SafeBreach is a technology company.
SafeBreach has raised $107.0M across 5 funding rounds.
Key people at SafeBreach.
SafeBreach has raised $107.0M in total across 5 funding rounds.
Key people at SafeBreach.
SafeBreach has raised $107.0M in total across 5 funding rounds.
SafeBreach's investors include 33N Ventures, BDC Venture Capital, Portugal Ventures, Sands Capital, Web Smith, Nik Sharma, ACME Capital, DNX Ventures, Founder Collective, Emil Michael, Moshe Lifschitz, Scott Belsky.
SafeBreach is a cybersecurity company that builds an exposure validation platform combining breach and attack simulation (BAS) with attack path validation, enabling enterprises to continuously test and optimize their security controls against real-world threats.[1][4] It serves security teams in large organizations across sectors like healthcare, finance, life sciences, government, law firms, and industrial IT/OT environments, solving the problem of uncertain security preparedness by safely simulating over 30,000 attack methods from its Hacker’s Playbook™ to identify gaps, prioritize remediation, and provide actionable insights beyond mere compliance.[1][3][4][6][7][8] The platform includes products like SafeBreach Validate for BAS and SafeBreach Propagate for attack path analysis, demonstrating growth through adoption by Fortune 500 firms and partnerships with investors like Sequoia Capital.[3][4]
SafeBreach was founded in 2014 by CEO Guy Bejerano and CTO Itzik Kotler, who shared frustrations as security leaders spending heavily on controls without knowing their effectiveness against specific threats.[1] Drawing from CISO mindsets and hacker toolsets, they launched the industry's first continuous security validation platform headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices in Tel Aviv, Israel.[1][3][5] Early traction came from its award-winning BAS solution, evolving into a comprehensive platform backed by prominent investors including Sequoia Capital, Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners, Draper Nexus, Hewlett Packard Pathfinder, PayPal, and Shlomo Kramer.[3]
SafeBreach rides the surge in proactive cybersecurity, addressing rising threats like ransomware (318% increase in financial sectors, 87% YoY in industrial), supply chain attacks (62% in life sciences), and frequent incidents (94% of FSIs and OT orgs hit recently).[6][7][8] Its timing aligns with digital transformation demands, where enterprises need to validate controls amid complex IT/OT/cloud ecosystems, going beyond periodic assessments (80% of industrial orgs test OT yearly or less).[8] Market forces favoring it include escalating breach costs ($5.2M average in life sciences) and regulatory pressures, positioning SafeBreach to influence the ecosystem by empowering SOCs with data-driven defenses, reducing reliance on hope-based security.[1][6][7]
SafeBreach is poised for expansion by deepening BAS integration with AI-driven threat intelligence and OT/IoT convergence, capitalizing on relentless cyber threats and zero-trust mandates.[1][4][8] Trends like ransomware evolution and supply chain scrutiny will amplify demand for its simulation capabilities, potentially driving acquisitions or IPO as investor-backed growth accelerates.[3] Its influence may evolve from validation leader to ecosystem orchestrator, helping enterprises turn cyber risk into competitive advantage—echoing its founding mission to replace fear with actionable data.[1]
SafeBreach has raised $107.0M across 5 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $54.0M Series D in November 2021.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2021 | $54.0M Series D | 33N Ventures, BDC Venture Capital, Portugal Ventures, Sands Capital, Web Smith, Nik Sharma | |
| Apr 1, 2020 | $19.0M Series C | ACME Capital, DNX Ventures, Founder Collective, Emil Michael, Moshe Lifschitz, Scott Belsky, Shervin Pishevar | |
| May 1, 2018 | $15.0M Series B | ACME Capital, Cyberstarts VC, DNX Ventures, Founder Collective, Red Dot Capital Partners, Emil Michael, Moshe Lifschitz, Scott Belsky, Shervin Pishevar | |
| Jul 1, 2016 | $15.0M Series A | Battery Ventures, Cyberstarts VC, Glilot Capital Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Red Dot Capital Partners, Vertex Ventures Israel | |
| Jul 1, 2015 | $4.0M Venture Round | Battery Ventures, Cyberstarts VC, Glilot Capital Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Red Dot Capital Partners, Vertex Ventures Israel |
