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Total funding
$50M
As of Sep 16, 2026Value Add Pulse research
Company Snapshot
AIR is a AI infra company, based in Tel Aviv, Israel, founded 2026 by Yair Saban, Niv Hoffman. Total funding $50M (As of Sep 16, 2026).
Recent changes
- Sep 2, 2026Sep 2, 2026First reported total funding: $50M PYMNTS
- Sep 1, 2026Sep 1, 2026Raised $50M Seed TechCrunch
- Sep 1, 2026Sep 1, 2026New investor: Greenoaks TechCrunch
- Sep 1, 2026Sep 1, 2026New investor: Sequoia Capital TechCrunch
- Sep 1, 2026Sep 1, 2026AIR Raises $50M to Vet What AI Agents Use Pulse story
Earlier changes (3)
- Sep 1, 2026Sep 1, 2026AIR Raises $50M to Vet What AI Agents Are Allowed to Use Pulse story
- Sep 1, 2026Sep 1, 2026AIR Raises $50M to Police What AI Agents Install Pulse story
- 20262026Raised $10M Seed Value Add Pulse enrichment
Funding History
2 events · sources dated per row| Date | Event | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | Seed | $50M | — | outlined = lead | Pulse story |
| Jan 1, 2026 | Seed | $10M | — | Value Add Pulse research |
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Latest Pulse
- Sep 1, 2026AIR Raises $50M to Police What AI Agents InstallAIR, founded by two Israeli Unit 8200 veterans, came out of stealth with $50 million raised across two seed rounds to continuously vet the skills, tools and add-ons AI agents pull in from the open internet.→
- Sep 1, 2026AIR Raises $50M to Vet What AI Agents UseAIR, founded by two Israeli Unit 8200 veterans, raised $50 million across two seed rounds led by Sequoia and Greenoaks to build a platform that discovers and vets the skills and add-ons AI agents pull into enterprise environments.→
- Sep 1, 2026AIR Raises $50M to Vet What AI Agents Are Allowed to UseAIR, founded by two Israeli intelligence veterans, raised $50 million across two seed rounds to build a firewall that vets the skills and tools AI agents pull from, after finding 17,800 public add-ons linked to untrusted sources.→
Coverage Timeline
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AI$50M seed (two rounds)
AIR Raises $50M to Police What AI Agents Install
AIR, founded by two Israeli Unit 8200 veterans, came out of stealth with $50 million raised across two seed rounds to continuously vet the skills, tools and add-ons AI agents pull in from the open internet.
DEEP DIVE
FUNDING
AIR Raises $50M to Vet What AI Agents Use
FUNDING$50M seed
AIR Raises $50M to Vet What AI Agents Use
AIR, founded by two Israeli Unit 8200 veterans, raised $50 million across two seed rounds led by Sequoia and Greenoaks to build a platform that discovers and vets the skills and add-ons AI agents pull into enterprise environments.
DEEP DIVE
FUNDING
AIR Raises $50M to Vet What AI Agents Are Allowed to Use
FUNDING$50M seed
AIR Raises $50M to Vet What AI Agents Are Allowed to Use
AIR, founded by two Israeli intelligence veterans, raised $50 million across two seed rounds to build a firewall that vets the skills and tools AI agents pull from, after finding 17,800 public add-ons linked to untrusted sources.
DEEP DIVE
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- TechCrunchmajor outlet1 fact
- Value Add Pulse researchValue Add VC data2 facts
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