The round was led by U.S. Venture Partners (USVP), with participation from Swisscom Ventures, Vertex Ventures, 33N Ventures, and existing investors. The round brings Apono's total funding to more than $54 million. Over the past year, Apono established product-market fit with a fourfold increase in client count.

Apono is redefining identity security with its Cloud Privileged Access Platform, purpose-built for the agentic AI era. Founded by cybersecurity and DevOps veterans, Apono empowers enterprises operating in modern cloud environments to eliminate standing privileges and adopt just-in-time, just-enough access across all identities - human, machine, and AI agents. Trusted by global Fortune 500 companies, Apono bridges the gap between security and engineering teams, enabling organizations to move fast without compromising security.