Augment Ventures August 2025

Fund IV Investment Spotlight: Trustwise

“The Trust Layer for AI Agents”

We’re excited to announce Augment Fund IV’s investment in Trustwise, the security and governance layer enterprises need as AI agents shift from copilots to autonomous decision-makers. These systems introduce new “invisible insider” risks—prompt hijacks, tool-chain exploits, rogue agents, and costly errors. Trustwise turns that vulnerability into an advantage by enforcing “trust as code” in real time.

The platform unifies observability, guardrails, policy, and compliance into a single AI Security Posture Management Control Tower. Early deployments at KPMG, the NHS, and Yum! Brands demonstrate how it protects critical workflows while simplifying oversight. With regulatory momentum, OEM distribution channels, and a growing moat of live threat data, Trustwise is positioned to lead an AI security market projected to top $100 billion by 2030.

Guiding Trustwise is Manoj Saxena, the founding GM of IBM Watson and creator of the Responsible AI Institute. Manoj is a serial entrepreneur with multiple exist. This experience gives him rare insight into enterprise AI, governance, and go-to-market execution.

Trustwise is setting the security standard for the era of autonomous AI, and we’re proud to join them on that mission. To request a demo click here.

Comment from Trustwise Founder & CEO, Manoj Saxena

Founder & CEO Manoj Saxena commented at the close of Augment’s investment:

“At Trustwise, we’re building the trust layer for AI—securing and controlling agent behavior at runtime so enterprises can deploy safely and scale with confidence. As copilots become co-workers, the risks of data leaks, hallucinations, tool misuse demand real-time enforcement, not just monitoring. Our platform embeds ‘trust as code’ into every AI decision to ensure secure, compliant, and efficient operations across complex agent workflows.

Augment Ventures shares our belief that the trust infrastructure layer for agentic AI is both urgent and underbuilt. Their conviction, network, and founder-first mindset make them an ideal partner as we define this new category.”

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