Palo Alto Networks以5亿美元收购AI初创企业Console

Palo Alto Networks宣布以5亿美元（现金加股票）收购AI初创企业Console1。Console致力于用AI代理自动化IT帮助台任务，成立于2024年，由Andrei Serban创办1。这笔交易标志着Palo Alto Networks在2026年进行的第七起并购1。

Console在融资过程中表现亮眼，总融资达2900万美元，包括由Thrive Capital领投的620万美元种子轮和由DST Global与Thrive共同领投的2300万美元A轮融资1。根据PitchBook数据，公司收购前估值为1.57亿美元1。值得注意的是，Palo Alto Networks首席执行官Nikesh Arora曾作为天使投资人参与了Console的融资1。Console已获得包括Ramp、Flock Safety和Scale AI等知名客户1。

Palo Alto Networks将Console整合至其Cortex平台，以增强自动化安全响应能力1。CEO Nikesh Arora表示Console将为Cortex带来"autonomous security outcomes"1。与此同时，该领域竞争对手Serval在去年12月融资7500万美元，估值达到10亿美元1。

Palo Alto Networks has acquired Console, an artificial intelligence startup focused on automating IT help desk tasks, for $500 million in a cash and stock transaction 1. Founded in 2024, Console has raised a total of $29 million across funding rounds, including a $6.2 million seed round led by Thrive Capital and a $23 million Series A round co-led by DST Global and Thrive 1. The acquisition valued Console at $157 million prior to the deal, according to PitchBook 1.

Console was founded by Andrei Serban and counts Ramp, Flock Safety, and Scale AI among its customers 1. Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora participated as an angel investor in Console's funding rounds 1. The company plans to integrate Console into its Cortex platform to provide autonomous security outcomes 1. This acquisition marks Palo Alto Networks' seventh deal in 2026 1.