AegisAI Raises $36 Million to Fight AI-Crafted Phishing with AI Defenses

AegisAI, an email security startup founded by former Google security engineers, raised $36M in Series A funding (bringing total funding to $49M) to develop an AI-agent platform that analyzes message intent and sender authenticity to defend against AI-generated phishing and BEC; the report outlines product features (including the Vanguard agent), deployment advantages (API-native, zero MX change), market context, and planned use of funds.