# WideField Security

> WideField Security built an enterprise identity-security platform around a neglected question: what does a human, service account, token, or AI agent do after authentication? Its API-connected software mapped identities and credentials, found posture and policy gaps, modeled active sessions, detected behavioral anomalies, and supported manual or automated response across SaaS, cloud, and on-premises systems. Founded in 2023 by Netskope veterans Abhay Kulkarni and Kartik Kumar, the company raised an $11.3 million Series A, expanded into AI-agent monitoring, and was acquired by Cisco in July 2026 for an undisclosed price. WideField is no longer sold to new customers as a standalone product; its technology is being integrated into Cisco Identity Intelligence and Splunk security products.

- **Founded:** 2023
- **Headquarters:** Santa Clara, United States
- **Founders:** Abhay Kulkarni (CEO and Co-Founder), Kartik Kumar (CTO and Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 29 employees before the Cisco acquisition, according to the supplied company record; no official public headcount was found.
- **Products:** WideField Identity Security Platform, Organizational Identity Risk Assessment, AI Agent Identity Monitoring
- **Notable:** Analyzed more than 300 publicly disclosed breaches to shape the product thesis., Launched publicly at the RSA Conference in 2025., Raised an $11.3 million Series A led by Crosspoint Capital Partners in October 2025.

## Products & services

- **WideField Identity Security Platform** — An API-connected platform that discovers human and non-human identities, maps accounts, credentials, privileges, and relationships, assesses posture, analyzes authentication paths, monitors sessions, detects behavioral anomalies, supports investigations, and triggers manual, policy-based, or API-driven remediation across SaaS, cloud, and on-premises environments.
- **Organizational Identity Risk Assessment** — A daily CISO-oriented report that aggregates more than 60 signals across five categories into an enterprise identity-risk score and prioritized findings.
- **AI Agent Identity Monitoring** — Coverage for autonomous bots and agents using delegated authority, including behavioral modeling and detection of token misuse, impossible travel, unauthorized permission use, and data-exfiltration patterns.

## Achievements

- Analyzed more than 300 publicly disclosed breaches to shape the product thesis.
- Launched publicly at the RSA Conference in 2025.
- Raised an $11.3 million Series A led by Crosspoint Capital Partners in October 2025.
- Added Cisco Investments and launched AI-agent identity monitoring in March 2026.
- Reported detecting behavioral changes connected to the Salesloft Drift compromise in a customer environment.
- Was acquired by Cisco on July 31, 2026, with technology designated for Cisco Identity Intelligence and Splunk security products.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — WideField raised an $11.3 million Series A led by Crosspoint Capital Partners with participation from Engineering Capital and others.
- **2026-03** — Cisco Investments joined the Series A, John Hurley joined the board, and WideField launched AI-agent identity monitoring.
- **2026-06** — Cisco announced an agreement to acquire WideField and integrate its identity and session telemetry into Splunk and Cisco Identity Intelligence.
- **2026-07** — Cisco completed the acquisition on July 31. WideField ended new standalone sales and licensing the same day while preserving contracted support for existing customers.
- **2026-08** — WideField's website states that its capabilities are being integrated into Cisco Identity Intelligence and Splunk security solutions.

## Links

- Website: https://www.widefield.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/widefield

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Last updated: 2026-08-20