{
  "id": 12354578,
  "title": "Hadrian raises $40M for AI agents that find the weaknesses attackers can exploit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/hadrian-raises-40m-for-ai-agents-that-find-the-weaknesses-attackers",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-06T10:00:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SiliconANGLE",
    "slug": "siliconangle",
    "url": "https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/06/hadrian-raises-40m-for-ai-agents-that-find-the-weaknesses-attackers-can-exploit/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dutch cybersecurity firm Hadrian Security B.V. has raised $40 million to bolster its international operations. The funds will be used to grow the business in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, as well as expand its presence in the United States. Hadrian's proprietary software utilizes artificial intelligence agents to identify potential vulnerabilities in a company's online systems, offering continuous exposure management and agentic penetration testing in a single platform. This sets Hadrian apart from other vendors in the market.\n\nHadrian's platform is divided into two main products: Atlas and Nova. Atlas continuously maps an organization's external attack surface, while agents built for Atlas determine the feasibility of each discovered exposure in an attack. Nova, on the other hand, handles penetration testing on demand. The two products share context, allowing teams to seamlessly transition between tasks without starting from scratch.\n\nThe company argues that defenders have not kept pace with the evolving threat landscape. According to Hadrian, 87% of organizations still rely on manual penetration tests, and only 0.47% of vulnerability scanner findings are exploitable. Co-founder and Chief Executive Rogier Fischer believes that AI, which is reshaping the threat landscape, may also provide the solution. He emphasizes that most people are focused on automating the wrong aspects of cybersecurity.\n\nHadrian has already collaborated with major companies such as McKesson Corp., NBCUniversal Media LLC, and TotalEnergies SE. The company's customer base has seen a tenfold increase in visibility into critical exposures and an 80% reduction in issue resolution time. The new funding will support Hadrian's growth in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, as well as the U.S. The engineering and research teams will also expand, with Fischer and his co-founder Olivier Beg already having backgrounds in ethical hacking.\n\nThe funding round was led by Forgepoint Capital International and Smartfin, with participation from HV Capital, Motive Partners, Picus Capital, and Oetker Ventures. Smartfin partner Saumitra Dubey expressed confidence in Hadrian's plan to build a nine-figure revenue business. The company has now raised a total of $65 million in funding.",
  "summary": "Dutch offensive security startup Hadrian Security B.V. today announced that it has raised $40 million in new funding to expand its business internationally. Hadrian’s software points artificial intelligence agents at a company’s internet-facing systems to work out which weaknesses an attacker could actually exploit. No other vendor offers continuous exposure management and agentic penetration…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Sifted",
        "title": "Exclusive: Hadrian raises $40m as AI cyberattacks accelerate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/exclusive-hadrian-raises-40m-as-ai-cyberattacks-accelerate",
        "published": "2026-10-06T04:16:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tech.eu",
        "title": "Hadrian raises $40M to tackle AI-driven cyber threats",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/hadrian-raises-40m-to-tackle-ai-driven-cyber-threats",
        "published": "2026-10-06T07:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "EU-Startups",
        "title": "Cybersecurity startup Hadrian raises €35.68 million to scale its agentic AI offensive security platform",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/cybersecurity-startup-hadrian-raises-35-68-million-to-scale-its",
        "published": "2026-10-06T07:17:17.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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