CyCognito
CyCognito is a cybersecurity company that maps corporate attack surfaces to identify security risks. The Palo Alto-based firm has raised $153M, most recently in a Series C round in December 2021.
The growth story
CyCognito grew from 135 to 103 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $153M along the way, most recently a Series C in December 2021.
About
CyCognito sells software that uses graph data modeling to map and classify assets across corporate networks, helping security teams identify vulnerabilities. Its botnet-powered discovery engine aims to show companies the same view of their infrastructure that attackers would see.
The company has grown to 103 employees since its 2017 founding. Its $153M in funding includes investments from Accel and Heritage Group, with its latest Series C round closing in December 2021.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is CyCognito's largest function with 22 staff. The company has a median tenure of 4 years, suggesting stable leadership and organizational structure.
The CyCognito org chart
Rob N. Gurzeev (CEO & Co-Founder) leads 36 mapped leaders with 3 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Information Technology 25 (-17% YoY), Engineering 22 (-31% YoY), Sales 13 (-7% YoY), Operations 8 (-11% YoY), Entrepreneurship 8 (0% YoY), Customer Success and Support 4 (-50% YoY).
Talent flow
CyCognito recruits heavily from Israeli military and intelligence backgrounds, with 14 hires from the Israel Defense Forces and Unit 8200. Its workforce also includes veterans of Check Point Software and Tenable. Alumni frequently move to other cybersecurity firms like Censys and Cyera.
Most common previous employers of CyCognito staff: Israel Defense Forces (8), Israeli Military Intelligence - Unit 8200 (6), Check Point Software (5), Tenable (4), Zerto, acquired by Hewlett Packard Enterprise company in 2021 (3), Amdocs (3). Former CyCognito employees most often moved to Censys (4), Cyera (4), SentinelOne (3), Euno (3), Reco (3), CrowdStrike (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The CyCognito mafia
Eight CyCognito alumni have founded companies, including Groq (310 staff) and AppSecAI (14 staff). Other startups include KwaKwa, Security Point Break, and BizAuto.Studio.
8Adam Winter, was Angel Investor, Advisor until 2025Michael Cartsonis, was Marketing Consultant until 2020Dvir Babila, was VP, Product Development until 2021Tom Spring, was Media Manager until 2023Guy Maor, was Senior Director of Sales, EMEA until 2022Agam Gabay, was Cyber security analyst until 2020
Maria Figovsky, was Senior Software Engineer until 2022
Yair Agami, was Full Stack Senior Developer until 2020Web traffic
Traffic mix: 18% direct, 73% search, 4% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at CyCognito: Linux (33), SQL (33), Python (Programming Language) (30), Cybersecurity (30), Leadership (30), Data Analysis (28), Enterprise Software (28), Java (25).
Where the team actually sits
CyCognito people are concentrated in Israel (31), Tel Aviv District, Israel (19), Center District, Israel (5), San Francisco Bay Area (4).
Search footprint
CyCognito attracts about 5,533 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $156K a month if bought through ads. It gained 1,640 ranking keywords and lost 1,514 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.90 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.70 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.20 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.90 / 5
Frequently asked
CyCognito has 103 employees as of September 2026.
CyCognito has raised $153M in total, most recently a Series C round in December 2021.
CyCognito was founded in 2017 by Rob N. Gurzeev, Dima Potekhin.
Rob N. Gurzeev (CEO & Co-Founder) sits at the top of CyCognito's reporting structure, with 3 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current CyCognito staff are Israel Defense Forces (8 people), Israeli Military Intelligence - Unit 8200 (6 people), Check Point Software (5 people).
Former CyCognito employees most often move to Censys (4), Cyera (4), SentinelOne (3).
At least 8 companies have a founder who previously worked at CyCognito, including Groq, AppSecAI, KwaKwa.
CyCognito attracts about 5,533 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $156K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among CyCognito staff are Linux, SQL, Python (Programming Language), Cybersecurity, Leadership.
CyCognito staff are concentrated in Israel (31), Tel Aviv District, Israel (19), Center District, Israel (5).
CyCognito has about 25 people in Information Technology, down 17% over the past year, as of September 2026.
CyCognito has about 22 people in Engineering, down 31% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 81 current and 213 former CyCognito profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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