As companies deploy AI-powered chatbots, agents, and copilots across their operations, they are facing a new risk. The challenge is how to let employees and AI agents use powerful AI tools without accidentally leaking sensitive data, violating compliance rules, or opening the door to prompt-based injections.
Witness AI just raised 58 million dollars to find a solution. The company is building what it calls the confidence layer for enterprise AI.
On a recent episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Rebecca Bellan was joined by Barmak Meftah, co-founder and partner at Ballistic Ventures, and Rick Caccia, CEO of Witness AI. They discussed what enterprises are actually worried about, why AI security could become an 800 billion to 1.2 trillion dollar market by 2031, and what happens when AI agents start talking to other AI agents without human oversight.