Fiddler AI vs HiddenLayer

Fiddler AI is an AI observability and security platform founded in 2018 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, by Krishna Gade, Amit Paka, and Manoj Cheenath. Fiddler focuses on production monitoring — drift, performance, fairness, explainability — and has extended into LLM observability and security for compound and agentic AI systems. Fiddler raised a $30M Series C in January 2026, bringing total funding to $100M.

HiddenLayer is an Austin, Texas-based AI security company founded in March 2022 by experienced cybersecurity and machine learning professionals. The company provides a comprehensive AI Security Platform covering AI Discovery (automated inventory), AI Supply Chain Security (model scanning for embedded threats), AI Attack Simulation (red teaming), and AI Runtime Security (guardrails and active threat response). The platform is designed to be non-invasive — protecting models without requiring access to raw training data — and integrates with CI/CD, MLOps, data pipelines, and SIEM/SOAR tools. HiddenLayer is recognized by Gartner as a Cool Vendor for AI Application Security. The company raised $50M in Series A in September 2023, the largest Series A for an AI-focused cybersecurity company at that time, led by M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund) and Moore Strategic Ventures. Customers include enterprises in financial services, US federal government, and technology. Named endorsers include the CISO of the NFL and the former CISO of AIG.