Pillar Security
Category: AI in Cybersecurity
An end-to-end security platform designed to identify, assess, and mitigate risks across the entire AI lifecycle, including specialized support for agentic AI systems. Pillar Security was founded in 2023. The company is led by Dor Sarig. Based in Miami, USA and Tel Aviv, Israel. Team size: 10-30. Total funding raised: $9 Million. Latest round: $9 Million Seed Round (Announced April 2025). Key investors include Shield Capital (Lead), Golden Ventures, Ground Up Ventures, Strategic angel investors.
- Founded
- 2023
- Headquarters
- Miami, USA and Tel Aviv, Israel
- Team size
- 10-30
- Total funding
- $9 Million
Value proposition
Provides a foundational, secure framework tailored for AI-integrated software and agentic AI systems, ensuring comprehensive security throughout the AI development and deployment lifecycle.
Products and solutions
AI Security Platform (includes mapping of AI assets, red-team simulations, adaptive guardrails, continuous risk assessment, and threat intelligence integration)
Unique value
Exclusive focus on securing the entire AI lifecycle rather than only model security, with specialized capabilities for agentic AI systems and a large proprietary AI threat intelligence feed analyzing over 50 million AI application interactions.
Target customer
Enterprises deploying AI technologies, including Fortune 500 companies, AI vertical startups, and leading tech companies
Industries served
Technology, Healthcare, Finance, Enterprise (various sectors adopting AI)
Technology advantage
Purpose-built platform addressing AI-specific security challenges with deep threat intelligence integration and proactive risk detection, setting it apart from traditional security tools repurposed for AI.
How they differentiate
Offers comprehensive, end-to-end security across the full AI lifecycle, including a specific focus on securing agentic AI systems, unlike competitors that only address parts of the security spectrum.
Main competitors
HiddenLayer, Protect AI, Cranium, Traditional security vendors expanding into AI
Key partnerships
Not publicly disclosed
Notable customers
Similarweb, Eleos Health, AvidXchange, Several Fortune 500 companies
Major milestones
Founded in October 2023 Emerged from stealth in April 2025 Secured $9M Seed funding in April 2025 Launched AI security platform Acquired initial notable enterprise customers
Growth metrics
Early stage with recent emergence from stealth; aiming to triple team size from 10 to 30 by year-end 2025
Market positioning
Pioneering startup in the dedicated AI application security lifecycle management space
Geographic focus
North America and Israel, with a global enterprise focus
Patents and IP
Not publicly disclosed
About Dor Sarig
Dor Sarig is a seasoned cybersecurity expert with over a decade of experience. He is the CEO and Co-Founder of Pillar Security, a company that is building an end-to-end security platform to identify, assess, and mitigate risks across the entire AI lifecycle. Before founding Pillar Security, he was the CEO & Co-Founder of an offensive security company. He also has experience as a security researcher and consultant.
Official website: https://www.pillar.security/