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Automated cybersecurity systems for real-time threat monitoring, analysis, and response for security operations centers.
Key people at Hexadite Ltd.
Hexadite Ltd, an Israeli cybersecurity startup, developed automated systems to monitor, analyze, and respond to enterprise cyber threats in real time, aiming to significantly reduce manual workload for security teams. Its technology integrated with existing detection systems to automate incident triage and enhance response efficiency, increasing productivity and lowering operating costs for enterprises facing high volumes of alerts. The venture-funded company raised $10.5 million in seed funding and grew to approximately 35 employees prior to its acquisition. Prominent investors included YL Ventures, TenEleven Ventures, and Hewlett Packard Ventures, supporting its growth before Microsoft acquired Hexadite in June 2017 for an estimated $100 million to integrate its automated response capabilities into its security portfolio. Hexadite Ltd was founded in 2014 by its co-founders Eran Barak, Idan Levin, and Barak Klinghofer.
Key people at Hexadite Ltd.
Hexadite Ltd was an Israeli-American cybersecurity startup that developed Hexadite AIRS, the first agentless intelligent security orchestration and automation platform designed for Global 2000 companies.[1] It served large enterprises by automating threat detection, remediation, and response, solving the problem of security teams being overwhelmed by alerts—reducing resolution time by 95% through AI-driven handling of minor issues while escalating major ones.[2] The company showed strong early momentum, raising $10.5 million from investors like YL Ventures, HP Ventures, TenEleven Ventures, and Israel Venture Partners before its acquisition by Microsoft in 2017 for approximately $100 million.[2][3]
Founded in Israel around 2014 (based on its $8 million funding round in 2016), Hexadite emerged from the need for automated cybersecurity in an era of rising AI-powered threats.[2] Key connections included investor Moshe Lichtman, a 10-year Microsoft veteran, which likely facilitated its path to acquisition.[2] The idea stemmed from innovators leveraging AI and machine learning to streamline security operations, gaining early traction with backers like YL Ventures and achieving rapid growth that positioned it for Microsoft's buyout on June 8, 2017.[1][2][3]
Hexadite rode the early wave of AI-driven cybersecurity automation, a trend exploding amid escalating cyber threats in the mid-2010s, where manual processes couldn't keep pace.[2] Its timing was ideal: as enterprises adopted cloud and endpoint security like Windows 10, tools like AIRS addressed the skills gap in security operations centers (SOCs).[2] Market forces favoring it included surging demand for machine learning in threat hunting and Microsoft's push to bolster enterprise defenses, influencing the ecosystem by accelerating agentless SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response) adoption now standard in modern platforms.[1][2]
Post-2017 acquisition, Hexadite's technology lives on within Microsoft's security suite, evolving WDATP into Azure Defender and beyond, powering automated remediation for billions of endpoints amid rising AI threats.[2] Trends like zero-trust architectures and generative AI for defenses will shape its legacy, amplifying Microsoft's dominance in enterprise security. Its influence endures by proving early automation's value, setting the stage for next-gen tools that keep pace with sophisticated attacks—echoing its original mission to protect against an ever-evolving cyber landscape.[2]
