Above Security
Category: AI in Cybersecurity
An AI-native managed insider-threat platform designed to detect and mitigate risks originating from both human employees and autonomous AI agents. Above Security was founded in 2025. The company is led by Aviv Nahum. Based in Tel Aviv, Israel / San Francisco, USA. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: $50M+. Latest round: Strategic Investment. Key investors include Ballistic Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Merlin Ventures, Jump Capital, QPV Ventures, CrowdStrike Falcon Fund.
- Founded
- 2025
- Headquarters
- Tel Aviv, Israel / San Francisco, USA
- Team size
- 11-50
- Total funding
- $50M+
Value proposition
Redefines insider risk for the 'Agentic Era' by treating AI agents as digital insiders, providing visibility into AI-to-data interactions and preventing machine-speed data exfiltration that traditional tools miss.
Products and solutions
AI-Native Insider Threat Platform, Specialized AI Investigators (Autonomous behavioral analysis), Human-Agent Behavioral Timeline Engine, Proactive Risk Guidance (Real-time employee/agent intervention), Cross-Environment Monitoring (Identity, Endpoint, SaaS, and AI), Evidence Graph (cross-entity investigation graph), Arbiter engine (intent correlation across environments)
Unique value
The first security platform to specifically address 'Agentic Insider Risk,' recognizing that autonomous AI agents now possess the same access and action capabilities as human employees but operate at machine speed.
Target customer
Enterprise security teams (CISOs) and organizations integrating autonomous AI agents and LLMs into their core business workflows.
Industries served
Financial Services, Technology & Software, Healthcare, Defense & Government, Enterprise Professional Services
Technology advantage
Utilizes a proprietary 'Agentic Risk Engine' that infers intent by correlating signals across disparate environments (SaaS, AI, Identity) and features a founding team of elite IDF Unit 81/8200 veterans with a proven track record in AI exits (Ctrl/Sana).
How they differentiate
Above Security differentiates by focusing on 'Agentic Insider Risk,' treating autonomous AI agents as digital employees. While traditional tools monitor human behavior, Above's 'Agentic Risk Engine' analyzes the intent and data interactions of AI agents to prevent machine-speed exfiltration.
Main competitors
Cyberhaven, DTEX Systems, Proofpoint (ObserveIT)
Key partnerships
CrowdStrike (Falcon Fund + Falcon platform / Next-Gen SIEM integration), AWS, NVIDIA, Forscie (Insider Threat Matrix), Ballistic Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Merlin Ventures, Jump Capital, QPV Ventures
Notable customers
Merlin Entertainments, AlphaSense, Home Depot subsidiaries, Fortune 500 Design Partners, Global Financial Services firms, Tech-forward Enterprises
Major milestones
Emerged from stealth in March 2026, Secured $7M Seed + $43M Series A ($50M total) led by Merlin Ventures, Ballistic Ventures & Norwest, Launched the industry's first platform specifically for Agentic Insider Risk, Named runner-up in CrowdStrike/AWS/NVIDIA 2026 Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator, Became inaugural sponsor of the Insider Threat Matrix (Forscie), Aug 2026: CrowdStrike Falcon Fund strategic investment + Falcon platform integration (Black Hat USA), Aug 2026: Launched Evidence Graph for cross-entity investigation
Growth metrics
Emerged from stealth with ~$50M (Seed+Series A); Aug 2026 CrowdStrike Falcon Fund strategic investment (several million, undisclosed). LinkedIn company size 11-50 (~37 listed); Tracxn ~35 employees (Jul 2026). Generating revenue with enterprise deployments.
Market positioning
Category creator and pioneer in AI-native Insider Risk Management (AIRM) for the agentic era.
Geographic focus
North America, Israel, and Europe (EMEA)
Patents and IP
Proprietary AI-driven behavioral modeling and autonomous investigation algorithms (specific public filings not disclosed as of stealth exit).
About Aviv Nahum
Aviv Nahum is a veteran of the IDF's elite Unit 81 (a specialized technical branch of Unit 8200). He is a serial entrepreneur who previously co-founded Ctrl, a productivity and AI startup that was acquired by Sana (formerly Sana Labs) and subsequently integrated into Workday. He has extensive expertise in building AI-driven systems and cybersecurity architectures.
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Official website: https://www.above.security