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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. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: $50.0M. Latest round: Seed round (Mar 2025). Key investors include ["Ballistic Ventures","Norwest Venture Partners","Merlin Ventures","Jump Capital","QPV Ventures"].

Founded
2025
Headquarters
Tel Aviv, Israel
Team size
11-50
Total funding
$50.0M

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)"]

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

["Ballistic Ventures","Norwest Venture Partners","Merlin Ventures","Jump Capital","QPV Ventures"]

Notable customers

["Fortune 500 Design Partners","Global Financial Services firms","Tech-forward Enterprises"]

Major milestones

["Emerged from stealth in March 2025","Secured $50M Seed funding led by Ballistic Ventures","Launched the industry's first platform specifically for Agentic Insider Risk"]

Growth metrics

Emerged from stealth with one of the largest seed rounds in Israeli cybersecurity history; team size estimated between 11-50 employees.

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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