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RECO RAISES $55M, HITS $140M TOTAL FUNDING

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WED, SEP 30, 2026

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Reco secured $55 million in fresh funding, building on a $30 million Series B round from February. The AI agent security company has now raised $140 million total.

The funding round underscores growing investor interest in AI agent security as enterprises deploy autonomous systems across operations. Reco focuses on protecting AI agents from prompt injection, data leakage, and misuse. The market is intensifying competition among security vendors addressing AI risks. Companies like Lakera, Robust Intelligence, and others have raised significant capital targeting similar problems. Reco's technology monitors and controls AI agent behavior in production environments. The company works with enterprises running language models and other AI systems that operate with minimal human oversight. With $140 million in backing, Reco ranks among the best-funded AI security startups. The company plans to expand its product capabilities and sales team as enterprises accelerate AI agent deployment.

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