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Backslash Security Raises $19 Million in Kompas VC-Led Series A for AI ‘Vibe Coding’ Protection

The Tel Aviv startup plans to channel the capital into R&D expansion and a U.S.–Europe go-to-market buildout.

Overview

  • Kompas VC led the $19 million Series A with participation from Maniv, Artofin Venture Capital, StageOne Ventures and First Rays Capital, bringing total funding to $27 million.
  • Backslash says its end-to-end platform secures AI-native development by unifying visibility, guardrails, real-time monitoring, detection and response across IDEs, AI agents, MCP servers and prompt workflows.
  • The company plans to expand its research and development to deepen detection, governance and response features and to scale its sales organization in the United States and Europe.
  • The raise follows rapid enterprise movement from AI-assisted coding toward autonomous agents, with Gartner reporting that by 2028 about 40% of new enterprise production software will use vibe coding techniques.
  • Backslash added board experience with Ron Zoran, former CyberArk chief revenue officer, joining as an independent director.