AuthMind raises $19.3M to protect enterprise identities across AI, cloud, and hybrid infrastructure

As more companies shift to hybrid and multi-cloud setups, keeping track of identity access has quietly become one of the biggest security headaches. The rise of shadow IT, machine-to-machine workloads, and AI systems acting with increasing autonomy only adds fuel to the fire. Meanwhile, attackers are getting smarter, blending into normal user activity with low-and-slow tactics and identity mimicry—just like the Volt Typhoon group that’s been making headlines for doing exactly that.

Security tools built a decade ago weren’t built for this. And it shows.

Enter AuthMind, a Bethesda, Maryland tech startup that brings real-time identity observability to fight AI-fueled attacks and modern security blind spots. The company aims to help businesses and enterprises monitor and protect identity activity—human or machine—across cloud, SaaS, hybrid, and on-prem systems, all in real time. With what it calls “identity observability,” AuthMind claims it can detect suspicious behavior faster and give security teams enough context to act before anything breaks.

Investors seem convinced. The company just announced a $19.3 million seed round led by Cheyenne Ventures. The round drew support from Black Opal Ventures, K2 Access Fund, the Jefferies Family Office, Silver Buckshot Ventures, Blu Venture Investors, and returning backers Ballistic Ventures and IBM.

AuthMind says the fresh funding will go toward expanding go-to-market operations and refining its product suite. The company promises that its platform can be deployed across an enterprise in minutes, giving security teams visibility without adding setup friction.

“As enterprises deal with increasingly fragmented environments, identity protection has become a major challenge,” said Gregory Eaton, founder and managing director at Cheyenne Ventures. “AuthMind is addressing this challenge head-on with a new approach to identity protection through comprehensive identity observability, giving organizations the context, clarity and control to protect their environments. We are excited to support AuthMind as they lead the way in transforming identity protection.”

CEO Shlomi Yanai echoed that sentiment: “AuthMind is redefining identity protection by providing continuous, context-driven observability, posture management, and threat detection for all identities and their access paths across multi-cloud, SaaS, and on-premises environments.”

Some of the world’s biggest financial and insurance firms are already using the platform, according to the company. AuthMind was recently named a Gartner Cool Vendor in Identity-First Security and has R&D operations in Pune, India.

The startup’s pitch is simple: security teams don’t need more alerts—they need clarity. And with AI and cloud services only growing in enterprise stacks, identity protection isn’t just about people anymore.

It’s about everything with access.

AuthMind Founders