--- title: Okta buys AI security startup Permiso; source says for... description: Okta has agreed to acquire Permiso Security, an AI identity security startup, for approximately $200 million in an almost all-cash deal. Permiso specializes in... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/okta-buys-ai-security-startup-permiso-source-says-for-about-200m-ucan4652g twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Okta buys AI security startup Permiso; source says for about $200M | daily.dev og:description: Okta has agreed to acquire Permiso Security, an AI identity security startup, for approximately $200 million in an almost all-cash deal. Permiso specializes in... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/okta-buys-ai-security-startup-permiso-source-says-for-about-200m-ucan4652g og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ucAn4652G.png og:image:alt: Okta buys AI security startup Permiso; source says for about $200M og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Okta buys AI security startup Permiso; source says for about $200M **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Okta has agreed to acquire Permiso Security, an AI identity security startup, for approximately $200 million in an almost all-cash deal. Permiso specializes in detecting suspicious activity in cloud environments after access is granted, and has expanded its platform to monitor AI agents and non-human identities. The acquisition strengthens Okta's identity security capabilities as enterprises increasingly deploy autonomous AI agents across their operations. Permiso, co-founded by former FireEye executives, had raised about $29 million total and was valued at roughly $80 million after its Series A in 2024. The deal is expected to close in Q3 of Okta's fiscal 2027. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How much is Okta paying to acquire Permiso Security? Okta's acquisition of Permiso Security is valued at just under 200 million dollars, structured as an almost all-cash deal, according to a source with knowledge of the transaction. Okta did not officially disclose terms, and a company spokesperson did not dispute the figure when asked but declined to comment on specifics. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of Okta's fiscal 2027. _daily.dev tracks identity security M&A for teams evaluating vendors securing AI agents._ ### What does Permiso Security's platform do? Permiso develops software that helps security teams detect suspicious activity in cloud environments after users or applications have already been granted access, focusing on attacks that use stolen or compromised identities to move through cloud infrastructure. It has since expanded to monitor AI agents and other machine identities, including a sandbox tool called SandyClaw that analyzes AI agent skills for malicious behavior before deployment. _Engineers securing AI agent deployments can follow tooling shifts like this one on daily.dev._ ### How much funding had Permiso Security raised before being acquired by Okta? Permiso had raised about 29 million dollars total, including an 18.5 million dollar Series A round in April 2024 led by Altimeter Capital. That round valued the Palo Alto-based company at approximately 80 million dollars post-money, well below the roughly 200 million dollar price Okta is reportedly paying in the acquisition. _daily.dev keeps security-focused engineers current on startup exits shaping the identity market._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Permiso Security Adds Risk Scoring Engine to Identity Management Platform](https://daily.dev/posts/permiso-security-adds-risk-scoring-engine-to-identity-management-platform-syaufc8j0) · Security Boulevard · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [1Password buys Apono to govern AI-agent access](https://daily.dev/posts/1password-buys-apono-to-govern-ai-agent-access-zcdmzou29) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Cyber Talk-9 Okta: The Company That Made Identity a Category](https://daily.dev/posts/cyber-talk-9-okta-the-company-that-made-identity-a-category-tukcrdl3z) · Security Boulevard · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#ai-agents](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-agents), [#authentication](https://daily.dev/tags/authentication), [#okta](https://daily.dev/tags/okta) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/okta-buys-ai-security-startup-permiso-source-says-for-about-200m-ucan4652g) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Okta buys AI security startup Permiso; source says for about $200M","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/okta-buys-ai-security-startup-permiso-source-says-for-about-200m-ucan4652g","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/okta-buys-ai-security-startup-permiso-source-says-for-about-200m-ucan4652g"},"datePublished":"2026-07-30T16:13:39.268Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T21:44:20.163Z","description":"Okta has agreed to acquire Permiso Security, an AI identity security startup, for approximately $200 million in an almost all-cash deal. 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