Beacon Software acquires Haize Labs

● PLATFORM | CYBERSECURITY · AI Security

SEPTEMBER 17, 2026

Beacon Software acquires Haize Labs

TARGET

Automated red-teaming, evaluation, guardrails and observability software for stress-testing LLMs and monitoring AI agents in production, sold to frontier AI labs and large enterprises.

Ownership	VC-backed · General Catalyst, Pear VC, Soma Capital
Capital raised	$12.5m
Headquarters	New York, New York
Leadership	Steve Li, co-founder Leonard Tang, Co-Founder and CEO
Sell-side advisor	—

ACQUIRER

Beacon Software

AI-native holding company that acquires software firms serving recreation, utilities, education, government and manufacturing, rebuilding them with a centralized AI operating system.

Capital raised	$225m
Headquarters	Toronto, Canada
Leadership	Nilam Ganenthiran, founder and chief executive (Beacon)
Buy-side advisor	—

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Beacon Software -> Haize Labs  (2026-09-18)
consolidator_acquisition | Cybersecurity | closed
Target: Automated red-teaming, evaluation, guardrails and observability software for stress-testing LLMs and monitoring AI agents in production, sold to frontier AI labs and large enterprises.
Website: haizelabs.com | Buyer site: beaconsoftware.com
HQ: New York, New York | Ownership: vc-backed | Buyer ownership: vc-backed
Advisors - not yet credited
Source: Thematic - https://thematichq.com/software/d/beacon-software-haize-labs.html

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