Saturday, August 15, 2026
LIVE
Ugandan villages still contest land titles as oil development advances///Nigerian Troops Repel Bandit Attack on Kebbi Workers///NLC Queries Lagos Chairman Over Ties to Pro-Tinubu Group///Côte d’Ivoire Names New Leader for Blé Goudé’s COJEP Party///United States Highlights Civilian Deaths in Nigeria Terror Fight///Zimbabwe Pledges New Ferry and Road Repair After Lake Kariba Disaster///Ebola death toll reaches two thousand in Democratic Republic of the Congo///Forced Conscription Reports Emerge Across Ethiopia Oromia Region///Ebola outbreak reaches displacement camps in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo///Hacking Group Claims Data Theft from Shell and Other Global Firms///Turkey warns of radical measures if Israel rejects Gaza peace deal terms///Nigerian President Urged to Engage Niger Delta Leader for Reelection Campaign///Ugandan villages still contest land titles as oil development advances///Nigerian Troops Repel Bandit Attack on Kebbi Workers///NLC Queries Lagos Chairman Over Ties to Pro-Tinubu Group///Côte d’Ivoire Names New Leader for Blé Goudé’s COJEP Party///United States Highlights Civilian Deaths in Nigeria Terror Fight///Zimbabwe Pledges New Ferry and Road Repair After Lake Kariba Disaster///Ebola death toll reaches two thousand in Democratic Republic of the Congo///Forced Conscription Reports Emerge Across Ethiopia Oromia Region///Ebola outbreak reaches displacement camps in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo///Hacking Group Claims Data Theft from Shell and Other Global Firms///Turkey warns of radical measures if Israel rejects Gaza peace deal terms///Nigerian President Urged to Engage Niger Delta Leader for Reelection Campaign///
Subscribe
Africa
Independent · Digital
The African Herald
PoliticsAI-assisted

Meet AgentLISA: The AI Security Agent Backed by $12M to Protect Web3

AgentLISA, an AI-powered smart contract security platform, has announced $12 million in cumulative funding from tier-1 investors aimed at accelerating Web3 security innovation.

AgentLISA, an AI-powered smart contract security platform, has announced $12 million in cumulative funding from tier-1 investors aimed at accelerating Web3 security innovation.

The funding is sourced from notable investors such as Redpoint Ventures, UoB Venture Management, Signum Capital, NGC Ventures, Hash Global, LongHash Ventures, M23 Capital, Kryptos, Fellows Fund, ByteTrade Lab, Summer Ventures, and Woori Ventures. AgentLISA is established on research conducted at Nanyang Technological University's (NTU) Cyber Security Lab and developed by MetaTrust Labs.

AgentLISA introduces an agentic AI framework that integrates rule-based and logic-based vulnerability detection, utilizing NTU’s TrustLLM, the first large language model developed for Web3 security auditing.

Multi-agent architecture with specialized detection agents Capability to learn from historical audit reports without fine-tuning Detection of complex logic vulnerabilities that standard LLMs may overlook Combines AI reasoning with formal verification

AgentLISA, an AI-powered smart contract security platform, has announced $12 million in cumulative funding from tier-1 investors aimed at accelerating Web3 security innovation.
Daniel Okonkwo · The African Herald

Detects 9 out of 10 OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities compared to 5 out of 10 with static tools Achieved 100% success on five complex real-world auditing projects Prevented over $7.2M in losses from recent DeFi exploits

99% faster auditing process: minutes instead of 3-5 weeks 90% cost reduction compared to traditional audit costs Significant impact: one researcher saved $15M

Over 3,000 registered users and more than 500 premium subscribers Tested on platforms like Arcadia Finance, Virtuals Protocol, and Taiko Protocol Supports over 14 blockchains, including Ethereum, BSC, Solana, Base, and Arbitrum Integrated with IDEs like VSCode, Cursor, GitHub, CI/CD

Advertisement

In 2024, DeFi protocols experienced losses exceeding $1 billion due to smart contract vulnerabilities. With over 200,000 contracts deployed monthly, more than 80% of which are unaudited, and traditional audits costing over $15,000 for 3-5 weeks, AgentLISA offers a critical solution. It provides comprehensive analysis within minutes at a fraction of the cost.

For more information, visit the official website: https://agentlisa.ai .

Based on reporting by TechBullion.

AI transparency. This article was produced with the assistance of artificial intelligence and published under human editorial oversight. AI systems can make mistakes. Read how we use AI (EU AI Act, Art. 50).
Related Stories