# Hawcx News

> Announcements from Hawcx: funding, partnerships and launches in authentication for AI agents and passwordless sign-in.

Markdown version of <https://www.hawcx.com/news>. Last updated 2026-07-31.

Latest: Extending OpenShell with Hawcx for action based authorization for agents

Technology: Jul 31, 2026

Per-action authorization, tied to your enterprise identity and roles, for agents running in OpenShell sandboxes.

- **[Authorization Belongs Below the Agent](https://www.hawcx.com/news/hawcx-crewai-partnership)**: Partnerships: Jul 8, 2026
- **[Hawcx joins the NYFTL 2026 Collective](https://www.hawcx.com/blog/why-retailers-are-rethinking-identity-and-why-agentic-commerce-makes-it-urgent)**: Company: Apr 15, 2026
- **[Announcing our first round of funding!](https://www.hawcx.com/blog/pre-seed-funding)**: Company: Mar 11, 2025