Guardio, a cybersecurity startup, closed an 80 million dollar Series B round led by ION Crossover Partners to tackle a growing threat: AI-generated phishing and scam sites.
The AI Coding Security Blind Spot
As AI coding tools like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Lovable democratize software development, they are also making it easier for bad actors to build sophisticated phishing infrastructure.
With AI tools, malicious actors now find it easier than ever to build scam and phishing sites as well as the infrastructure needed to run them.
Key Features
- 500,000 paying subscribers
- 100 million dollars in annual recurring revenue
- Tools to identify artifacts and patterns in AI-generated code
- Partnership with Lovable to scan all websites built on its platform
New Capabilities
- Visibility features to show users what documents they have shared publicly
- Identify accounts lacking multi-factor authentication
- Integrate with Outlook and Facebook to surface security risks
Source: TechCrunch, August 2026