Kenzo Raises $4.5M to Reframe AI in Security Operations

Kenzo Security has officially launched with $4.5 million in seed funding, backed by The General Partnership and several veteran security operators. Founded by Harish Singh and Partha Naidu, the company enters the market with a clear objective: to re-architect security operations using a purpose-built AI platform designed to tackle the real-world challenges teams face daily. Drawing on their experience at organizations like Lacework, Datadog, and the U.S. Air Force’s cyber operations center, the founders bring both technical depth and field-tested insight into what it takes to scale modern security defenses.

At the core of Kenzo’s platform is a network of specialized, autonomous AI agents that operate on a proprietary data mesh. These agents are trained to handle distinct functions—threat detection, investigation, intelligence gathering, and response—without relying on static playbooks or manual workflows. By combining these capabilities across a dynamic, contextual data fabric, Kenzo enables real-time collaboration between agents, improving accuracy and accelerating outcomes. This allows teams to lower mean-time-to-detection and response, while reducing dependency on human intervention for routine tasks.

Kenzo’s architecture is designed to integrate directly into existing security stacks via read-only API access, allowing customers to onboard quickly and begin receiving actionable insights within minutes. The platform reduces alert fatigue by correlating signals and autonomously investigating anomalies, ensuring analysts are only surfaced with critical, high-fidelity threats. By automating investigations and tuning detections based on emerging threat intel, Kenzo helps teams move from reactive firefighting to proactive risk reduction—all while maximizing the return on current tools and personnel.

With initial traction across industries like financial services, tech, and retail, Kenzo is poised to bring agentic AI deeper into the heart of cybersecurity operations. The company’s platform doesn’t simply wrap AI around old processes—it reimagines the SOC as a dynamic system where machine-scale reasoning and human-level understanding intersect. For teams looking to close the gap with increasingly sophisticated adversaries, Kenzo offers a new way forward. Demo requests are now open for security leaders ready to see the platform in action.