Protect AI
Startup that secures AI and machine learning models, now being bought by Palo Alto Networks.
- Value
- Price not disclosed (Palo Alto deal announced Apr 2025)
- Based in
- US
- Listed
- Private
It was one of the early firms selling security for AI models.
Its products are being folded into Palo Alto's platform, so it will not be sold on its own.
Money coming in
Who pays Protect AI, and for what.
Agreed to buy Protect AI and fold it into Prisma AIRS
securityinfowatch.com
Money going out
Who Protect AI pays to do what it does.
No suppliers of Protect AI mapped yet.
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25% of AI chip supply (Epoch AI)
Open profileLarge firewall and security company that bought Protect AI to add AI model security to its Prisma AIRS platform.
Next-generation security ARR of $8.13B, up 60% year on year (Q3 FY26, reported)
Open profileCloud security platform that finds risks across a company's cloud accounts, now owned by Google.
Reported above $1B ARR during 2025, from unnamed sources (press)
Open profileIsraeli cyber firm that agreed to buy Lakera to add AI security to its products.
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About $300M, the price Check Point is reported to pay (estimate, not officially disclosed)
Open profileEndpoint and cloud security company that is adding protection for AI agents and AI apps.
Ending ARR about $5.84B, up 25% year on year (quarter to 31 Jul 2026)
Open profileAutomates compliance work, such as SOC 2 and ISO 27001 audits, for companies that sell software.
About $300M ARR (Apr 2026, Sacra estimate). A company profile says over $300M, not confirmed
Open profileGovernance platform that helps companies track and document their AI models and the rules they follow.
No figure found
Open profileStartup that secures AI agents by watching what they do and what they are allowed to access.
About $400M (Globes, unnamed sources, not officially disclosed)
Open profileSources: securityinfowatch.com
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