Hadrian raises $40 million for its continuous penetration testing agents

The Dutch offensive security firm has raised its total funding to $65 million. Its AI agents map the attack surface and verify which vulnerabilities are actually exploitable.

Hadrian, which develops an offensive security platform based on AI agents, has completed a $40 million tour jointly led by Forgepoint Capital International and SmartFin. HV Capital, Motive Partners, Picus Capital and Oetker Ventures, already present in the capital, have returned to the pot, bringing the total raised to 65 million dollars. The money must finance expansion into Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the United States, as well as the recruitment of engineers and researchers.

Replying to attackers who automate

The company starts from one observation: the attackers are increasingly using AI to automate their operations, while many defence teams are still relying on manual and point-based intrusion tests, and are running under alerts that are impossible to deal with. Its platform combines two products. Atlas continuously identifies what an organization is exposing on the Internet and instructs specialized agents to determine which vulnerabilities are actually exploitable. Nova performs intrusion tests on demand.

Both tools share the same context, allowing for the transition from continuous monitoring to a targeted test without starting from scratch. Humans set goals and make important decisions; the agents perform the work between the two.