P0 Security
Cybersecurity · Information Security
$20Mtotal raised · 2 rounds on record
$15Mlatest round · Series A · Sep 2024 · 2 yr ago
2backers · Lightspeed Venture Partners, SYN Ventures
27team · US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025 · +59% in a year
Overview
P0 Security manages identity and access across cloud environments, covering human and machine identities in one place. It grants temporary, scoped privileges instead of leaving standing admin roles in place. Security teams use it to close the gap between cloud IAM and their approval processes.
Funding and backers
Total raised
$20M
2 rounds on record
Latest round
$15M
Series A · Sep 2024 · 2 yr ago
Team
27
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025 · +59% in a year
Backers
2
Lightspeed Venture Partners, SYN Ventures
The money's age
Long since its last round
26 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
15/100
in the news
Last sign of life
2 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
2025
Team of 27 was 17 · US Form 5500 (plan participants)
Sep 1, 2024
Raised a round Series A $15M
Nov 1, 2023
Raised a round Venture round $5M · SiliconANGLE
2022
Founded
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Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | Sep 2024 | $15M | — | finsmes.com |
| Venture round | Nov 2023 | $5M | — | SiliconANGLE |
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News
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The OpenAI agent did not go rogue. It ran out of authorization boundaries.
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Agents are redefining sensitive access and P0 is leveraging AI to extend coverage just as fast
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Why Authentication Is Not Enough For Agents
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Why Authentication Is Not Enough For Agents
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Coming AI governance challenge: controlling what agents do/say
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
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Countries
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San Francisco
United States
HQ
50-200 est. staff
447 Sutter Street Suite 405, PMB 198, San Francisco, CA, 94108, US