FireTail

FireTail is a cybersecurity company founded in 2022 by Jeremy Snyder and Riley Priddle, focused on securing AI systems and the APIs that underpin them. The company has raised $5M in venture capital and is backed by Paladin Capital Group, General Advance, and Secure Octane. FireTail's platform combines inline API call inspection and blocking with cloud-based AI security posture management, providing organizations with visibility and control over their AI landscape. The hybrid approach operates at the application layer, enabling detection, alerting, and blocking of threats in real time. The platform includes a centralized code library and supports continuous discovery and risk assessment of AI systems across both workload and workforce AI usage. A key use case is identifying and governing "Shadow AI" — unsanctioned or unvetted AI agents and tools deployed within enterprise environments. FireTail addresses the governance of agentic AI, including risks outlined in frameworks such as the OWASP Agentic Top 10. The platform is available as a SaaS deployment in both US and EU regions to accommodate data sovereignty requirements, and also supports dedicated private customer deployments. FireTail enforces multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all users, encrypts data in transit and at rest, maintains SOC2 Type 2 certification, and operates in compliance with GDPR. FireTail targets enterprise organizations seeking to manage API security risks within their AI strategies. The company uses its own platform internally ("dogfooding") for API-based authentication, authorization monitoring, and detection and response operations.