Microsoft's VC Arm M12 Backs Zenity for Low-Code & AI Copilots Security

Zenity, an Israeli startup offering low-code development and AI copilots security, has received a strategic investment led by M12, Microsoft's Venture Fund. The partnership aims to bolster Zenity's mission of helping enterprises securely harness the power of AI copilots and low-code development.

As enterprises increasingly adopt AI copilots and low-code platforms, like Microsoft's Power Platform and Copilot Studio, business users are taking charge of application development.

Gartner predicts that by 2026, over 80% of enterprises will deploy GenAI-enabled applications, with 70% of new applications using low-code/no-code technology by 2025. This shift results in Shadow Application Development, where applications are developed outside traditional IT safeguards.

Zenity's research indicates that organizations are developing upwards of 79,000 applications using copilots and low-code platforms, with over 60% containing serious security vulnerabilities. These include hard-coded secrets, untrusted access to critical assets, and poorly configured authentication mechanisms.

Zenity is the first platform dedicated to securing and governing copilots and low-code/no-code development. Built with a security-first approach, Zenity focuses on Visibility, Risk Assessment, and Governance. As a founding member of the OWASP Top 10 project for low-code/no-code development, Zenity takes a community-oriented approach to this evolving security landscape. With SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR compliance, Zenity's agent-less platform offers robust security solutions, including Application Security Posture Management, AI Security Posture Management, Vulnerability Management, Software Composition Analysis, and Secrets Scanning.