{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Daily Security Review","title":"Keycard Emerges from Stealth with $38M to Secure the Identity of AI Agents","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1157,"description":"San Francisco-based Keycard has officially emerged from stealth mode, announcing $38 million in funding across seed and Series A rounds to build what may become one of the most critical infrastructure layers of the AI era — identity and access management (IAM) for AI agents. Founded in 2025 by former senior executives from Snyk and Okta, Keycard is taking on the monumental task of securing how autonomous AI systems authenticate, access data, and execute tasks across production environments.The company’s founding thesis is clear: as enterprises move beyond AI experimentation and begin deploying autonomous agents into real-world applications, they face a major security gap. These agents often require direct access to internal systems, APIs, and sensitive data — yet existing IAM systems were designed for humans, not autonomous entities. Keycard’s platform fills this void by introducing a cryptographically verifiable identity layer for non-human actors, enabling organizations to deploy agents safely and confidently.At the heart of Keycard’s approach is a set of groundbreaking architectural features:Cryptographic identity verification ensures that every agent has a provable, tamper-proof identity, making impersonation or spoofing virtually impossible.Dynamic, task-scoped tokens replace static credentials like API keys. These ephemeral tokens are generated in real time, scoped to a specific agent, and valid only for the duration of a given task—dramatically reducing exposure to credential theft and misuse.Runtime contextual access controls allow organizations to enforce adaptive security policies based on live conditions, enabling granular governance over what each agent can access or perform at any given time.Keycard’s $38 million raise includes a $30 million Series A led by Acrew Capital and an $8 million seed round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Boldstart Ventures, with additional participation from Essence Ventures, Exceptional Capital, Mantis VC, Modern...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/pL79_MJFeJHamQ_ztImsGmDSMdl27VMk_30TAkieujE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yNzg5/ZjlhNzM5Y2M4Njli/NjkxNzgyODA2Nzhi/MDI2ZC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}