Mintive Raises $7M Seed

Mintive, an agent identity startup, has announced a $7 million seed funding round, bringing its total funding to $11 million. The company focuses on governance, provisioning, and identity management for enterprise AI agents, helping IT professionals secure and authorize agent access to cloud services.

Investors

The round was led by Cowboy Ventures. Additional participants include Coatue, Operator Collective, Hustle Fund, Frederic Kerrest, Jeff Dean, and Andrej Karpathy.

Mintive Use of Funds

The company plans to use the new capital to continue building its platform, which focuses on simplifying the deployment of secure and governed AI agents for enterprise customers.

About Mintive

Founded in 2026 by Jiquan Ngiam and Vijay Vasudevan, Mintive provides an enterprise platform for managing AI agent identities, permissions, and cost control. The company offers features such as an MCP gateway, an LLM gateway, and an agent monitor to help organizations track and secure long-running AI tasks.

Funding Details

Company Website: https://mintive.com

Company: Mintive
Raised: $7M
Round: Seed
Funding Date: October 29, 2026
Lead Investor: Cowboy Ventures
Additional Investors: Coatue, Operator Collective, Hustle Fund, Frederic Kerrest, Jeff Dean, Andrej Karpathy
Software Category: AI Identity and Governance
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/29/agent-identity-startup-mintive-lands-cowboy-ventures-coatue-angels-jeff-dean-andrej-karpathy/