Israeli Cybersecurity Startup Daylight Secures $80 Million in Series B
Israeli cybersecurity startup Daylight has raised $80 million in a Series B round led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, bringing its total funding to $120 million. The company combines AI agents with security experts to rapidly detect and neutralize threats.
Israeli cybersecurity startup Daylight has secured $80 million in a Series B funding round led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives. The financing brings the company's total capital raised to $120 million, with a valuation estimated by market sources at approximately $400 million.
The funding round also saw participation from new investor Okta Ventures, alongside existing backers including Vintage Partners, Craft Ventures, Bain Capital, and Maple Capital. According to company data, Daylight's revenue has surged more fortyfold over the past year, with projections pointing to tens of millions of dollars in revenue by the end of the upcoming year.
Expanding Global Operations and Technology
Founded in early 2025 by CEO Hagai Shapira and CTO Eldad Rodik, both alumni of an elite IDF intelligence unit, Daylight currently employs 80 people, including 43 in Israel. The newly acquired capital will be deployed to expand U.S. operations, enter new markets across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region, scale engineering and technology teams, and further develop its AI platform.
Daylight combines artificial intelligence agents with cybersecurity experts to identify, investigate, and respond to cyber threats. The company's Aura platform enables clients to investigate security incidents using natural language queries, access centralized security data, and manage operations from a single dashboard.
"We are achieving very significant revenue growth early on and want to maintain this momentum. Most of the funds will be used to expand our sales team."
