AI Security Firm, Depthfirst, Announces $40 Million Series A

AI Security Firm, Depthfirst, Announces $40 Million Series A

AI Arms Race Heats Up as Depthfirst Secures $40 Million to Counter AI-Powered Cybercrime In a world where cybercriminals are weaponizing artificial intelligence, a new player has emerged with serious backing to even the odds. Depthfirst, an AI-native cybersecurity startup founded just over a year ago, has raised $40 million in a Series A funding round aimed squarely at defending enterprises from increasingly sophisticated, AI-fueled attacks. The announcement arrives amid growing concern that traditional security tools simply can’t keep pace with modern threats—especially when attackers now deploy generative AI to automate phishing, exploit discovery, and malware creation. Credit: depthfirst Why AI-Powered Defense Is No Longer Optional The cybersecurity landscape has shifted dramatically since 2023. What once required weeks of manual reconnaissance can now be accomplished in minutes using off-the-shelf AI models. This asymmetry between attacker speed and defender response time has created …