Cyera Secures $800 Million Funding Round at $20 Billion Valuation Led by Cyberstarts
Israeli cyber unicorn Cyera is closing an $800 million funding round at a $20 billion valuation, led by Cyberstarts with a $300 million investment. The company develops AI-driven data security platforms.
Israeli cyber unicorn Cyera is raising a massive funding round valued at approximately $800 million, with venture capital fund Cyberstarts leading the investment by pumping about $300 million into the company, according to reports. The ongoing late-stage funding round values Cyera at around $20 billion, marking a significant leap from its previous valuation of $12 billion. Cyberstarts, a prominent early-stage cybersecurity investor, is making an exceptionally large commitment in this round, reflecting deep confidence in Cyera's future trajectory and its long-standing relationship with the founders.
Founded in 2021 by CEO Yotam Segev, CTO Tamar Bar-Ilan, and VP of R&D Jonathan Itai—all alumni of the elite IDF Talpiot program and Unit 8200—Cyera has developed an AI-powered data security platform. The system helps organizations discover, classify, monitor, and protect sensitive data across cloud environments, data stores, corporate systems, and AI applications. As enterprise adoption of artificial intelligence accelerates, Cyera has expanded its platform to secure AI systems and autonomous agents, ensuring that machine learning tools operate within secure boundaries.
To date, Cyera has raised over $2.3 billion across eight funding rounds, establishing itself as one of the most valuable private cybersecurity companies in Israel. The company's annual revenues currently surpass $300 million. In addition to organic growth, Cyera has pursued an aggressive M&A strategy, acquiring six Israeli startups since 2024 for an estimated cumulative total of $1.4 billion. Notable acquisitions include Trail Security, Shape AI, Otterize, Ryft, Genie Security, and a landmark $1 billion acquisition of Oasis Security completed in September 2026.
Cyberstarts, established in 2018 by Gili Raanan alongside partners Lior Simon, Hila Zigman, and Dor Knapo, manages $1.5 billion in assets. Its portfolio includes industry giants such as Wiz, Upwind, Fireblocks, Cyera, and Island, representing over 50% of the private cyber market valuation. Industry insiders note that while Cyberstarts' multi-hundred-million-dollar investment in Cyera's latest round is unusual for a fund specializing in early-stage seed investments, it underscores an unwavering commitment to founders they backed from inception.
