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CrowdStrike to shell out nearly $500M for 2 AI security startups as the market for securing agents takes off
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CrowdStrike to shell out nearly $500M for 2 AI security startups as the market for securing agents takes off

⌖ TECHCRUNCH · SAN FRANCISCO⏱ ✓ SOURCE · techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/crowdst…SHA-256 949DF393·1111972A

TECHCRUNCH · SAN FRANCISCO — CrowdStrike said it will buy Fiddler AI, which makes AI agent observability software, and Dreadnode, which helps companies automate AI security testing.

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03 November 2026 · 17:56 UTC
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03 November 2026 · 18:00 UTC
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/crowdstrike-to-shell-out-nearly-500m-for-2-ai-security-startups-as-the-market-for-securing-agents-takes-off/
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