Daylight Security
Daylight Security is a cybersecurity startup that provides managed security services using AI agents and human experts. The company raised $40M in Series A funding in November 2025 and employs 70 people.
The growth story
Daylight Security grew from 1 to 70 employees between 2024 and 2026, raising $40M along the way, most recently a Series A in November 2025.
About
Daylight Security offers a managed security service that combines AI agents with human security experts to handle security operations. This model aims to address the limitations of traditional managed detection and response (MDR) systems and AI-driven security tools that still require significant human oversight.
The company, founded in 2025 and based in New York, has quickly scaled to 70 employees and secured $40M in Series A funding. Its rapid growth suggests strong investor confidence in its approach to modernizing security operations.
Founders and leadership
Daylight Security's largest function is engineering, with 21 employees. The company's leadership includes experienced investors and cybersecurity professionals, reflecting its focus on technical innovation.
The Daylight Security org chart
Hagai Shapira (Co-Founder and CEO) leads 22 mapped leaders with 10 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 16 (+167% YoY), Sales 9 (+800% YoY), Information Technology 8 (+100% YoY), Entrepreneurship 7 (0% YoY), Business Development 6 (+50% YoY), Product Management 3 (+200% YoY).
Talent flow
Daylight Security's team draws heavily from cybersecurity backgrounds, with notable hires from the Israel Defense Forces, Sygnia, and Red Canary. Alumni have moved to companies like SecuPi, Torq, and ZeroFox.
Most common previous employers of Daylight Security staff: Israel Defense Forces (11), Sygnia (7), Red Canary, a Zscaler company (6), Torq (4), Wiz (3), Google (3). Former Daylight Security employees most often moved to SecuPi (1), Torq (1), ZeroFox (1).
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Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Daylight Security: Python (Programming Language) (27), Leadership (21), Security (16), Project Management (14), Linux (14), Customer Service (13), Network Security (13), SQL (13).
Where the team actually sits
Daylight Security people are concentrated in Tel Aviv District, Israel (13), Israel (12), Massachusetts, United States (4), Colorado, United States (4).
Search footprint
Daylight Security attracts about 28 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $1K a month if bought through ads. It gained 10 ranking keywords and lost 9 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 5.00 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 5.00 / 5
- Senior management
- 5.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.00 / 5
Frequently asked
Daylight Security has 70 employees as of September 2026.
Daylight Security has raised $40M in total, most recently a Series A round in November 2025.
Daylight Security was founded in 2025 by Eldad Rudich, Hagai Shapira.
Hagai Shapira (Co-Founder and CEO) sits at the top of Daylight Security's reporting structure, with 10 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Daylight Security staff are Israel Defense Forces (11 people), Sygnia (7 people), Red Canary, a Zscaler company (6 people).
Former Daylight Security employees most often move to SecuPi (1), Torq (1), ZeroFox (1).
Daylight Security attracts about 28 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $1K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Daylight Security staff are Python (Programming Language), Leadership, Security, Project Management, Linux.
Daylight Security staff are concentrated in Tel Aviv District, Israel (13), Israel (12), Massachusetts, United States (4).
Daylight Security has about 16 people in Engineering, up 167% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Daylight Security has about 9 people in Sales, up 800% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 53 current and 4 former Daylight Security profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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