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Cyera

Category: AI in Cybersecurity

An AI-powered data security platform that provides deep context and automated protection for enterprise data across cloud, SaaS, and on-premises environments. Cyera was founded in 2021. The company is led by Yotam Segev. Based in New York, USA. Team size: 500-1000. Total funding raised: $1.7B. Latest round: Series F. Key investors include ["Blackstone","Accel","Sequoia Capital","Coatue","Redpoint","Cyberstarts","Georgian","Spark Capital"].

Founded
2021
Headquarters
New York, USA
Team size
500-1000
Total funding
$1.7B

Value proposition

Provides instant visibility into 'shadow data' and automatically classifies sensitive information with high accuracy, enabling security teams to remediate risks without slowing down business operations.

Products and solutions

["Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)","Data Detection and Response (DDR)","AI-Enhanced Data Loss Prevention (DLP)","Data Privacy and Compliance Automation","Cloud Data Security (AWS, Azure, GCP, Snowflake)"]

Unique value

Cyera utilizes a 'data-first' approach that focuses on the data itself rather than just the infrastructure, using proprietary AI to understand the context, sensitivity, and risk of data in real-time.

Target customer

Global 2000 enterprises, Fortune 500 companies, and organizations with complex, multi-cloud data environments.

Industries served

["Financial Services","Healthcare and Life Sciences","Technology and Software","Retail and E-commerce","Manufacturing"]

Technology advantage

Features an agentless, side-scanning architecture that allows for rapid deployment and discovery of all data stores (structured and unstructured) without impacting system performance or requiring manual configuration.

How they differentiate

Cyera differentiates through its 'data-first' approach using proprietary AI that provides deep context into data sensitivity and risk without requiring agents. Unlike infrastructure-centric tools, it focuses on the data itself across SaaS, PaaS, and on-premises environments, offering rapid, agentless side-scanning that identifies 'shadow data' faster than legacy incumbents.

Main competitors

["BigID","Varonis","Wiz","Sentra"]

Key partnerships

["Blackstone (Strategic partner and lead investor)","Major Cloud Service Providers (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)","Leading Cyber Insurance and Incident Response firms","Global System Integrators (GSIs)"]

Notable customers

["Paramount","Mercury Financial","Diebold Nixdorf","United Airlines"]

Major milestones

["Founded in 2021 by veterans of IDF Unit 8200","Named to the Forbes Cloud 100 list in 2024","Acquired Trail Security for $162 million in late 2024 to integrate AI-enhanced DLP","Achieved 'Decacorn' trajectory with a $9B valuation in early 2025"]

Growth metrics

Valuation reached $9 billion in January 2025; reported 800% revenue growth in 2023 and significant expansion into the Fortune 500 market.

Market positioning

Premium Enterprise Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) leader and category definer.

Geographic focus

Global, with primary headquarters in North America (New York) and significant R&D operations in Israel (Tel Aviv), targeting Global 2000 enterprises.

Patents and IP

Proprietary AI-driven data classification engines and risk-scoring algorithms (specific patent filings are generally held as trade secrets or pending in the cybersecurity space).

About Yotam Segev

Yotam Segev is the Co-Founder and CEO of Cyera. He spent over a decade in the Israeli Defense Forces' elite Unit 8200, where he held numerous leadership positions, including Head of a Cyber Department. His experience focuses on large-scale offensive and defensive cyber operations. He holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science and Physics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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