Daylight Security, a Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity startup, announced on July 22, 2025, that it has emerged from stealth with a $7 million seed funding round led by Bain Capital Ventures, with participation from Maple VC and angel investors, including Torq co-founders Ofer Smadari, Leonid Belkind, and Eldad Livni; Cyera co-founders Tamar Bar-Ilan and Yotam Segev; and EON founder Ofir Ehrlich. The funds will drive global expansion, platform development, and hiring for its next-generation Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services, blending AI automation with human expertise to address the $15 billion MDR market.
Announced July 22, 2025: $7M seed round led by Bain Capital Ventures.
Hybrid MDR platform reduces MTTR by 80%, integrates in under an hour.
Founded by Hagai Shapira and Eldad Rudich, ex-Torq and Israeli intelligence alumni.
Serves finance and tech clients across Tel Aviv, New York, and Singapore.
MDR market projected to exceed $15B by 2030, driven by complex cyber threats.
Competes with traditional MDR providers like CrowdStrike and Secureworks.
Founded in late 2024 by Hagai Shapira (CEO) and Eldad Rudich, Daylight Security addresses the limitations of traditional MDR services, which rely heavily on manual processes and produce excessive false positives. “Modern cyber threats evolve at lightning speed, and traditional MDRs simply can’t keep up,” said Shapira. “Daylight delivers full-spectrum threat detection and resolution, combining advanced AI with expert human analysts.” The platform integrates AI agents for context-aware data analysis with elite analysts for final decision-making, reducing alert fatigue and enabling 24/7 threat response.
Daylight’s platform deploys in under an hour, integrates with cloud and on-premises systems, and contextualizes alerts within the business environment, cutting Mean Time to Respond (MTTR) by 80% and enhancing coverage for complex attacks. With about 20 employees and a dozen paying customers in finance and technology, Daylight is poised for rapid growth.
The $7 million seed round will fuel engineering and go-to-market hires, alongside platform enhancements. “Daylight is redefining what managed security services can look like in the age of AI,” said Enrique Salem, partner at Bain Capital Ventures. “Hagai and Eldad bring a rare combination of deep technical experience and real-world insight from the SOC frontlines.” The investment reflects confidence in Daylight’s ability to disrupt the MDR market, which faces challenges like prolonged threat exposure and operational disruption.
The global MDR market, valued at $15 billion by 2030, is growing as enterprises struggle with sophisticated cyberattacks and a shortage of security professionals. Daylight’s hybrid model competes with vendors like CrowdStrike and Secureworks, addressing issues like the 91% of organizations facing remediation delays due to alert overload, per 2025 industry reports. Its AI-driven approach aligns with the broader $100 billion cybersecurity market’s shift toward automation, as seen in peers like Dream ($100M Series B, Bain Capital Ventures) and Prophet Security ($11M seed, Bain Capital Ventures).
Posts on X from @BainCapVC, @Calcalistech, and @CIOInfluence highlight excitement for Daylight’s launch, emphasizing its 80% MTTR reduction and scalable model. The cybersecurity sector, despite a 2023 funding dip to $8.2 billion, sees renewed investment in AI-driven startups, with Daylight joining peers like CloudSEK ($19M Series B1) and Abnormal Security ($250M Series D). Daylight’s focus on hybrid AI-human MDR positions it to capitalize on the growing demand for efficient, scalable security solutions.
Daylight Security’s $7 million seed funding and innovative MDR platform mark a significant step in redefining cybersecurity, combining AI efficiency with human expertise to deliver faster, more reliable threat resolution for global enterprises.
Daylight Security provides agentic security services that allow organizations to operate without the need to establish traditional Security Operations Centers (SOC). The company delivers AI-powered, human-led MDR services built from the ground up for meeting the demands of modern environments. With Daylight Security, enterprises can reduce false positives, increase coverage and dramatically improve their defenses.
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