentials, creates ITSM tickets, and routes notifications across IdPs, endpoints, SASE, PAM, and security tooling to compress identity incident response from hours/days to minutes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Compresses identity incident investigation and containment from weeks/months to minutes through automated detection and response.
• +3 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

AI capability3 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ServiceNowcoreTechnology or IntegrationServiceNow is integrated as AuthMind's primary ITSM platform for automated remediation. When shadow AI agent access is detected, AuthMind can automatically create a ServiceNow ticket with full incident context, update it with actions taken, and notify the security team via Slack.
• ZscalercoreTechnology or IntegrationZscaler is referenced as a primary SASE integration point. AuthMind can use Zscaler (or other SASE tools) to block unauthorized access at the network layer, revoke the active session of the unauthorized user, and complete the remediation workflow.
• SlackcoreTechnology or IntegrationSlack is integrated for automated security team notifications as part of AuthMind's remediation workflow, alongside ITSM (ServiceNow) and SASE (Zscaler) enforcement actions.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Astrix Security: Astrix Security focuses on securing non-human identities (NHIs) and third-party integrations, directly overlapping with AuthMind's NHI and AI agent protection capabilities. Both target enterprise CISOs and identity security leaders and compete for the same identity observability budget.
• Clutch Security: Clutch Security is an emerging NHI security platform addressing machine and workload identity posture. It overlaps with AuthMind's NHI workload security use cases and competes in the same early-stage enterprise security category.

Broad incumbents

• CrowdStrike: CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Threat Protection is a broad ITDR and identity security offering that overlaps with AuthMind's Advanced ITDR and identity observability capabilities. CrowdStrike bundles these into its broader Falcon platform, putting direct competitive pressure on AuthMind in enterprise deals.
• Microsoft (Defender for Identity / Entra): Microsoft Defender for Identity and Microsoft Entra provide identity threat detection, identity governance, and NHI-related capabilities as part of its broader security and identity stack. As an incumbent in every enterprise that already uses Entra ID, Microsoft is the most strategically significant competitor to AuthMind.
• CyberArk: CyberArk is a leader in privileged access management (PAM) and has been expanding into broader identity security, including ITDR and NHI. CyberArk's PAM footprint and large enterprise customer base overlap with AuthMind's integrations and buyer personas.
• Okta: Okta is a leading identity provider with growing identity threat detection and governance capabilities. AuthMind integrates with Okta today but also competes for the same CISO/identity security budget as Okta expands into observability and threat response.
• BeyondTrust: BeyondTrust is a major PAM and identity security vendor with overlapping coverage in privileged access, NHI, and identity threat protection. It competes for similar enterprise identity security budgets and customer stakeholders as AuthMind.
• Vectra AI: Vectra AI applies AI-driven network and identity threat detection across hybrid environments, closely aligning with AuthMind's network/cloud dataflow observability approach. Vectra is a broader incumbent in AI-driven threat detection that overlaps in use cases and buyer personas.
• SentinelOne: SentinelOne's Singularity platform includes identity-related threat detection capabilities and competes broadly in enterprise endpoint, cloud, and identity security. As a well-funded incumbent, it represents a bundling threat to standalone identity observability vendors like AuthMind.

Emerging players

• Wiz: Wiz is a cloud security platform that has expanded into identity and entitlement-related capabilities. While its primary focus is cloud security posture, its growing identity-related feature set creates partial overlap with AuthMind's NHI and cloud-dataflow observability capabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors12 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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