TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Backslash Security, the vibe coding security company, today announced a $19 million Series A funding round led by KOMPAS VC, with participation from Maniv, Artofin Venture Capital, and existing investors StageOne Ventures and First Rays Capital. The round, which follows Backslash's $8 million seed funding, tracks the rapid grassroots shift from AI-assisted coding to autonomous AI agents that software development teams use to generate, modify, and deploy code—reshaping the entire software developer ecosystem and introducing a new attack surface that Backslash is built to address.

To drive its next phase of growth, Backslash also announced that seasoned cybersecurity business leader and investor Ron Zoran, formerly Chief Revenue Officer at CyberArk, will join the company's board of directors as an independent member.

"AI has fundamentally changed how software is built regardless of industry, and is dramatically increasing security risk," said Talia Rafaeli, Partner at KOMPAS VC. "Backslash's purpose-built platform is addressing this shift with a new security model designed for AI-driven development from day one."

Nate Jaret, general partner at Maniv, noted, "AI-native coding is already a reality in many organizations, even in industrial companies where mission-critical software interacts with the physical world and the stakes are higher. Security and oversight will need to be woven into the fabric of how these tools are deployed," he added. "We've been impressed by the deep experience Backslash brings to the table as they help their customers ensure that vibe coding risk is understood and mitigated."

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