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Orion Security

Category: AI in Cybersecurity

An autonomous data security platform that leverages AI to protect sensitive enterprise information by understanding business context and data flows without requiring manual, static rules. Orion Security was founded in 2024. The company is led by Nitay Milner. Based in Tel Aviv, Israel. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: $38.0M. Latest round: Series A ($32.0M, Feb 2025). Key investors include ["Norwest Venture Partners","IBM Ventures","Underscore VC","FXP","PICO Venture Partners","Lama Partners"].

Founded
2024
Headquarters
Tel Aviv, Israel
Team size
11-50
Total funding
$38.0M

Value proposition

Eliminates 'policy fatigue' by replacing legacy, rule-based Data Loss Prevention (DLP) with a 'zero-policy' AI approach that understands business intent, reducing false positives and administrative overhead.

Products and solutions

["Autonomous Data Loss Prevention (DLP)","AI-Driven Data Discovery & Classification","Business Context Mapping Engine","Real-time Data Flow Observability Dashboard","Automated Risk Remediation"]

Unique value

Pioneered the 'zero-policy' approach to data security, which moves away from the industry-standard of manually writing thousands of regex-based rules to an AI model that learns 'normal' business behavior autonomously.

Target customer

Enterprise CISOs, Data Security Officers (DSOs), and IT compliance teams at large-scale organizations with complex data environments.

Industries served

["Financial Services","Healthcare & Life Sciences","Technology & SaaS","Manufacturing","Legal & Professional Services"]

Technology advantage

Utilizes advanced data tracing and LLM-based context analysis to distinguish between legitimate business processes and actual data leaks, allowing for security that scales with cloud-native and hybrid environments.

How they differentiate

Pioneered a 'zero-policy' approach that uses AI to understand business context and intent, eliminating the need for manual, static regex rules and reducing false positives compared to legacy DLP.

Main competitors

["Cyberhaven","Nightfall AI","Symantec (Broadcom)"]

Key partnerships

["IBM Ventures (Strategic Investor and Partner)","Norwest Venture Partners","Major Cloud Service Providers (AWS, Azure, GCP integrations)","PICO Venture Partners"]

Notable customers

["Fortune 500 Financial Institutions","Global Healthcare Providers","Enterprise SaaS Companies"]

Major milestones

["Founded in early 2024 by former Cisco and Epsagon product leaders","Raised $6M Seed round in March 2024 to develop core AI engine","Exited stealth mode in February 2025 with a $32M Series A led by Norwest Venture Partners","Strategic investment and partnership secured with IBM Ventures"]

Growth metrics

Scaled from stealth to a $32M Series A within one year of founding; currently expanding global go-to-market operations.

Market positioning

High-growth disruptor in the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) space.

Geographic focus

North America, Israel, and Europe

Patents and IP

Proprietary AI models and data-tracing algorithms (specific public patent filings not disclosed as of February 2025).

About Nitay Milner

Nitay Milner is the Co-Founder and CEO of Orion Security. He is a seasoned product leader with deep expertise in cybersecurity and observability. Prior to founding Orion, he served as a Product Leader at Cisco following its acquisition of Epsagon, where he also held a product leadership role. He has a strong background in building data-centric security products and was recognized in Forbes 30 Under 30.

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