Anagram raises funds to boost human security in the AI era
Anagram has raised $10 million in Series A funding to develop the first human-driven security platform designed to embed security into everyday behaviour.
According to Anagram, current security awareness training has long been ineffective as the traditional, one-size-fits-all programs fail to change behaviour, leaving companies open to dangerous and costly breaches. Meanwhile, AI is revolutionising the threat landscape, enabling cybercriminals to use generative AI to create hyper-personalized, convincing messages at scale—messages that are nearly indistinguishable from legitimate communication.
The challenge is compounded by the expanding attack surface, driven by the rise of remote work and the widespread use of collaboration tools outside of email. At the same time, traditional security tools are losing ground as AI-powered threats grow more sophisticated, rendering solutions focused solely on network defence and backend monitoring increasingly ineffective.
“AI is a massive force multiplier for attackers. Hackers can now craft highly convincing attacks at scale,” said Vivek Ramaswami, Partner at Madrona. “Traditional, legacy security training is no longer sufficient against modern attacks or translate awareness into action. Anagram is built to actually change behaviour, helping employees make better security decisions every day. Anagram is the future of cybersecurity training.”
To address these challenges, Harley Sugarman, CEO and Founder of Anagram leveraged years of firsthand experience as an engineer at Bloomberg to build the platform with a deep understanding of what works and what does not in enterprise security training. The platform blends customised microlearning with real-time security nudges to drive measurable behaviour change and reinforce good security habits. Trusted by leading global enterprises, including several of the Fortune 500, and currently supporting over 500,000 global users, Anagram has demonstrated significant impact, including reducing phishing failure rates from ~20% to ~6%.
“In an era where AI-powered cyber threats are increasing, security training must evolve,” said Lena Smart, former CISO at MongoDB. “Anagram’s product has cracked the code of translating awareness into action.”
“I don’t buy the argument that people are a company’s weakest link. People built skyscrapers. People put a man on the moon. People can learn not to click a link in a phishing email. Anagram is different—we flip the script on ‘human risk management’, and focus on making security habits stick,” said Harley Sugarman, CEO and Founder of Anagram.
With this new funding, Anagram will continue to enhance its AI-driven personalisation engine and launch its first AI-powered “security agent” that provides context-aware, real-time “nudges” that help people make smarter decisions.
The financing round was led by Madrona, with continued participation from General Catalyst, Bloomberg Beta, Operator Partners, and Secure Octane.
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