According to The Wall Street Journal, CrowdStrike agrees to buy two AI security startups for $495 million
According to The Wall Street Journal, CrowdStrike has agreed to acquire Fiddler AI and Dreadnode for a combined $495 million to expand its AI security push. The report says CrowdStrike will pay about $400 million for Fiddler AI and roughly $95 million for Dreadnode, with most of the consideration in cash and some in stock tied to vesting conditions. Fiddler monitors and explains AI agent behavior, while Dreadnode tests models for weaknesses before deployment.
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- The Wall Street Journal · CrowdStrike agrees to buy Fiddler AI, which helps monitor AI agents, for ~$400M, and Dreadnode, an automated security AI testing tool, for ~$95M, mostly in cash ↗
- Techmeme · CrowdStrike agrees to buy Fiddler AI, which helps monitor AI agents, for ~$400M, and Dreadnode, an automated security AI testing tool, for ~$95M, mostly in cash ↗