# Palo Alto Networks in talks to buy AI agent security startup Clutch for $500M

**Published:** November 6, 2026
**Author:** Marina Temkin
**Source:** TechCrunch — AI
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/palo-alto-networks-in-talks-to-buy-ai-agent-security-startup-clutch-for

Clutch, backed by Lightspeed and SignalFire, was last valued at $85 million, according to a source.

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