Company:Cyera

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Cyera
TypePrivate
IndustryCybersecurity
Founded2021; 5 years ago (2021)
FoundersYotam Segev
Tamar Bar-Ilan
Yonatan Itay
Headquarters
New York City
,
United States
ProductsData security software
Websitewww.cyera.com

Cyera is an American cybersecurity company headquartered in New York City, with a research and development center in Tel Aviv, Israel.[1] It develops data security and artificial intelligence governance software in the cybersecurity category known as data security posture management.[2]

History

Cyera was founded in 2021 by Yotam Segev and Tamar Bar-Ilan.[1][3] The company opened offices in New York and Tel Aviv, where Yonatan Itay led the engineering team.[4][3] Itay was later formally recognized as Cyera's third founding partner and co-founder.[3]

Among Cyera's early investors were Sequoia Capital and Cyberstarts.[5] In 2023, the company raised a funding round led by Accel.[5] Another round followed in April 2024, when Cyera raised $300 million in financing led by Coatue.[4] In November 2024, the company raised an additional $300 million in a round led by Accel and Sapphire Ventures.[6]

In October 2024, Cyera acquired the Israeli cybersecurity company Trail Security in a deal valued at approximately $162 million.[7][8] Trail Security developed data loss prevention software.[7]

In June 2025, Cyera raised $540 million in a Series E funding round that valued the company at $6 billion.[9][10] Around the same time, the company acquired the Israeli startups Shape AI and Otterize, which developed software for non-human identity security.[11][12]

In 2025, former Snowflake chief executive Frank Slootman joined Cyera's board of directors.[1]

In January 2026, the company raised another $400 million in a funding round led by Blackstone.[13][14] Five months later, in June 2026, Cyera raised $600 million in a Series G round that valued the company at $12 billion, bringing its total funding to more than $2.3 billion.[15][16] The round was led by Evolution Equity Partners, with participation from Cyberstarts and Temasek, in addition to existing investors.[17][18]

Operations and products

Cyera develops software used by enterprises to identify, classify, and manage sensitive information across cloud platforms, SaaS applications, and on-premises systems.[4][1]

The company operates in the field of data security posture management, a category of cybersecurity software focused on protecting enterprise data in cloud environments.[2]

As of 2025, the company operated in about ten countries and employed nearly 800 people.[10]

In 2025, Cyera introduced Omni DLP, an AI-based data loss prevention product that identifies sensitive data before it leaves an organization's systems.[19][1]

The company later introduced AI Guardian, a product focused on AI governance and identity controls, which it positioned around securing data in agentic AI environments.[12][20]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Vaizberg, Meytal (June 11, 2025). "Cyera raises $540m at $6b valuation". Globes. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-cyera-raises-540m-at-6b-valuation-1001512567. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Cyera Raises $540 Million to Expand AI-Powered Data Security Platform". SecurityWeek. June 11, 2025. https://www.securityweek.com/cyera-raises-540-million-to-expand-ai-powered-data-security-platform/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Bahur Nir, Diana; Orbach, Meir (April 1, 2026). ""Cyera is already the Wiz of data security. We want to be the Palo Alto Networks of data security"". CTech by Calcalist. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bjcxu5cozl. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Lunden, Ingrid (April 9, 2024). "AI data security startup Cyera confirms $300M raise at a $1.4B valuation". TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/09/ai-data-security-startup-cyera-confirms-300m-raise-at-a-1-4b-valuation/. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lunden, Ingrid (March 26, 2024). "AI is a data problem — Cyera is raising up to $300M on a $1.5B valuation to secure it". TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/26/ai-security-cyera-startup-coatue/. 
  6. ↑ "Cyera Raises $300 Million at $3 Billion Valuation". SecurityWeek. November 20, 2024. https://www.securityweek.com/cyera-raises-300-million-at-3-billion-valuation/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Lunden, Ingrid (October 17, 2024). "Cyera acquires Trail Security for $162M; Cyera is now raising at a $3B valuation". TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/17/cyera-acquires-trail-security-for-162m-cyera-is-now-raising-at-a-3b-valuation/. 
  8. ↑ Gilead, Assaf (October 17, 2024). "Cyera buys Israeli cybersecurity co Trail Security". Globes. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-cyera-buys-israeli-cybersecurity-co-trail-security-1001492078. 
  9. ↑ Lin, Belle (June 11, 2025). "Cyber Startup Cyera Raises $540 Million in Series E Round". The Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/cyber-startup-cyera-raises-540-million-in-series-e-round-9180a64a. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Scheer, Steven (June 11, 2025). "Israeli data security firm Cyera raises $540 million, valued at $6 billion". Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-data-security-firm-cyera-raises-540-mln-valued-6-bln-2025-06-11/. 
  11. ↑ Gilead, Assaf (June 11, 2025). "Cyera acquires Israeli startup Shape AI". Globes. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-cyera-acquires-israeli-startup-shape-ai-1001512508. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Orbach, Meir (January 8, 2026). "Cyera hits $9 billion valuation as it announces $400 million Series F". CTech by Calcalist. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/s100ccgtvzl. 
  13. ↑ Garfinkle, Allie (January 8, 2026). "Exclusive: Cyera CEO Yotam Segev on raising $400 million and why the stakes in cybersecurity are getting higher". Fortune. https://fortune.com/2026/01/08/cyera-cybersecurity-startup-yotam-segev-400-million-series-f-funding-9-billion-valuation-blackstone/. 
  14. ↑ Bort, Julie (January 8, 2026). "Data security startup Cyera hits $9B valuation six months after being valued at $6B". TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/08/data-security-startup-cyera-hits-9b-valuation-six-months-after-being-valued-at-6b/. 
  15. ↑ Gallogly, Niko (2026-06-10). "Cyera, a Cybersecurity Start-Up for the A.I. Era, Raises $600 Million" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/business/dealbook/cyera-ai-cybersecurity-funding.html. 
  16. ↑ "Cyera Raises $600 Million at $12 Billion Valuation". SecurityWeek. June 10, 2026. https://www.securityweek.com/cyera-raises-600-million-at-12-billion-valuation/. 
  17. ↑ "Cyera raises $600m at $12b valuation". Globes. June 10, 2026. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-cyera-raises-600m-at-12b-valuation-1001545507. 
  18. ↑ "Cyera raises $600 million at $12 billion valuation, up fourfold in 18 months". CTech by Calcalist. June 10, 2026. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/s1hl66l11ze. 
  19. ↑ Dotson, Kyt (June 11, 2025). "AI-native data security firm Cyera raises $540M at $6B valuation". SiliconAngle. https://siliconangle.com/2025/06/11/ai-native-data-security-firm-cyera-raises-540m-6b-valuation/. 
  20. ↑ Novinson, Michael (January 8, 2026). "Cyera Secures $400M Series F to Lead in Agentic AI Security". BankInfoSecurity (Information Security Media Group). https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/cyera-secures-400m-series-f-to-lead-in-agentic-ai-security-a-30475. 



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