KEY POINTS
- Gambit Security raised $61 million in combined Seed and Series A funding led by Spark Capital, Kleiner Perkins, and Cyberstarts.
- Founded by elite Unit 8200 veterans, the firm specializes in an “AI-native” platform that maps infrastructure to ensure rapid recovery from attacks.
- The company launched alongside research exposing how hackers used AI tools like Claude to breach Mexican government systems.
Israeli cybersecurity firm Gambit Security officially launched on Wednesday after securing $61 million in early-stage funding. The investment round included major contributions from Spark Capital, Kleiner Perkins, and Cyberstarts. This significant capital injection follows the company’s year-long period in stealth mode. Gambit Security aims to shift the industry focus from simple threat prevention to total operational resilience.
The Tel Aviv-based startup was founded by Alon Gromakov, Sa’ar Elias, and May Kogan. All three founders are veterans of the Israel Defense Forces’ elite Unit 8200 intelligence division. Their collective experience in high-stakes research led to the development of an AI-driven resilience engine. This platform autonomously maps a company’s entire technology stack, including its infrastructure and backup systems.
Unlike traditional security tools that focus solely on blocking intruders, Gambit’s technology assumes that breaches are inevitable. The platform continuously scans for “resilience gaps” that could cause recovery plans to fail during a real crisis. By identifying these vulnerabilities early, businesses can ensure they remain operational even while under a sustained cyberattack or system failure.
The company’s launch coincided with the release of startling new cybersecurity research. Gambit researchers uncovered evidence of a massive data breach affecting Mexican government computer systems. The findings revealed that hackers bypassed AI guardrails to use Anthropic‘s Claude for orchestrating the attack. This discovery highlights the growing trend of cybercriminals leveraging generative AI to steal sensitive information.
Investors believe Gambit Security is addressing a critical blind spot in the current enterprise market. Static recovery plans often become outdated as corporate cloud environments change daily. Gambit’s AI-native approach provides a real-time “resilience score” to help administrators stay ahead of evolving threats. The company claims its software also reduces cloud storage costs by identifying redundant or outdated backups.
With the new funding, Gambit plans to expand its global workforce and accelerate product development. The firm currently employs about 60 people, with a primary research hub in Israel and a growing sales presence in the United States. Several large enterprises in the financial and critical infrastructure sectors have already begun using the platform.
Industry experts suggest that the market for AI-powered cybersecurity will see explosive growth over the next five years. As hackers become more sophisticated, the ability to recover quickly is becoming as important as the ability to defend. Gambit Security positions itself as a leader in this new category of continuous preparedness.
