TechCrunch / 2026-11-06

Palo Alto Networks in talks to buy AI agent security startup Clutch for $500M

Clutch, backed by Lightspeed and SignalFire, was last valued at $85 million, according to a source.

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Source: TechCrunch
Published: 2026-11-06 06:28:32 UTC
First discovered: 2026-11-06 09:00:18.806Z
Last collected: 2026-11-06 15:00:31.556Z
Author: Marina Temkin
Topic: AI agents
Classification: Other stories
Evidence level: E1 · source record; conclusions unverified

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Source account: Clutch, backed by Lightspeed and SignalFire, was last valued at $85 million, according to a source.

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