AI Security Startup Apex Emerges From Stealth With Funding From OpenAI CEO

May 2, 2024 at 11:27AM Israeli AI security startup Apex emerged from stealth mode with $7 million in seed funding. The funding round was led by Sequoia Capital and Index Ventures, with participation from angel investors, including Sam Altman. Founded in 2023, Apex aims to address security issues introduced by the increasing use of generative-AI … Read more

DeepKeep Launches AI-Native Security Platform With $10 Million in Seed Funding

May 1, 2024 at 10:15AM Israeli startup DeepKeep, which specializes in AI-native security, has secured $10 million in a seed funding round led by VC Awz Ventures. The company aims to protect the entire AI lifecycle, managing risks related to AI, generative AI, and Large Language Models (LLMs). DeepKeep also launched its TRiSM platform for … Read more

Permit.io Raises $8 Million for Authorization Platform

February 16, 2024 at 10:03AM Permit.io, an Israeli startup, secured $8 million in Series A funding, totaling $14 million. Led by Scale Venture Partners, the round included Firestreak, NFX, Roosh Ventures, and Verissimo Ventures. The Tel Aviv-based company, founded in 2021, focuses on a full-stack authorization framework for application developers. Its latest release, Approval Flows, … Read more

Identity Security Firm Silverfort Lands $116 Million Investment

January 23, 2024 at 09:12AM Israeli startup Silverfort raised $116 million led by Brighton Capital in a Series D funding round, with existing investors also expanding their equity stakes. The company aims to scale its identity security technology, having already added tens of millions in new Annual Recurring Revenue and hundreds of enterprise customers. The … Read more

Zero Networks Raises $20M in Series B to Prevent Attackers from Spreading in Corporate Networks

December 18, 2023 at 05:29PM Israeli cybersecurity startup Zero Networks raised $20M in Series B funding led by USVP, with participation from Dmitri Alperovitch and existing investors. The funds will support recruiting and hypergrowth. Zero Networks offers automated zero-trust identity and network security solutions to prevent lateral movement within the organizational network by attackers. The … Read more