Vega Security
Category: AI in Cybersecurity
AI-native Security Analytics Mesh (SAM) platform that enables threat detection, investigation, and response across all enterprise data sources without requiring data centralization, migration, or costly ingestion fees. Vega Security was founded in 2024. The company is led by Shay Sandler. Based in Tel Aviv, Israel. Team size: 100+. 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
- 100+
- 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
["Security Analytics Mesh (SAM) Platform","Federated Search Engine (Natural Language & KQL)","AI-Driven Detection Engine","Automated Alert Triage & Investigation","Continuous Posture Assessment & Gap Analysis","Threat Intelligence Integration & IOC Correlation","Pre-Built Data Connectors (SIEMs, data lakes, cloud platforms, cold storage)"]
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
AI-native Security Analytics Mesh (SAM) with federated architecture that analyzes security data in-place across cloud, data lakes, cold storage, and legacy systems—eliminating costly data centralization, migration, and ingestion fees required by traditional SIEMs while reducing 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)","Notable customers: Instacart, UnitedHealth Group, 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 100+ employees in under 2 years"]
Growth metrics
Scaled to 100+ employees in under 2 years; achieved ~$700-800M valuation; signing multi-million dollar enterprise contracts
Market positioning
Disruptive challenger to legacy centralized SIEM vendors, positioned as next-generation AI-native security analytics platform for enterprise SOCs
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 February 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
Official website: https://vega.io