Pluto Security raises $42 million to watch how employees use AI tools
A security startup's data on where AI-built tools leak: finance teams, not developers.
Pluto Security came out of stealth with $42 million (an $8.5 million seed led by TLV Partners and a $34 million Series A led by Jump Capital) for software that gives companies visibility and control over employees' AI tools and connectors. CEO Shahar Bahat says a new AI tool can show up inside a company within two hours of release and that about 60% of the risks Pluto detects are in tools vibe-coded by non-developers, with finance departments the biggest source. Pluto says it has more than 30 enterprise customers and over $2 million in annual recurring revenue since starting sales in April.
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Shadow IT
After exploring Pluto Security raises $42M as AI gives enterprise security teams a new headache, the older name for the problem is Shadow IT.
Technology deployed by departments outside central IT to get around its restrictions: it can help productivity, but brings security and compliance risks.
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