The problem
Code ships faster than security teams can review it, while attackers weaponize new vulnerabilities in days
What they do
Fleet of AI security agents that pentest, map and fix production cloud environments
Traction 40-45 design partners; no disclosed revenue or paying customers yet
Hiring trend
- Open roles
- 2
- Headcount
- ~12-16
Team ~7 → ~12-16 since stealth exit; +20% in 30 days (Mandos, Oct 2026); 2 listed roles
Hiring in
- San Francisco
Latest news
Jun 2026
Out of stealth with $22M seed led by Accel; YC Spring 2026; first pentesting agents live ↗Funding
- Last round
- $22M
- Stage
- Seed
- Date
- Jun 2026
Led by Accel (Y Combinator participating)
- Hiring+0.52 open roles on the live job board (1–2 roles = +0.5)
- Funding recency+1.5Seed · $22M, Jun 2026 (4 months ago): 6 months or less = +1.5
- Traction+0.75Some growth: 40-45 design partners; no disclosed revenue or paying customers yet
- Red flags0None found in the last 24 months
- Total2.750.5 + 1.5 + 0.75 − 0 = 2.75 → Warm-up
Stealth rule: just out of stealth, so it starts in Warm-up whatever the score (Steady by score alone).
Distance (Unproven) is a separate read on how long the lead can last. It doesn't change the score.
Distance
Unproven
Four months out of stealth with design partners only; the planned production knowledge graph could create lock-in, but Datadog (which bought the founders' Sqreen) and many AI-pentest and AI-SOC startups chase the same buyer.
Sources: Dealroom: Tolmo raises $22M from Accel and YC; 40+ design partners (Jun 2026) ↗ · Accel: Our investment in Tolmo (Jun 2026) ↗
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Last checked Oct 25, 2026