Cyata, an Israeli cybersecurity firm specialising in AI agent identity control, has officially launched from stealth mode following an $8.5m seed funding round.
The Tel Aviv-based company, founded by alumni of Unit 8200, Cellebrite, and Check Point, is addressing a new and pressing enterprise challenge as AI agents proliferate rapidly, according to InsurTech Insights.
The funding was led by TLV Partners, with additional participation from prominent angel investors including former Cellebrite CEOs Ron Serber and Yossi Carmil.
TLV Partners said the investment reflects both the experience of the founding team and the urgent need to address identity and access gaps created by AI agent deployment.
Cyata is targeting a niche but expanding segment of the cybersecurity market: securing AI copilots, autonomous agents, and chatbots that now act on behalf of enterprises.
These digital entities are increasingly being entrusted with complex and sensitive operations — such as writing code, pulling data, and executing financial actions — but operate outside the scope of traditional IAM systems. Their ability to emerge instantly and act independently introduces new layers of risk that existing security architectures aren’t equipped to manage.
The startup’s platform provides visibility and control over these agents through continuous identity discovery, real-time activity monitoring, and just-in-time permission systems. The solution enables human-in-the-loop approval workflows and links every AI agent to a designated human owner, ensuring that AI actions remain accountable and within organisational policies.
With the newly secured funding, Cyata plans to further develop its technology stack and expand its market reach. The team aims to become the industry standard for identity-grade security around AI agents as enterprise usage accelerates.
Cyata’s leadership includes CEO Shahar Tal, a seasoned cybersecurity veteran with prior leadership roles at Cellebrite and Check Point, as well as VP R&D Dror Roth and CTO Baruch Weizman. The team of 12 is heavily composed of Cellebrite alumni, with 60% of the leadership having served at the digital forensics company.
“AI agents represent the biggest leap in enterprise technology since the cloud – a self-scaling, sleepless workforce that codes, analyzes, and executes in seconds,” Cyata CEO Shahar Tal said. “We focus on the actors, not the LLMs – because agents, not models, are the ones making decisions and triggering risk. Cyata gives security teams identity-grade controls built specifically for AI agents, so they can unlock their power – without losing control.”
TLV Partners partner Brian Sack said, “Agent adoption is accelerating rapidly, and what we’re seeing today will be tenfold by next year – in both usage and risk. Cyata’s team has already reshaped the digital forensics space, and they’re now applying that same deep expertise to secure the emerging AI agent ecosystem.”
Robert Burns, CSO at Thales Cybersecurity Products, added, “AI agents introduce a new layer of complexity. Their ability to act autonomously, scale rapidly, and interact across systems challenges existing models in new ways. Cyata’s focused work in this space highlights risks that many organizations haven’t yet fully surfaced.”
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