Opal Security raises $23M as access governance gets an AI-native upgrade

Opal Security has raised $23M to expand its AI-native approach to access governance.

What happened

The company helps organisations manage who has access to what across increasingly complex software environments.

Why it matters

Access control used to be a back-office security chore. Now, with more tools, more cloud systems, and more AI agents touching company data, permissions are becoming a serious risk surface.

The bigger picture

Cybersecurity is shifting from static dashboards to more automated, context-aware systems. Identity is one of the first places that shift really matters.