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Glow emerges from stealth at $1.2B valuation to challenge endpoint security in the AI era

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Glow, a cybersecurity startup founded by former Meta and Snowflake executives, emerged from stealth as a unicorn, betting that artificial intelligence is reshaping how enterprises secure employee devices.

The Palo Alto-headquartered startup on Wednesday said it raised $180 million in an all-equity Series A funding round that valued it at $1.2 billion, with backing from Sequoia Capital, Cyberstarts, Greenoaks, and Redpoint Ventures, alongside participation from Index Ventures, Swish Ventures, Lux Capital, Operator Collective, and Holly Ventures. The investment made Glow one of the latest cybersecurity startups to achieve unicorn status before publicly disclosing revenue metrics.

As more enterprises deploy AI tools and attackers increasingly use generative AI to automate phishing, develop malware, and launch more sophisticated cyberattacks, companies are rethinking how they secure endpoints — from employee laptops to servers and other connected devices. Concerns have intensified since Anthropic unveiled its Mythos AI model, which the company said demonstrated advanced capabilities in identifying and exploiting software vulnerabilities, prompting broader debate over AI-assisted cyberattacks. Glow is betting that this shift requires a new approach to endpoint security.

Founded in 2025, Glow is building an endpoint security platform that helps enterprises monitor and control the software, AI agents, and developer tools running on employee devices. The startup said the platform uses specialized AI agents to continuously map enterprise environments, assess risk in real time, and enforce security policies.

“If you think of the past decade, everything was moving to the cloud and SaaS. Suddenly, AI lands on the endpoint in a way we’ve never seen,” co-founder and chief executive Roi Tiger (pictured above, center) said in an interview.

Tiger, a former Meta vice president of engineering, co-founded Glow alongside former Snowflake cybersecurity strategy head Omer Singer (pictured above, left), former Claroty vice president of research and development Ophir Arie (pictured above, right), and former Meta engineering leader Arnon Joseph. The startup’s leadership team also includes chief operating officer Emily Heath, a former chief information security officer at United Airlines and Docusign who served on the board of Wiz through its $32 billion acquisition by Google and was previously a partner at Cyberstarts.

Even though it has only just emerged from stealth, Glow said it already has paying customers across industries including healthcare, retail, and financial services. However, it declined to disclose customer names and numbers. The startup’s typical deployments, Tiger said, span tens of thousands of employee devices across global organizations.

To power the platform, Glow uses AI models from Anthropic and Google’s Gemini through Amazon Bedrock, while building its own software to provide the models with enterprise context and improve their reliability for security tasks, Tiger told TechCrunch.

Glow’s platform, Tiger said, has already prevented malicious npm packages, third-party software components used to build applications, from being installed in customer environments, identified AI agents attempting to pull in such software, and detected employee devices where endpoint detection and response tools were missing or operating with reduced functionality.

Glow enters a crowded endpoint security market dominated by companies including CrowdStrike, Microsoft, SentinelOne, and Palo Alto Networks. Tiger said existing endpoint detection and response products focus primarily on detecting threats after they emerge, whereas Glow is designed to prevent risky software, AI agents, and developer tools from entering enterprise environments in the first place.

The startup employs nearly 100 people, about 70% of whom are in Israel and the remainder in the U.S. Whether AI-native endpoint security platforms become a distinct category remains to be seen, as enterprises are only beginning to grapple with the security implications of increasingly capable AI models.

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Senate Passes Bill to Rename NAICOM as Insurance Regulatory Commission

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BY NKECHI NAECHE-ESEZOBOR—The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill seeking to rename the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) as the Insurance Regulatory Commission.

If enacted, the proposed law will establish an Insurance Regulatory Commission and repeal the existing legislation that established the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM).

Under the proposed framework, the new regulatory body would be responsible for providing guidance to the Federal Government on policies concerning natural disaster risks and other important issues affectcing the insurance sector.

The bill was sponsored by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions, Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru (APC, Lagos East).

Presenting the report, Abiru said “The current National Insurance Commission Act 1997 is outdated and does not adequately address the emerging economic growth, needs and development of the insurance business.”

“Despite its the commission’s vsignificant contributions, the enabling law has become obsolete, failing to align with current realities and global best practices, and unable to keep pace with the evolving nature of the insurance industry, exposing numerous gaps in the law and necessitating urgent amendments,” he said.

Regarding administrative leadership, Abiru explained that the draft law outlines precise criteria for director appointments, guaranteeing that solely qualified specialists with backgrounds in risk mitigation, law, financial systems, corporate management, and underwriting obtain leadership seats.

