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Cyera

Cyera helps enterprises discover, classify, and protect sensitive data across all environments.

Series E $1,700,000,000 total Founded 2021 New York, New York 754 employees

Cyera is an AI-native data security platform that discovers, classifies, governs, and protects sensitive data across cloud, SaaS, on-premise, and AI environments. It converges Data Security Posture Management (DSPM), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and identity into a single unified platform. The platform deploys agentlessly in five minutes with an AI-powered classification engine delivering 95% accuracy, and includes Browser Shield for real-time visibility and policy enforcement on AI tool usage. Cyera secures data for 20% of the Fortune 500 across financial services, retail, healthcare, technology, and telecom.

Problem solved

Security teams lack visibility into where sensitive data lives across distributed cloud, SaaS, and on-premise environments, making it impossible to identify vulnerabilities, enforce controls, and maintain compliance.

Target customer

Enterprise organizations across financial services, healthcare, retail, media & entertainment, technology, and telecom with complex multi-cloud data environments and regulatory compliance requirements.

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Founders

Yotam Segev

CEO & Co-Founder

Built and ran cloud security division for Israel's Unit 8200 (IDF elite unit), served as Senior Class Commander at Talpiot Leadership Academy, 15+ years in software industry.

Tamar Bar-Ilan

CTO & Co-Founder

Served in Unit 8200 alongside Segev, built the unit's cloud division addressing complexities of data security.

Yonatan Itai

Development & Site Manager

Third co-founder who joined shortly after founding, serves as core pillar of the company with formalized founder status.

Funding history

Seed $4,500,000 December 2020 Led by Cyberstarts, CRV

Series A $56,000,000 March 2022 Led by Accel

Series B $100,000,000 June 2023 Led by Unknown

Series C $300,000,000 April 2024 Led by Coatue

Series D $300,000,000 Late 2024 Led by Unknown

Series E $540,000,000 June 2025 Led by Georgian, Greenoaks, Lightspeed Venture Partners · Accel, Coatue, Cyberstarts, Redpoint, Sapphire Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Spark Capital

Series F $400,000,000 December 2025 Led by Blackstone · Accel, Coatue, Cyberstarts, Georgian, Greenoaks, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint, Sapphire, Sequoia Capital, Spark

Total raised: $1,700,000,000

Industries

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Cloud Data Services Cyber Security Network Security

Pricing

Custom quote-based pricing tied to customer outcomes. Subscription model with tiered plans determined by data volume, deployment scale, and selected features.

Notable customers

Paramount Pictures, Mercury Financial, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Cboe, Granicus, Valvoline, Nordstrom. Secures data for 20% of Fortune 500.

Integrations

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), SaaS applications, on-premise environments, AI tools via Browser Shield.

Tech stack

jQuery (JavaScript libraries) dc.js (JavaScripty graphics) Qualified (Live chat) PyScript HTTP/3 Zoominfo (Analytics) Linkedin Insight Tag (Analytics) Google Analytics (Analytics) HSTS (Security) Google Font API (Font scripts) Python (Programming languages) Google Workspace (Email) jsDelivr (CDN) Google Hosted Libraries (CDN) Amazon S3 (CDN) Cloudflare (CDN) Marketo (Marketing automation) 6sense (Marketing automation) Reddit Ads (Advertising) DoubleClick Floodlight (Advertising) Google Tag Manager (Tag managers) Amazon Web Services (PaaS) Osano (Cookie compliance) Intellimize (A/B Testing)

Website

cyera.com/

Competitors

Rubrik

Broader data management and backup platform; less focused on AI-native classification and DSPM convergence.

Druva

Primarily data protection and backup focused; lacks comprehensive DSPM and DLP convergence.

BigID

Data intelligence platform; does not converge DSPM, DLP, and identity into single platform like Cyera.

Sentra

Competing DSPM player; lacks Cyera's AI-native classification accuracy and agentless deployment speed.

Seclore

Focused on data rights management; less comprehensive discovery and classification capabilities.

Why this matters: Cyera is the fastest-growing company in the $24B data security market with the steepest growth trajectory ever recorded in the segment. Having reached $9B valuation in just four years with $1.7B raised, it demonstrates exceptional market demand for AI-native, converged data security solutions addressing the growing complexity of protecting data across distributed cloud environments.

Best for: Enterprise security and compliance teams managing sensitive data across multiple cloud and SaaS environments who need rapid visibility, automated classification, and continuous protection without complex implementation.

Use cases

Cloud Data Discovery at Scale

A multinational pharmaceutical company deployed Cyera across several hundred cloud accounts in five minutes, discovering all data stores and identifying over nine petabytes of sensitive data. This enabled rapid inventory of their data landscape that would have taken months with traditional tools.

Sensitive Data Protection & Compliance

A financial services organization used Cyera to identify billions of sensitive records across their infrastructure, enabling proper governance and controls. This visibility directly supported rapid customer growth, with the organization doubling its customer base within 6 months while maintaining compliance.

AI Tool Usage and Data Risk Management

Organizations use Cyera's Browser Shield to inventory all AI tools employees are using, enforce policies on data being shared with external AI systems, and prevent data leakage through uncontrolled generative AI applications.

Alternatives

Rubrik Choose if you need broader data management and backup capabilities beyond security posture management.

BigID Choose if you prefer a data intelligence-first approach without integrated DLP and identity governance.

Sentra Choose if you need DSPM specifically but don't require DLP integration or prefer an alternative AI-native approach.

FAQ

What does Cyera do? +

Cyera is an AI-native data security platform that discovers where sensitive data lives across cloud, SaaS, on-premise, and AI environments, automatically classifies it with 95% accuracy, and enables organizations to govern and protect that data. It converges Data Security Posture Management (DSPM), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and identity governance into a single platform with agentless deployment in five minutes.

How much does Cyera cost? +

Cyera uses custom, quote-based pricing tied to customer outcomes. Pricing depends on data volume, deployment scale, and selected features. Contact Cyera directly for a specific quote tailored to your environment.

What are alternatives to Cyera? +

Top alternatives include Rubrik (broader data management and backup), BigID (data intelligence platform), Sentra (competing DSPM), Druva (data protection focused), Seclore (data rights management), and others like Concentric AI, Qohash, and Immuta.

Who uses Cyera? +

Cyera serves large enterprises across financial services, healthcare, retail, media & entertainment, technology, and telecom. Notable customers include Paramount Pictures, Mercury Financial, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Cboe, Granicus, Valvoline, and Nordstrom. The platform secures data for 20% of the Fortune 500.

How does Cyera compare to Rubrik? +

Cyera focuses specifically on data security posture management, DLP, and identity convergence with AI-native classification. Rubrik is a broader data management platform emphasizing backup and recovery. Cyera is more specialized for security posture and compliance, while Rubrik handles wider data protection scenarios.