Impart Security, a rising star in the cybersecurity space, has successfully closed a $12 million Series A funding round led by Madrona Venture Group, with participation from CRV and 8-Bit Capital. This funding milestone marks a major leap for the company as it expands its programmable platform that helps organizations stop app attacks safely and effectively in live production environments.

Founded with a bold mission to empower security teams with real-time control over application, API, and LLM (Large Language Model) security, Impart is addressing one of the most critical pain points in modern DevSecOps: securing applications at runtime without slowing down engineering teams.

What Does Impart Security Do?

Impart Security provides a programmable application security platform that enables security teams to:

• Control app and API access dynamically
  
• Deploy AI-assisted protection strategies
  
• Secure LLM integrations
  
• Maintain security without impeding deployment velocity
  

Their key differentiator? Security that’s live, programmable, and tailored to your tech stack. In contrast to legacy WAFs (Web Application Firewalls) or static analysis tools, Impart’s platform plugs into your application environment and allows for custom policy design, rapid deployment, and real-time enforcement.

In other words, Impart is giving developers and security leaders what they've always wanted: fine-grained security, without the handcuffs.

Why This Funding Round Matters

This $12M Series A is not just about money - it’s about validation.

With backing from major VCs like Madrona, who’ve funded security stalwarts such as Extrahop and Red Canary, and CRV, known for their early investments in startups like DoorDash and Airtable, Impart is clearly being recognized as a company to watch in the next wave of security infrastructure innovation.

Jonathan DiVincenzo, co-founder and CEO, emphasized the importance of this round in expanding their R&D, hiring top-tier engineering talent, and driving deeper integrations into the most common app environments like Kubernetes, AWS Lambda, and Next.js-based deployments.

What’s Next for Impart?

Following the funding round, Impart aims to expand its go-to-market team, roll out deeper AI-native features for anomaly detection, partner with cloud-native platforms and CI/CD tools, and launch new integrations for developers via SDKs and low-code connectors.

They’re also investing in educational resources and real-world sandboxes to let engineers test protections under live conditions.

And for founders paying attention, this all signals a deeper shift in how security is being treated inside modern startups. It’s no longer just about protection - it’s about positioning.

More buyers are putting security at the top of their decision funnel. Especially in industries like fintech, AI, and healthtech, where compliance is non-negotiable and APIs are under constant scrutiny, procurement teams aren’t asking if your product is fast - they’re asking if it’s trustworthy.

Which means startups that bake in runtime protection and programmable controls early aren't just more secure - they look more mature. They convert faster. They fly through vendor assessments. They're trusted.

Security is now a sales lever. And platforms like Impart are part of a bigger play: giving startups the confidence and credibility to go enterprise-ready from day one.

Impart’s Competitive Edge

While the cybersecurity space is crowded, Impart sets itself apart in several key ways:

• Programmability: Security policies are treated like code. Teams can write custom YAML or JSON-based rules tailored to their business logic.
  
• Developer-first UX: The platform feels more like Stripe or Postman than a traditional SIEM or firewall console.
  
• LLM Security Focus: They’ve anticipated the shift to AI-first software and are already securing the app-LLM interaction layer.
  

This combination makes Impart particularly appealing to fast-moving SaaS companies and high-compliance industries alike.

The Security Market Is Exploding - and So Are the Stakes

The need for modern application security has never been more urgent. According to Gartner, over 70% of attacks now target the application layer. The global application security market is projected to grow from $7.6 billion in 2023 to $22.5 billion by 2030, driven largely by the rise of APIs, microservices, and LLM integrations. Yet despite this, only 36% of organizations say they’ve implemented effective runtime protection in production environments. That gap is exactly what Impart is closing - and why investors are moving fast.