Cyata, a cybersecurity startup based in Tel Aviv, has emerged from stealth with a focus on securing AI agent identities within enterprise environments.
The company, founded by veterans from Unit 8200, Cellebrite, and Check Point, brings deep-rooted expertise in digital forensics and malware research to tackle a growing blind spot in enterprise security, according to InsurTech Insights.
The firm has raised $8.5m in a seed round led by TLV Partners. The investment round also drew participation from angel investors including former Cellebrite CEOs Ron Serber and Yossi Carmil. According to TLV Partners, the scale and speed of AI agent adoption signal a rapidly intensifying risk landscape.
Cyata has developed a control platform designed specifically to manage the identity and access risks posed by AI agents. These agents – ranging from chatbots to autonomous code writers – are being embedded across enterprise systems to improve productivity, but often operate beyond the reach of traditional identity and access management (IAM) frameworks. Unlike human users or service accounts, these agents can scale instantly, make autonomous decisions, and pose significant risk if poorly monitored or misconfigured.
The company’s platform offers enterprise-grade identity controls that continuously discover and monitor AI agents and their permissions. It provides real-time observability with audit trails to capture agent actions and decision-making intent, and implements just-in-time access control with optional human intervention for sensitive operations. Crucially, Cyata maps each AI agent to a human owner to maintain accountability and enforce appropriate privileges.
The fresh capital will be used to accelerate product development and scale its go-to-market operations. With enterprises increasingly integrating AI agents into core systems, Cyata plans to position itself as a foundational layer for safe AI adoption.
The startup’s founding team includes CEO Shahar Tal, a 20-year cybersecurity expert and former malware research leader at Check Point, along with VP R&D Dror Roth and CTO Baruch Weizman. Together, they lead a 12-member team with 60% of its leadership drawn from Cellebrite, reflecting the company’s strong cybersecurity pedigree.
“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 added, “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, said, “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.”
This marks Cyata’s first publicly disclosed funding round.
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