Defakto Raises $30.75M to Lead Non-Human Identity Space

Silicon Valley Startup Focuses on Discovery and Governance of Non-Human Identities Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • October 21, 2025

A non-human identity startup led by an ex-Oracle executive raised $30.75 million to expand features around artificial intelligence identity detection and deepen integrations with cloud providers.

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Defakto said the Series B funding will address the discovery and governance of AI workloads and agents and allow for integrations with cloud and adjacent technology platforms, said co-founder and CEO Danny Oliveri. He said the Silicon Valley-based company's platform focuses on managing the life cycle of machine identities, with a particular emphasis on governance, discovery and eradication.

"Product development is really for us expanding on AI identity capabilities and deepening integrations with major cloud providers and AI frameworks," Oliveri told Information Security Media Group. "We ...