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WideField

Santa Clara, US · Founded 2023 · 27 employees on LinkedIn · 3 known investors

Find your way into WideField

413 people in our graph share verified history with the WideField team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Somnathunlockedknows Kartik CDS · together at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (overlapped)
×2knows the team · via Stealth Startup
×2knows the team · via Netskope
×2knows the team · via Nokia Siemens Networks
knows the team · via Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
×4knows the team · via Juniper Networks

WideField provides an identity security platform that connects identity data across SaaS, cloud, and on-premises systems to give security teams visibility into human, non-human, and AI-agent identities. It uses AI-powered behavioral analytics to detect risks such as dormant accounts, stale credentials, misconfigured authentication policies, and session anomalies, and helps teams remediate them.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS

Founders & leadership

WideField was founded in 2023 by Kartik CDS.

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Kartik CDSinCTO & Co-FounderKartik has worked as a software architect with expertise in authentication, network security, and identity management across telecom, cloud, and security domains. He holds four U.S. patents and has contributed to multiple startups as a founding engineer and architect.

Investors · 3

Cisco InvestmentsSan Jose
Engineering CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $10Mvia Ashmeet Sidana · inferred
Crosspoint Capital PartnersreportedMenlo Park

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

In the news

WideField Security Secures Series A Funding Led by Cisco Investment | Raising.firaising.fi · Mar 2026WideField Announces Participation from Cisco Investments in Series A Round, as Company Launches AI Agent Identity Monitoringbusinesswire.com · Mar 2026WideField Closes Series A Fundingfinsmes.com · Mar 2026Startupintrosstartupintros.com · Oct 2025WideField Security Raises $11.3M in Series A Fundingfinsmes.com · Oct 2025WideField Security Raises $11.3M Series A to Secure the Full Identity Lifecyclebusinesswire.com · Oct 2025

Frequently asked questions

What does WideField do?
WideField provides an identity security platform that connects identity data across SaaS, cloud, and on-premises systems to give security teams visibility into human, non-human, and AI-agent identities. It uses AI-powered behavioral analytics to detect risks such as dormant accounts, stale credentials, misconfigured authentication policies, and session anomalies, and helps teams remediate them.
Who founded WideField?
WideField was founded by Kartik CDS in 2023.
Who are WideField's investors?
WideField's investors include Cisco Investments, Engineering Capital, Crosspoint Capital Partners.
Where is WideField headquartered?
WideField is headquartered in Santa Clara, US.