# HiddenLayer

> HiddenLayer builds enterprise security software for predictive, generative and agentic AI. Its platform discovers AI assets, inspects model supply chains, simulates attacks and monitors production behavior, with research and advisory services supporting deployments. Microsoft Azure AI publicly uses its Model Scanner.

- **Founded:** 2022
- **Headquarters:** Austin, United States
- **Founders:** Christopher "Tito" Sestito (CEO, Chairman and Co-Founder), Tanner Burns (Chief Scientist and Co-Founder), Jim Ballard (COO and Co-Founder)
- **Products:** AI Discovery, AI Supply Chain Security / Model Scanner, AI Attack Simulation, AI Runtime Security, Agent Harness Security
- **Notable:** Won RSA Conference’s 2023 Innovation Sandbox competition., Microsoft publicly confirmed Model Scanner use in Azure AI in May 2024., Raised US$156 million across the three documented financing rounds.

## Products & services

- **AI Discovery** — Inventories models, agents and workflows across enterprise environments and associates assets with ownership and risk metadata.
- **AI Supply Chain Security / Model Scanner** — Inspects model files and components for malicious code, tampering and vulnerabilities; adds model lineage, provenance and bill-of-materials visibility.
- **AI Attack Simulation** — Automates adversarial testing for prompt injection, jailbreaks, sensitive-data leakage and unsafe agent tool use.
- **AI Runtime Security** — Monitors AI interactions and agent execution for threats; the March 2026 update added agent visibility, investigation and enforcement capabilities.
- **Agent Harness Security** — Extends runtime protection to the execution environment of autonomous coding agents; identified in the September 2026 financing announcement.
- **Adversarial AI research and expert services** — Security research, education and expert assistance drawing on malware analysis, reverse engineering and adversarial machine learning.

## Achievements

- Won RSA Conference’s 2023 Innovation Sandbox competition.
- Microsoft publicly confirmed Model Scanner use in Azure AI in May 2024.
- Raised US$156 million across the three documented financing rounds.
- Reports SOC 2 Type II compliance for its Machine Learning Detection & Response system.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Added agentic runtime visibility, investigation and threat hunting, and detection and enforcement.
- **2026-06** — Joined the Databricks Unity AI Gateway ecosystem and announced collaboration with Cohere.
- **2026-09** — Announced US$100 million Series B financing to expand enterprise and agent security.

## Links

- Website: https://www.hiddenlayer.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hiddenlayersec/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/hiddenlayersec
- GitHub: https://github.com/hiddenlayerai
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenlayer

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Last updated: 2026-10-05