Lyrie Raises $2M Pre-Seed for AI Agent Security

In a move signaling the urgent need for robust security in the rapidly expanding autonomous AI agent ecosystem, Lyrie.ai has successfully closed a $2 million pre-seed funding round. The capital infusion will accelerate the development of its foundational security protocols designed to govern the burgeoning world of AI agents, which are increasingly performing critical tasks across enterprise and government systems.

The company, operating under the umbrella of OTT Cybersecurity LLC, is emerging from stealth with a clear mission: to establish a security layer for AI agents akin to how SSL/TLS secured the internet. This funding will bolster Lyrie's security research capabilities, scale its infrastructure, and advance the submission of its proprietary Agent Trust Protocol (ATP) to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). ATP aims to provide cryptographic assurance for AI agent identity, operational scope, and integrity, addressing a critical gap as these agents execute transactions, write code, and access sensitive data with minimal oversight.

The market context for Lyrie's solution is stark. The proliferation of autonomous AI agents has outpaced existing security frameworks, leaving organizations vulnerable. These agents, capable of complex actions, currently operate with a significant lack of verifiable identity and authorization controls. Lyrie's platform directly confronts this challenge by offering autonomous offensive and defensive security measures, including penetration testing, adversarial AI red-teaming, and zero-day vulnerability research, all mapped to emerging standards like the OWASP ASI 2026 threat catalog.

Guy Sheetrit, CEO and Founder of OTT Cybersecurity LLC, emphasized the foundational nature of their work. "The agentic AI economy is being built right now, and it is being built without a security foundation," Sheetrit stated. "Every AI agent on the internet today is effectively anonymous. We built the infrastructure that changes that – and we built it as an open standard so the entire industry can adopt it." The company is already preparing for a Series A round to facilitate broader enterprise and government adoption.

Further validating its approach, OTT Cybersecurity LLC has been accepted into Anthropic’s Cyber Verification Program (CVP). This program supports dual-use cybersecurity operators and will aid Lyrie in its vulnerability research and offensive security tooling efforts within Anthropic's AI infrastructure, adhering to strict safety and security policies. The open-source reference implementation of the Agent Trust Protocol is available on GitHub under an MIT license, encouraging widespread industry collaboration and adoption.

The pre-seed funding will also support Lyrie's strategic partnerships and the operationalization of the Agent Trust Protocol across its partner network. With a focus on rapid deployment capabilities, from consumer hardware to enterprise GPU infrastructure, Lyrie is positioning itself as a critical enabler for the secure scaling of AI agent technology across diverse sectors.