Check Point To Buy AI Cybersecurity Startup Lakera To Boost Agentic AI Security

‘We chose Lakera because it brings AI-native security, superior precision and speed at scale. Together we are setting the benchmark for how enterprises adopt and trust AI,’ says Check Point CEO Nadav Zafrir.

Check Point Software Technologies Tuesday unveiled its plan to acquire AI cybersecurity startup Lakera, the developer of AI-native security platforms for agentic AI applications, with Lakera set to be the foundation of Check Point’s Global Center of Excellence for AI Security.

Check Point CEO Nadav Zafrir said with the acquisition of Lakera, the company can deliver a full end-to-end AI security stack designed to protect enterprises as they adopt artificial intelligence.

“AI is transforming every business process, but it also introduces new attack surfaces,” said Zafrir in a statement. “We chose Lakera because it brings AI-native security, superior precision and speed at scale. Together we are setting the benchmark for how enterprises adopt and trust AI.”

Founded in 2021, Lakera’s flagship offerings—Lakera Red and Lakera Guard—provide pre-deployment posture assessments and real-time runtime enforcement to protect large language models, AI agents and multimodal workflows.

Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

The deal is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2025.

Who Is Lakera? What Are Check Point’s Plans?

Lakera, which was named to CRN’s 10 Cybersecurity Startups To Watch In 2025, offers what it calls “real-time GenAI application security,” with capabilities for preventing unintended actions by GenAI apps resulting from attack methods like data poisoning and prompt attacks.

Lakera’s platform combines advanced runtime protection with continuous red teaming and ensures evolving defenses stay ahead of emerging AI threats to give enterprises the confidence to deploy AI securely and at scale.

Check Point Software said that by combining Lakera’s runtime protection with its Infinity architecture enterprises can secure the full life cycle of AI—such as AI models, agents and data—enabling clients to innovate at scale.

In August 2024, Lakera announced a $21 million Series A funding round led by Atomico with participation from Citi Ventures, Dropbox and redalpine.

Lakera To Form Foundation Of Check Point’s AI Security Center

The startup has dual headquarters in San Francisco and Zurich. The company operates large AI R&D centers in both locations.

Upon closing, Lakera will form the foundation of Check Point’s Global Center of Excellence for AI Security facility. The goal is to accelerate AI security research, innovation and integration across the company’s Infinity platform.

Lakera co-founder and CEO David Haber said the startup is “purpose-built for the AI era,” with real-time runtime security and research at its core.

“Joining Check Point allows us to accelerate and scale our mission globally,” Haber said in a statement. “Together we will protect LLMs, generative AI and agents with the speed, accuracy and guardrails enterprises need to embrace AI with confidence.”