Frame Security, a human risk security company using AI to defend organisations against social engineering and deepfake attacks, has made its public debut alongside a $50m funding round.
The raise was led by Index Ventures, Team8, and Picture Capital, with notable participation from Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport and prominent technology investor Elad Gil. Gil initially backed the company as an angel investor before subsequently doubling down through his vehicle, Gil Capital.
The funding reflects growing concern about the vulnerability of employees to increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. Despite close to 96% of organisations running some form of security awareness training, human behaviour is still implicated in approximately 90% of data breaches — a persistent gap that the company believes existing approaches have failed to close. The global security awareness training market is projected to reach $13bn by 2027.
Compounding the problem, generative AI is enabling attackers to craft highly convincing impersonations of colleagues and executives, reaching targets via email, messaging platforms, phone calls, and video meetings. Gartner data cited by Frame indicates that 43% of cybersecurity leaders encountered at least one deepfake audio call incident in 2025, while 37% faced deepfake video calls — attacks engineered to deceive employees into transferring funds, surrendering credentials, or granting system access.
Frame was co-founded by Tal Shlomo and Sharon Shmueli, both veterans of Israel’s elite cyber intelligence Unit 8200. Shlomo was among the earliest employees at cloud security firm Wiz, joining during its formative period before the company grew into one of the most successful cybersecurity startups in history, culminating in its $32bn acquisition by Google. Shmueli served as CTO at Team8’s venture platform at the age of 25, playing a role in evaluating and developing next-generation cybersecurity companies at the firm, which manages over $2bn in assets.
Frame’s platform automates the end-to-end process of security awareness and training. Powered by AI, it allows companies to generate realistic attack simulations, role-specific training tailored to individual employees, and targeted guidance across the organisation. When new attack methods emerge, security teams can develop and roll out relevant training within minutes.
The platform continuously monitors employee behaviour and organisational patterns to deliver contextually relevant simulations, enabling companies to move beyond static, one-size-fits-all awareness programmes. The company already counts tens of enterprise customers, including Louis Dreyfus Company, AlphaSense, and Rockefeller Capital Management. Frame intends to use the new capital to grow its engineering, AI research, and go-to-market teams, with a view to accelerating enterprise adoption across the United States and internationally.
Frame Security co-founder and CEO Tal Shlomo said, “In a single day, employees make hundreds of decisions that carry potential cybersecurity implications. AI has made social engineering attacks dramatically easier to create and much harder to detect. In my experience working with leading security teams in Fortune 500 organizations at Wiz, even the most advanced cybersecurity systems couldn’t eliminate the risk introduced by human behavior.
“After seeing many human-centric attacks, we built Frame with the ambition to empower the workforce to become the strongest line of defense against AI-driven attacks. Our AI engine serves as a dynamic system that evolves with the organization and prepares employees for the real threats they face.”
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