Company record
Kontext
Updated November 2, 2026 · Presspool
Kontext is a runtime security platform that sits between AI agents and the systems they use, checking each action against security policy. kontext.security
Funding
- $4 million, round type not disclosed, announced September 24, 2026. Led by 42CAP. Listed in the AI startup funding roster for September 21–26, 2026. Sources: Kontext, Tech.eu.
Of the 279 rounds with exactly stated amounts in dollars on Presspool's weekly rosters since September 21, 2026, Kontext's $4 million is the joint 236th largest; their median is $16 million.
Whether AI names Kontext
- On the AI security map: named or cited in 0 of 51 answers to Presspool's AI security questions on November 2, 2026 (ChatGPT 0 of 8, Claude 0 of 8, Perplexity 0 of 8, Gemini 0 of 8, Copilot 0 of 8, Google AI Mode 0 of 8, Google AI Overviews 0 of 3). See the map. AI named or cited 12 of the 16 companies on the map in that sample; Kontext was not one of them. AI names these companies most on AI security questions: HiddenLayer (25 of 51), Zenity (21 of 51), Mindgard (17 of 51), Noma Security (14 of 51) and Pillar Security (9 of 51).
- Machine Relations Index: Not cited in any Machine Relations Index answer, May 10, 2026 to October 18, 2026.
Week by week
Answers that named or cited Kontext in each weekly sample of Presspool's AI security questions, by the Monday of the sample week. A row is added every week.
| Week of | AI security |
|---|---|
| October 19, 2026 | 0 of 53 |
| October 26, 2026 | 0 of 55 |
| November 2, 2026 | 0 of 51 |
Related records
Also on the AI security map: Giskard, Harmonic Security, HiddenLayer, Lasso Security, Mindgard, Noma Security, Opsin, Outerlimit, Palma.ai, Pillar Security, Reco, Rein and 3 more on the map.
Closest rounds in the roster for September 21–26, 2026: Sol ($4 million, round type not disclosed, September 22, 2026), Beagle Labs ($4.1 million Pre-seed, September 22, 2026), Codebreaker Labs ($4.5 million Seed, September 24, 2026), Azulene Labs ($3.4 million Pre-seed, September 23, 2026), F13 ($5 million Pre-seed, September 23, 2026), Metris Energy ($5 million Seed, September 21, 2026).
42CAP, which led this round, also led Deepslate (€7.7 million Seed, October 1, 2026). It is also named as an investor in Osavul (€8.5 million Series A, October 1, 2026).
Founders on the record
- Jens Ernstberger, co-founder. Source.
- Michel Osswald, co-founder. Source.