Hush Security Raises $11M Seed for Secretless Machine Access

Hush Security, a Tel Aviv-based startup, secured $11 million in seed funding. Battery Ventures and YL Ventures led the investment round. The company offers a secretless, policy-based platform for securing machine identities.

Hush Security's platform replaces traditional vaults and secrets managers, such as those from HashiCorp Vault and CyberArk. It implements just-in-time, policy-driven access controls enforced at runtime. This approach addresses rising risks from agentic AI and dynamic cloud environments.

Securing Machine Identities

The patent-pending technology enables least privileged access based on identity behavior, not just permissions. This policy-centric shift supports a zero trust model for machine-to-machine access. Hush Security streamlines compliance and protects everything from AI agents to microservices.

The platform delivers three integrated capabilities: Runtime Visibility & Discovery, Runtime Posture Analysis, and Prevention & Management. These features continuously map workloads, assess risks, and replace static secrets with dynamic access policies. This enhances AI security by blocking credential-based threats.

Despite operating in stealth, Hush Security has already secured multiple Fortune 500 companies as paying customers. The new capital will expand engineering efforts and accelerate global go-to-market strategies. This investment further solidifies Hush Security's position in the machine identity security market.

Hush Security was founded in 2024.