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Swimlane secures USD $45m funding to drive AI automation growth

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Swimlane has secured USD $45 million in growth funding led by Energy Impact Partners and Activate Capital, with participation from Trinity Capital.

The company stated that the new investment will be used to accelerate product innovation and grow its global channel ecosystem, as Swimlane moves closer to achieving profitability in the third quarter of 2025. The firm attributes its positive outlook to sustained revenue growth, improved operating efficiency, and disciplined cost management.

Financial progress

Since its last funding round, Swimlane has reported growth of over 110%, expanding its client base to include more than 50 Global 1000 companies, 26 U.S. federal agencies, and five of the world's largest systems integrators. Currently, 75% of its business is conducted through channel partners, reflecting increasing engagement with managed security service providers (MSSPs), value-added distributors and resellers, and global integrators.

Chief Executive Officer James Brear commented,

"Swimlane is achieving what no other stand-alone AI automation security company can, providing extensible, enterprise-grade AI automation with a business model that can turn a profit. We have redefined what's possible in security operations by combining agentic AI with unmatched experience in highly scalable automation use cases that help customers solve real problems both in and outside the SOC."

Focus on agentic AI

Swimlane has emphasised its commitment to advancing agentic AI as part of its security operations strategy. The company's AI tool, Hero, is described as the first private, agentic AI security operations companion fully integrated into the Swimlane Turbine platform. According to the company, Swimlane's solution is capable of automating more than 25 million daily actions per customer, which it states is 17 times faster than other SOAR or security hyperautomation products.

Ryan Thompson, Managing Director, Tech Lending at Trinity Capital, said:

"Swimlane's agentic AI platform is redefining security automation at a time when organizations need smarter, more scalable solutions. We're proud to support the Swimlane team as they help shape the future of cybersecurity."

David Lincoln, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Activate Capital, said:

"Cybersecurity is drowning in complexity with too much data, too many tools and not enough integration. Swimlane cuts through the chaos with an AI automation platform that brings control to every corner of the security organization, transforming fragmentation into high-ROI outcomes. That's exactly the kind of shift the market is hungry for."

Sameer Reddy, Managing Partner at Energy Impact Partners, added:

"Swimlane stands out by delivering what the market desperately needs: scalable, intelligent automation that goes beyond the hype and actually works. The company's unique approach to agentic AI and hyperautomation addresses a massive gap in modern security operations and is defining the future of how organizations will protect themselves."

Industry validation

The company outlined a series of recent milestones that it says reinforce its market position. Among these, Swimlane is one of the first 30 companies globally to be issued the ISO42001 certification for AI. It was also ranked No. 45 on Inc.'s fifth annual Rocky Mountain list of fastest-growing private companies and named a Top 5 AI Automation for SecOps vendor by TAG Cyber. Additional recognitions include Most Valuable Pioneer in the 2025 QKS AI Maturity Matrix, and being named both a leader for technology excellence and the "Ace Performer" in the 2025 QKS Group SPARK Matrix for Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR).

Swimlane reports that it plans to use part of the new funding to further its work in responsible AI innovation and expand the use of automation in security, compliance, and IT/OT operations among its enterprise and MSSP customers.

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