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Willow raises $7M seed round for AI agent IAM platform

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Willow emerged from stealth with $7 million in seed funding, giving the startup new capital to scale an identity and access platform for enterprise AI agents. The company is positioning the product as a security layer for organizations that want to deploy Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, and custom models with tighter control. The funding round adds momentum to a cybersecurity-focused business aimed at reducing risk around autonomous AI access.

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Willow launches identity and access platform for enterprise AI agents

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First: 04.06.2026 17:22 Last: 04.06.2026 17:22 Sources 1

How related: Willow (formerly Webrix) emerged from stealth mode on Thursday with an identity and access platform for enterprise AI agents and $7 million in seed funding.

About this happening: **Willow** emerged from stealth with an **identity and access platform** for **enterprise AI agents**, giving organizations centralized control over agent identities, approvals, a...

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First: 22.10.2025 15:39 Last: 22.10.2025 15:39 Sources 1

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  1. 04.06.2026 17:22 2 articles · 1h ago

    Willow emerges from stealth with $7 million seed funding for enterprise AI agent security

    Initial Disclosure

    Willow, formerly Webrix, emerged from stealth on Thursday with an identity and access platform for enterprise AI agents and $7 million in seed funding from Hetz Ventures and Wix executives. The platform is designed to secure enterprise AI systems and autonomous agents, integrate with Okta and Entra to assign verifiable identities to AI agents, enforce least-privilege access at runtime, and provide audit logs and direct access approvals through tools like Slack.

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