Willow, a startup based in Israel formerly known as Webrix, has successfully secured $7 million in seed funding to advance its identity and access management platform tailored for enterprise AI agents. The investment was led by Hetz Ventures, with substantial contributions from executives at the renowned website-building platform, Wix.
Innovative Solutions for AI Security
Willow has developed a sophisticated identity and access management layer that aims to fortify enterprise AI systems. This platform acts as a centralized access point for popular AI tools, including Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, and various custom models. Organizations can integrate this infrastructure using a software-as-a-service model, a dedicated cloud, or self-hosted solutions, even in fully isolated environments.
The platform seamlessly integrates with established identity providers like Okta and Entra, ensuring that every AI agent receives a verifiable identity. This setup allows for stringent control over which internal endpoints an agent can access, supporting least-privilege access rules during operation.
Extensive Integration and Security Features
Administrators can utilize an expansive internal catalog that includes over 1,000 pre-built connectors, skills, and plugins to assign specific tasks to authorized models. The software actively monitors shadow AI usage, identifying unauthorized skills across the corporate network. Security teams benefit from audit logs and can manage access approvals through popular messaging apps such as Slack.
Eyal Ben Ezra, Willow’s co-founder and CEO, highlighted the current dilemma faced by businesses: either restricting AI due to trust issues or allowing unchecked access and risking data security. Willow offers a balanced solution, providing enterprises with the necessary control to safely integrate AI agents.
Future Outlook and Industry Impact
Ben Ezra emphasized that Willow’s platform offers complete oversight of AI agent deployment, significantly reducing potential security vulnerabilities and instilling confidence in companies to adopt AI technologies securely. With this development, Willow positions itself as a key player in enhancing the security landscape for AI systems.
Related industry movements include Coralogix’s recent $200 million raise to expand its AI observability platform, Geordie’s $30 million funding for AI security governance, and Ocean’s emergence from stealth with a $28 million investment aimed at email security for AI agents.
