Daylight Secures $80 Million for AI-Native Security Operations

Daylight, an Israeli-American cybersecurity startup, has announced an $80 million Series B funding round, bringing its total investment to $120 million. The significant capital infusion will accelerate the development of its AI-native security operations platform, Aura, and support the company’s expansion into new global markets.

The funding round was led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives’ Growth Equity, with additional participation from Okta Ventures, Bain Capital, Craft Ventures, Vintage Partners, and Maple Capital.

Founded in 2024, with dual headquarters in New York and Tel Aviv, Daylight’s Aura platform is designed to hunt, analyse, and contain cyber threats in real time. It integrates AI automation with human expertise to continuously build, run, and customise agents for day-to-day security operations, tailored to customer workflows, risks, and priorities.

AI-Native Threat Operations and Expansion Plans

Daylight offers its capabilities through a flexible service model, allowing customers to choose between fully managed, co-managed, or supported deployments by forward-deployed engineers. This approach enables security teams to delegate routine operations to AI agents, freeing up human experts to focus on deeper investigations and strategic management of their security environments.

Beyond traditional threat detection, Daylight also provides protection for the AI platforms organisations utilise. This includes safeguarding against prompt injection, risky Model Configuration Parameters (MCPs), and rogue AI-driven activities.

Hagai Shapira, co-founder and CEO of Daylight, highlighted the evolving role of AI in cybersecurity. “As these agents become more capable, they’ll fundamentally change how threats are detected, investigated, and contained, with expert security engineers implementing, governing, and continuously improving their operations,” Shapira stated. “At Daylight, we’re already bringing this vision to life through an agent-native model that combines the speed and scale of AI with the judgment and oversight of human experts. We’re building the foundation for a new era of security operations.”

The company plans to deploy the fresh funding to further accelerate the platform’s development and expand its security and technology teams. Strategically, Daylight aims to grow its presence across the United States and enter new markets in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) and APAC (Asia-Pacific) regions.