Kiteworks Acquires Bonfy.AI to Fill the AI Gap in Data Governance
Kiteworks has acquired Bonfy.AI to bolster its data governance capabilities and address the growing need for secure data exchange in an AI-driven environment. This acquisition aims to provide real-time policy enforcement across various data channels, including email, file sharing, SaaS applications, and AI agent interactions, effectively closing a gap in how enterprises manage sensitive data in motion and at use. Kiteworks intends to integrate Bonfy’s technology to govern data for both human users and AI agents at a global scale.
Kiteworks has announced the acquisition of Bonfy.AI, a move designed to strengthen its data governance platform and address the increasing complexities of securing data in an era of widespread AI adoption. Kiteworks delivers a content-sharing platform focused on safeguarding sensitive data as it moves across enterprise networks, external organizations, and internal systems, incorporating regulatory compliance and audit tracking. Bonfy.AI is an AI-native content-security platform specializing in protecting sensitive data across human workflows and AI agent reasoning, offering real-time classification, contextual enforcement, and cross-SaaS governance. Bonfy was founded in early 2024 by Gidi Cohen and Danny Kibel and emerged from stealth in June 2025 with $9.5 million in seed funding. The acquisition addresses a critical gap in how enterprises manage sensitive data, particularly as AI agents become more prevalent in data exchange. Bonfy’s technology provides inline classification and decision-making at runtime, rather than relying on post-incident reporting, ensuring data is governed consistently across human and AI interactions. Kiteworks intends to integrate Bonfy’s technology to govern data for both human users and AI agents at a global scale. This acquisition represents the eighth for Kiteworks in five years, each aimed at expanding its data security and compliance offerings.