Kindo: Why We Invested

Today, Kindo announced a $30 million investment round, bringing the company’s total capital raised to $57.6 million. We’re excited to co-lead the round with Crosspoint Capital and partner with Ron Williams, Charlie Hulcher, Mathew Varghese, and the Kindo team as they build the AI agent management platform for the enterprise.

AI Agents Are Outpacing Enterprise Controls

Every time an agent reads data or touches a live system, the enterprise delegates authority. The same permissions that make agents useful can expose sensitive data and run up inference bills.

In conversations with CISOs and CIOs, we keep hearing about the same gap: the teams responsible for agents have no central way to see and control them and often end up squashing agentic processes.

Kindo: “Air Traffic Control” for AI Risk and Cost

Kindo gives enterprises a single control center for every agent, whether it’s built in Kindo or elsewhere, to discover shadow AI, govern what agents can access, and let teams step in when something goes wrong. Kindo also helps companies manage AI cost, a major concern for CFOs. Finance can track every token and agent outcome, set budgets, and enforce hard spend caps, while Kindo’s Deep Hat add-ons filter noisy alert queues before they reach a large model, driving costs even lower.

An Enterprise-Grade, AI-Native, and Turnkey Solution

Kindo’s AI agent management platform stands out in a market crowded with narrow solutions. Developer-first agent tools are great for prototyping but leave security and governance to the customer. SOAR platforms are proven in the SOC but are built around predefined playbooks, with AI bolted on.

Kindo gives organizations a complete solution without governance or security tradeoffs. The Kindo platform is AI-native with enterprise-grade security controls and is independent of any single model provider. It is deployable anywhere, including on-premises, in the cloud, and in air-gapped environments, and is turnkey so every team across IT, security, and the broader business can put agents to work—not just developers.

Strong Traction and a Proven Leadership Team

Kindo is delivering real results with its differentiated technology. The company grew revenue roughly 800% year over year in 2026 and runs in production in Fortune 500 firms and highly regulated environments. Aireon, a global aviation data provider, reports that it saves over $2 million per year using Kindo to improve its threat hunting and SOC operations. Kindo has also built a strong channel motion with partners embedding its platform in their own AI services.

Kindo’s strong traction is a reflection of its seasoned leadership team. CEO and Co-founder Ron Williams is a three-time CISO who led security at Riot Games, Clover Health, and Bird. CTO and Co-founder Charlie Hulcher, a former OpenSea and Bird engineer, is one of the most AI-forward engineering leaders we’ve met. CRO Mathew Varghese has scaled enterprise sales at Silverfort, Tanium, and Duo. Together, they bring deep security, AI, and GTM expertise to help enterprises accelerate and control agent adoption.

Defining the Future of AI Agent Management

As agents scale into the thousands within enterprises, agent governance becomes essential. We look forward to supporting Ron, Charlie, Mathew, and the Kindo team as they define this critical, growing category.