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Empirical Series A cybersecurity funding round

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Empirical raised $25 million in a Series A round, adding fresh capital to expand its cybersecurity products for the agentic AI era. The funding increases the company's total capital raised to $37 million. Brightmind Partners led the round, with Costanoa Ventures and Hyde Park Angels (HPA) also participating. The money is earmarked to accelerate development of Foundation and Radiant, tools aimed at predicting and identifying threats.

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  1. 21.07.2026 15:47 2 articles · 3h ago

    Empirical raises $25 million in Series A funding

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    Cybersecurity startup Empirical raised $25 million in a Series A led by Brightmind Partners, with additional support from Costanoa Ventures, Hyde Park Angels (HPA), and other investors, bringing the company’s total funding to $37 million. The Chicago-based company said it will use the capital to accelerate development of Foundation and Radiant, its products for predicting and identifying threats in the agentic AI era; Foundation monitors over 18,000 exploited CVEs, and Radiant identifies threats relevant to each organization’s environment.

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