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 Abutbul. 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","SentinelOne","Unusual Ventures"].
- 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 Abutbul
Roi Abutbul 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