Humanix announced that it has raised $18 million in combined Seed and Series A funding to combat social engineering attacks in real time, protecting enterprises and their employees from one of the fastest-growing threats in cybersecurity. Acrew Capital led the company’s latest round, while BoldStart Ventures led the Seed round. Humanix’s platform is already being used by leaders in finance, hospitality, and other industries that face growing risks from hackers exploiting people rather than code.
Social engineering has become the most common form of cyberattack, often targeting human-powered services such as help desks and customer support lines. Rather than exploiting software vulnerabilities, cybercriminals manipulate employees through tactics that exploit urgency and empathy, resulting in millions of dollars in financial losses each year. Help desk breaches alone now exceed $100 million in damages, and liability is increasingly being extended to technology providers as well.
Humanix has developed a platform that detects and responds to these human-centric attacks as they happen, whether by phone, chat, or service ticket. Its AI-powered natural language system analyzes live conversations to detect manipulation tactics and policy violations. The platform guides employees in real time with automated interventions and remediation steps, ensuring that every interaction remains authentic, compliant, and secure. By documenting adherence to security protocols, Humanix also helps organizations reduce compliance exposure and liability risk.
The company’s approach centers on transforming employees from potential vulnerabilities into active participants in enterprise security. Its behavioral research-based models enable enterprises to protect customer trust, reduce friction in human interactions, and cut fraud-related losses by automating protection across every human-facing channel. Humanix’s mission is to make the “human layer” visible, defensible, and an integral part of a company’s cybersecurity infrastructure.
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“Turns out the easiest way to hack a company is just to say ‘please.’ Criminals call the help desk, pretend to be an employee in a hurry, and walk away with passwords or keys to sensitive data. It’s low-tech, but highly effective and AI is making it even more convincing. Humanix detects and responds to these human-centric attacks as they happen, whether by phone, chat or service ticket, giving organizations confidence that interactions are trustworthy, employees are protected and business keeps moving smoothly. Our goal is to protect people, not punish them, by turning every employee into a secure part of the system rather than a potential vulnerability.”
Keith Stewart, CEO and Founder, Humanix
“We invested in Humanix because people are the last frontier in cybersecurity. Their platform gives companies instant visibility and control over the attacks that actually happen, not just the ones they train for.”
Asad Khaliq, Partner, Acrew Capital
“From inception, Humanix showed it could protect what was thought to be beyond protection, the human layer, a critical blind spot for every organization. Their execution and results are transforming cybersecurity, turning the human layer from a vulnerability into a frontline of defense.”
Ed Sim, Founder and Managing Partner, BoldStart Ventures
