Archipelo Launches to Secure AI-Generated Code
Securing software has always been a complex undertaking, but the rise of artificial intelligence in code creation has added a new layer of intricacy. Archipelo, a San Francisco-based cybersecurity startup, is tackling this challenge head-on and announced today that it has emerged from stealth with $12 million in funding.
Archipelo’s core offering is a platform for “Developer Security Posture Management” (DevSPM). According to Matthew Wise, CEO and co-founder of Archipelo, the company identified a critical gap in the market. “We discovered that there is no developer security posture tool, and that’s what we built,” Wise explained in a call. “Every enterprise faces this problem. While they recognize how AI can improve developer productivity, they also understand the inherent risks. Yet, they lack solutions to observe and monitor all instances of AI coding usage to identify those risks.”
Traditional security breaches often stem from human error, with studies indicating that human mistakes account for a majority of incidents. With AI-generated code, the vulnerabilities become significantly more complex. Archipelo’s platform helps enterprises proactively secure both human-written and AI-driven code before potential vulnerabilities can reach production.
The funding will be allocated towards product expansion and go-to-market efforts. Dell Technologies Capital led the funding round, which included an undisclosed $4 million pre-seed round and an $8 million seed round.
Archipelo’s competitors in the “cloud-to-code security” space include established players such as Palo Alto Networks (Prisma Cloud), Wiz, Microsoft (Defender), GitHub, GitLab, Snyk, Checkmarx, and Veracode. While some competitors have raised significant funding, Archipelo differentiates itself by giving developers more microscope-level monitoring before risks become incidents.
Wise highlighted Archipelo’s focus on the developer, regardless of whether they’re a human or an AI agent. “This is not a strategic round for Dell. It’s a standard VC seed round. Dell isn’t a customer (yet),” he clarified.
Archipelo’s customers include Fortune 500 enterprises in sensitive industries like banking, healthcare, and defense, though the company isn’t yet disclosing specific names as deployments are ongoing.
Other investors participating in the funding round include Zoom CEO Eric Yuan, Andy Bechtolsheim, Bill Tai, David Weisburd (10X Capital), Gil Penchina, Ed Roman (Hack VC), Anima Anandkumar, Samsung NEXT, and Nima Capital.
