Acquisition
Palo Alto Networks in talks to buy AI agent security startup Clutch for $500M (opens techcrunch.com)
Clutch, backed by Lightspeed and SignalFire, was last valued at $85 million, according to a source.
AcquisitionReported
CrowdStrike to acquire cybersecurity startups Fiddler AI, Dreadnode for reported $495M
Context: CrowdStrike is buying two startups that secure AI agents, announced alongside an update to its Falcon Guardian product.
From SiliconANGLE: CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. today disclosed plans to buy Fiddler AI Inc. and Dreadnode Inc., two startups that specialize in securing artificial intelligence agents. The company announced the deals alongside an update to its Falcon Guardian product.
- Source
- SiliconANGLE (siliconangle.com)
- Published
- First seen here
- Edition
- Tuesday, November 3, 2026, ranked 13
- Status
- A publication reported this; the company may not have confirmed it.
- Why it’s here
- Two AI-agent security startups bought at once by a large security platform.
- Topics
- Security, AI agents, M&A
