Corsha, a developer of a Machine Identity Provider (mIDP) purpose-built to secure machine-to-machine (M2M) communication across operational systems and critical infrastructure, announced it has received an $18 M Series A funding round.
Cybernetix Ventures, an early-stage VC firm investing in robotics, automation and physical AI, was part of the funding round that also included Sinewave, Razor’s Edge Ventures, Ten Eleven Ventures and Booz Allen Ventures.
Corsha said it will use the funding to accelerate the company’s mission to secure every machine connection across robotics and industrial autonomous systems.
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Cybernetix Ventures, the host of the annual Robotics Tech Week event in Boston, said its investment highlights the growing need for secure identity and access management (IAM) in the rapidly evolving world of robotics, connected machines and physical AI.
While cybersecurity has traditionally focused on protecting humans, the protection of machines and operational technology has been neglected. With industrial systems becoming increasingly autonomous and interconnected, Cybernetix Ventures said Corsha’s patented mIDP ensures that every machine connection is continuously verified and authorized at machine speed and scale.
“Robotics, automation, and physical AI are transforming how the industrial world operates,” said Anusha Iyer, founder and CEO of Corsha. “This shift demands an identity infrastructure purpose-built for machines. Cybernetix brings both capital and deep connections across this emerging frontier, and we’re excited to partner with them as we scale our platform to secure the next generation of connected, autonomous systems.”
Cybernetix Ventures said that Corsha brings the proven security benefits of dynamic machine identity into manufacturing APIs and protocols, delivering continuous verification as a core pillar of zero-trust for cloud, edge and complex hybrid environments.
"Robotics and industrial systems are under constant threat, yet most companies are still treating machine security as an afterthought,” said Mark Martin, general partner at Cybernetix Ventures. "Corsha has solved the fundamental challenge of machine-to-machine authentication - delivering enterprise-grade identity management that seamlessly integrates into existing infrastructure. Anusha and her team aren't just building another security tool; they're establishing the foundational trust layer that every connected system will depend on. This is exactly the kind of infrastructure play that defines decades of industrial innovation."
Corsha said its mIDP delivers:
- Strong, cryptographic machine identities for every system
- Dynamic authentication/authorization at every connection
- Automated lifecycle management for millions of machine identities
- Secure deployments in diverse environments from cloud to air-gapped, hybrid and industrial