Raven
Category: AI in Cybersecurity
A runtime application security platform designed to stop AI-generated exploits and zero-day attacks in real-time by protecting applications from within the execution layer. Raven was founded in 2023. The company is led by Roi Abitboul. Based in Palo Alto, USA. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: $20.0M. Latest round: Seed round ($20.0M, Mar 2025). Key investors include Norwest Venture Partners, Elron Ventures, RedSeed, UpWest, SentinelOne, Jibe Ventures, Dnipro VC, Unusual Ventures, CyberFuture, Slavik Markovich.
- Founded
- 2023
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, USA
- Team size
- 11-50
- Total funding
- $20.0M
Value proposition
Eliminates the dependency on slow CVE-based patching by providing 'CVE-less' runtime protection that identifies and blocks the execution of exploits, even when no signature exists.
Products and solutions
Runtime Protection Platform, Runtime Vulnerability Management (Runtime SCA), Application Threat Detection and Response (ADR), AI-Exploit Prevention Engine
Unique value
Shifts security from a reactive 'vulnerability-centric' model to an 'exploit-centric' runtime defense, specifically optimized to counter the speed and scale of AI-driven cyberattacks.
Target customer
Enterprise security operations (SecOps), CISOs, and DevSecOps teams, particularly within high-compliance sectors like finance and insurance.
Industries served
Cybersecurity, Financial Services, Insurance, Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software
Technology advantage
Proprietary technology that de-prioritizes up to 99% of vulnerabilities by analyzing 'runtime reachability'—identifying which vulnerable functions are actually executed—without requiring code instrumentation or causing performance overhead.
How they differentiate
Shifts from reactive 'vulnerability-centric' scanning to 'exploit-centric' runtime defense. It uses proprietary 'runtime reachability' analysis to eliminate 99% of security noise by identifying which vulnerabilities are actually executable in a live environment without requiring code instrumentation.
Main competitors
Contrast Security, Snyk, Sysdig, Aqua Security
Key partnerships
SentinelOne (Strategic Investor and Partner), AWS & CrowdStrike Cybersecurity Accelerator, Norwest Venture Partners, Elron Ventures
Notable customers
Enterprise Financial Services, Insurance Providers, Cloud Infrastructure Providers
Major milestones
Founded in 2023 by serial entrepreneurs Roi Abutbul, Guy Franco, and Omer Yair (former Javelin Networks team), Secured 3 U.S. patents for runtime protection and exploit prevention, Raised $20M Seed round in March 2025 to scale R&D and go-to-market operations, Accepted into the AWS & CrowdStrike Cybersecurity Accelerator
Growth metrics
Claims to de-prioritize 99% of vulnerabilities through runtime analysis; holds 3 U.S. patents for its core technology.
Market positioning
Early-stage disruptor in the Application Detection and Response (ADR) and Runtime Application Self-Protection (RASP) markets.
Geographic focus
North America and Israel (Tel Aviv R&D), targeting Global 2000 enterprises.
Patents and IP
Technology is registered in three U.S. patents (as of March 2025).
About Roi Abitboul
Roi Abitboul is a serial cybersecurity entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in the field. He was the co-founder and CEO of Javelin Networks, an Active Directory security pioneer that was acquired by Symantec in 2018. Following the acquisition, he served as a Senior Security Researcher at Symantec. He is a veteran of elite technological and cyber units within the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
Official website: https://raven.io