Vega Security
Category: AI in Cybersecurity
Agentic Cyber Defense platform built on a Security Analytics Mesh (SAM) that runs hunting, detection, triage, and investigation as one agentic loop on enterprise data in place—without centralization, migration, or ingestion fees. Vega Security was founded in 2024. The company is led by Shay Sandler. Based in Tel Aviv, Israel. Team size: 101-500. Total funding raised: $185.0M. Latest round: Series B ($120.0M, Feb 2026). Key investors include Accel, Cyberstarts, Redpoint Ventures, CRV.
- Founded
- 2024
- Headquarters
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Team size
- 101-500
- Total funding
- $185.0M
Value proposition
Eliminates traditional SIEM limitations by analyzing security data in-place across cloud, data lakes, cold storage, and legacy systems—reducing SIEM costs by six figures on average while providing instant visibility and AI-powered detection across all data sources without migration or ingestion fees.
Products and solutions
Agentic Cyber Defense Platform, Security Analytics Mesh (SAM), Detection Skills (open standard + Agentic Detection Library), Federated / Agentic Search (Natural Language & KQL), AI-Driven Detection Engine, Automated Alert Triage & Investigation, Continuous Posture Assessment & Gap Analysis, Threat Intel Hub, Pre-Built Data Connectors (SIEMs, data lakes, cloud platforms, cold storage), Headless MCP
Unique value
Pioneered the industry's first AI-native Security Analytics Mesh (SAM) using a federated approach that analyzes data directly where it resides—whether in cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP), data lakes, SaaS applications, cold storage, or legacy systems—eliminating the need for costly data centralization, migration, and duplication that traditional SIEMs require.
Target customer
Enterprise Security Operations Centers (SOCs), Fortune 500/200 companies, large banks and financial institutions, healthcare organizations, and cloud-heavy enterprises with complex multi-cloud environments
Industries served
Banking & Financial Services, Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals, Technology & Cloud Services, Retail & E-commerce, Telecommunications, Enterprise Security Operations
Technology advantage
Combines federated analytics architecture with AI-native capabilities including: (1) Natural language and KQL federated search across disparate repositories simultaneously, (2) Universal automatic normalization across all data formats, (3) AI-powered detection creation, alert correlation, and investigation with plain English commands, (4) Continuous detection coverage optimization and gap-finding, (5) Real-time threat hunting across hot and cold data, and (6) Zero maintenance architecture that integrates with existing security stacks without replacement—reducing SIEM costs by six figures while providing complete visibility across 100% of enterprise data.
How they differentiate
Agentic Cyber Defense on a federated Security Analytics Mesh: analyzes data in-place across cloud, data lakes, cold storage, and legacy systems (no centralization/ingestion tax), and runs detection→triage→investigation→optimization as one agentic loop via Detection Skills—cutting SIEM costs by six figures on average
Main competitors
Splunk (Cisco), Microsoft Sentinel, SentinelOne
Key partnerships
Accel (Lead investor - Series A & B), Cyberstarts (Seed investor), Redpoint Ventures (Series A & B), CRV (Series A & B), GuidePoint Security (reseller partnership, Apr 2026), OpenAI (GPT-5.6 Security Operations launch partner, Jul 2026), Anthropic (Claude Compliance API / Claude Agent SDK integration, Jul 2026), Notable customers: Instacart, UnitedHealth Group (Tim Crothers, SVP), Fortune 50 Financial Services, Global Pharmaceutical companies, Publicly traded telecommunications companies
Notable customers
Instacart, UnitedHealth Group, Fortune 50 Financial Services, Fortune 200 Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Companies
Major milestones
Founded in 2024 by Unit 8200 veterans, Emerged from stealth with $65M funding (Sept 2025), Raised $120M Series B at $700-800M valuation (Feb 2026), Scaled team to ~170 employees by mid-2026, Launched Threat Hub threat intelligence portal (Apr/May 2026), OpenAI launch partner for GPT-5.6 Security Operations (Jul 2026), Integrated Anthropic Claude Compliance API (Jul 2026), Launched Detection Skills open standard at Black Hat USA 2026 (Aug 2026)
Growth metrics
Scaled to ~170 employees by mid-2026; ~$700-800M valuation after Series B; signing multi-million dollar enterprise contracts; 26+ open roles listed on careers
Market positioning
Disruptive challenger to legacy centralized SIEM vendors; positioned as the pioneer of Agentic Cyber Defense / post-SIEM security operations for enterprise SOCs, built on a federated Security Analytics Mesh
Geographic focus
North America (enterprise market), with headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel and New York office
Patents and IP
No registered patents disclosed as of September 2026; open-sourced Detection Skills standard (detectionskills.io / GitHub) in August 2026
About Shay Sandler
Veteran of Israel's Unit 8200 (elite military cybersecurity unit); Founding employee at Granulate (acquired by Intel for $650M in 2022); Research Lead at Granulate; Co-founded Vega Security in 2024
Latest news about Vega Security
- Vega Security Inc. secured 120 million dollars in Series B funding to scale its AI-native Security Analytics Mesh, reaching an 800 million dollar valuation. By analyzing threats directly within cloud
- Vega Security raised 120 million dollars in Series B funding led by Accel, boosting its valuation to 700 million dollars. By deploying AI-native detection where data lives in cloud lakes, Vega removes
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Official website: https://vega.io