Cequence offers a cloud‑native security platform that protects web applications, APIs, and AI agents using behavior‑based detection and real‑time response. Its AI Gateway enforces least‑privilege, role‑based access for agentic workflows, while integrated bot management, API discovery, and compliance tools give enterprises visibility and control over high‑volume, multi‑channel attack surfaces.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
HPPVFounders
Product
Problem
Enterprises face increasing threats from automated bots, malicious AI agents, and unsecured APIs, leading to account takeover, data exposure, and business‑logic abuse. Traditional security tools often lack the behavioral insight and scalability needed to protect high‑volume, multi‑channel applications and to govern agentic AI workflows.
Solution
Cequence provides a unified security platform that protects web applications, APIs, and AI agents through behavior‑based detection and real‑time response. The platform combines bot management, API security posture management, and an AI Gateway that enforces least‑privilege access for agentic AI. It continuously discovers and inventories APIs, assesses risk, and applies adaptive controls to block malicious traffic while allowing legitimate users and AI agents. Integrated analytics and compliance reporting give security teams visibility and governance across the entire attack surface, enabling rapid mitigation of bot attacks, account takeover attempts, and AI‑driven threats.
Target Audience
Primary customers are large enterprises in financial services, healthcare, retail, telecom, and public sector that need to secure high‑traffic web applications, APIs, and AI‑driven workflows.
Features
- Behavioral intent analysis that distinguishes human users, bots, and AI agents to prevent automated abuse and credential stuffing.
- AI Gateway with agent personas that enforce least‑privilege, role‑based access for enterprise and SaaS applications.
- API discovery and risk classification engine that inventories internal, external, and third‑party APIs and scores their security posture.
- Real‑time attack detection and native response actions (blocking, throttling, challenge) without reliance on CAPTCHAs.
- Integrated compliance module for PCI DSS, data‑privacy, and regulatory reporting.
- Scalable cloud‑native architecture capable of handling billions of daily interactions for large enterprises.
- Managed threat research (CQ Prime) and assessment services to augment internal security teams.