{"id":20672,"date":"2025-05-23T11:45:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T15:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/?p=20672"},"modified":"2025-05-23T12:00:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T16:00:51","slug":"pixee-raises-15m-to-automate-code-security-for-genai-powered-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/ai\/pixee-raises-15m-to-automate-code-security-for-genai-powered-development.html","title":{"rendered":"Pixee Raises $15M to Automate Code Security for GenAI-Powered Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pixee, a cybersecurity startup focused on automating the \u201clast mile\u201d of application security, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmcnet.com\/usubmit\/2025\/05\/22\/10198866.htm\">raised<\/a> $15 million in seed funding to expand its platform and scale adoption among enterprise developers. The round was co-led by Decibel and Wing VC, with support from TEDCO, PrimeSet, and strategic angels including early GitHub engineer Zach Holman and HackerOne founder Alex Rice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company\u2019s platform addresses a growing gap in application security: how to keep up with the velocity of modern GenAI-assisted development. As tools like GitHub Copilot and Claude Code accelerate code creation, security teams often lag behind, bogged down by manual triage and remediation processes. Pixee seeks to reverse that imbalance with an agentic AI platform that integrates directly into developer workflows and resolves security alerts automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDevelopers are more prolific today than ever before,\u201d said Surag Patel, Pixee\u2019s co-founder and CEO. \u201cSecurity teams need a platform that matches that pace\u2014one that doesn\u2019t just identify issues, but resolves them in production-ready code.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-47.jpeg\" alt=\"Profile photo of Surag P.\" class=\"wp-image-20674\" style=\"width:301px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-47.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-47-90x90.jpeg 90w, https:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-47-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Surag Patel, Pixee\u2019s co-founder and CEO<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Automating the Last Mile of AppSec<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pixee\u2019s solution delivers automatic vulnerability triage and generates code fixes that can be directly merged via pull request in GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, or Azure DevOps. It blends agentic AI for context with deterministic models for precision. According to the company, enterprise users have seen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>91% recovery in developer remediation time<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>74% reduction in security triage workload<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>76% merge rate for AI-generated fixes<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This results in faster turnaround on vulnerabilities and less friction between development and security\u2014a key barrier for many organizations scaling secure coding practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The platform is also built for enterprise trust. Pixee offers an on-prem deployment option that keeps sensitive source code and intellectual property fully within the customer\u2019s environment, helping avoid concerns around AI misuse or data exposure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shifting from Alerts to Resolution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pixee\u2019s architecture reflects a shift in how security is handled across the software development lifecycle. While many security tools focus on alerting, few offer intelligent, actionable next steps. Pixee\u2019s platform automates the full remediation cycle, allowing teams to move from \u201cwhat\u2019s wrong\u201d to \u201cwhat\u2019s fixed\u201d in far less time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This approach aligns with a broader trend in the security industry: reducing the burden on developers and security analysts through context-aware automation. IDC projects that by 2027, 70% of code remediation will be performed by AI tools, slashing patching time from weeks to days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Industry Backing and Founder Experience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Investors see Pixee as the missing piece for security teams trying to keep up with GenAI adoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPixee is the first platform we\u2019ve seen that truly changes the equation for enterprise security,\u201d said Dan Nguyen-Huu, Partner at Decibel. \u201cIt embeds into workflows, automates what used to be a tax on teams, and just gets security done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Co-founder and CTO Arshan Dabirsiaghi, a recognized figure in application security and co-founder of Contrast Security, emphasized the broader impact: \u201cThis isn\u2019t just about automation. It\u2019s about making secure software delivery viable at the speed enterprises now demand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Surag Patel previously served as Chief Strategy Officer at Contrast and has held leadership roles across security, analytics, and identity startups. Together, the founding team brings a deep background in enterprise software and secure DevOps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Timely Answer for DevSecOps Challenges<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As organizations integrate GenAI tools to accelerate software delivery, security tooling must evolve to keep pace\u2014without creating friction or sacrificing trust. Pixee\u2019s platform appears to offer a way forward: intelligent remediation, embedded directly into developer workflows, with enterprise-level control and on-prem options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With $15M in fresh funding, Pixee plans to accelerate product development, expand go-to-market capabilities, and continue onboarding enterprise customers seeking to close the gap between secure code and shipping code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark>Le<em>arn how AI Agents can supercharge your company\u2019s profits and productivity at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmcnet.com\/\">TMC\u2019s\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aiagentevent.com\/\">AI Agent Event\u00a0<\/a>in Sept 29-30, 2025 in DC.<\/em><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ai-agent-event-logo.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ai-agent-event-logo-1170x630.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20196\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Aside from his role as CEO of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmcnet.com\/\">TMC<\/a>&nbsp;and chairman of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.itexpo.com\/\">ITEXPO<\/a>&nbsp;#TECHSUPERSHOW Feb 10-12, 2026,&nbsp;Rich Tehrani is CEO of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt-advisors.com\/\">RT Advisors<\/a>&nbsp;and a Registered Representative (investment banker) with and offering securities through&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.4pointscapital.com\/\">Four Points Capital Partners LLC&nbsp;<\/a>(Four Points) (Member FINRA\/SIPC). He handles capital\/debt raises as well as M&amp;A. RT Advisors is not owned by Four Points.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The above is not an endorsement or recommendation to buy\/sell any security or sector mentioned. No companies mentioned above are current or past clients of RT Advisors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The views and opinions expressed above are those of the participants. While believed to be reliable, the information has not been independently verified for accuracy. Any broad, general statements made herein are provided for context only and should not be construed as exhaustive or universally applicable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Portions of this article may have been developed with the assistance of artificial intelligence, which may have contributed to ideation, content generation, factual review, or editing<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pixee, a cybersecurity startup focused on automating the \u201clast mile\u201d of application security, has raised $15 million in seed funding to expand its platform and scale adoption among enterprise developers. 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