He noted further that this updated statute equips the agency to offer enhanced strategic guidance and supervisory control, driving the expansion of the nation’s coverage market

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FMBN Boosts Nasarawa State Housing Drive Via 1,590 Homes, N9.5bn Renovation Loan

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By Angela Atabo

The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) says it has delivered 1,590 housing units and disbursed N9.5 billion in Home Renovation Loans to 10,601 civil servants through its partnership with Nasarawa State Government.

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the bank, Shehu Osidi made this known when Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, paid him a courtesy visit on Tuesday in Abuja.

Osidi said that the interventions were part of FMBN’s partnership with the Nasarawa State Government to expand access to affordable housing and improve the welfare of workers in the state.

“FMBN has strengthened its support for affordable housing development in Nasarawa State with the delivery of 1,590 housing units and the disbursement of N9.5 billion in Home Renovation Loans to 10,601 civil servants.

“It has also financed over 1,590 housing units across Nasarawa State. Beyond housing construction, we have disbursed over 9.5 billion dollars in home renovation loans to 10,601 civil servants in the state.

“This has enabled thousands of hardworking families to improve the quality of their homes. We are also financing mortgages for Nasarawa State civil servants.

“This is to enable them to acquire the houses being offered for sale under the State Government’s Owner-Occupier Housing Scheme.

“As of date, 94.7 billion dollars has been disbursed to the State Government with respect to 29 beneficiaries under the scheme.

“Furthermore, the Bank has refunded over 1.02 billion dollars in National Housing Fund(NHF) contributions to 5,462 retirees from Nassau State.”

Osidi said the bank ensured that workers who faithfully contributed to the NHF scheme received the benefits due to them upon retirement.

He restated the FMBN’s commitment to improving workers’ welfare and demonstrating that its partnership extended well beyond housing construction.

“We remain grateful for your Administration’s prompt issuance of certificates of occupancy for the Renewal Housing Project of the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development in Shamu.

“This includes other FMBN proposed housing projects in Nasarawa State with locations in Lafia, Akwanga, Gudi, Keffi, and Toto in the first phase.”

Osidi said this substantially accelerated project implementation and reinforced the partnership between the State Government and FMBN.

He disclosed that construction at the Lafia site had reached an advanced stage, while work on other first-phase locations would commence before the end of the third quarter of the year.

Osidi said the bank financed major Renewed Hope Cities and Estates across the country, including projects in Abuja, Lagos, Kano, Enugu, Port Harcourt and other locations.

Also speaking, Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, called for a stronger partnership with FMBN to accelerate the delivery of affordable housing and critical infrastructure.

Sule commended the bank for supporting President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Housing Agenda and expanding housing opportunities for Nigerians.

He described FMBN as a dependable development partner whose interventions aligned with Nasarawa State’s vision of becoming a leading investment and residential destination.

He applauded FMBN’s decision to commence housing projects in Lafia, Akwanga, Gudi, Keffi and Toto, describing the selected locations as strategic growth centres with unique economic advantages

He however, urged the bank to spotlight Karu local government area for more housing intervention due to its strategic closeness to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

“A partnership with you and Nasarawa State becomes relevant and important and needs to be done now.

“I was the only governor actually at your project when Mr. President himself was the one that did the groundbreaking in Karasana. I was part of that because we are looking forward to our own coming in Nassarawa State.

“You kept the promise by coming to Nassarawa to establish these housing units in each one of those places.”

The governor said the state’s strategic location next to Abuja, coupled with ongoing infrastructure projects, particularly the construction of the 2.2-kilometre Mararaba flyover, would significantly improve connectivity between Nasarawa and FCT.

According to him, the project is comparable to the role played by Lagos’ Third Mainland Bridge in easing transportation and is expected to open up communities such as Masaka and Mararaba for rapid expansion.

He noted that Akwanga would benefit from the Federal Government’s newly inaugurated highway project linking Kaduna, Plateau, Bauchi, Gombe and Borno states.

According to him, Gudi is emerging as a centre for leadership education with the establishment of a specialised university focused on public relations and leadership studies.

Sule also highlighted Toto Local Government Area as a major hub for solid minerals and agriculture, citing the presence of lithium, marble, tantalite and vast agricultural resources supported by the River Benue.

He said the area was already attracting significant investments following the commissioning of one of Africa’s largest lithium processing plants in the state.

He said that improved housing infrastructure would support the influx of businesses and skilled workers.

He praised FMNB’s commitment to establishing housing estates across Nasarawa, saying the partnership would complement the state’s ongoing industrialisation drive and address Nigeria’s housing deficit.(NAN)(www.nannews.ng)

Edited by Deji Abdulwahab