Platform secures all enterprise data, anticipating which information will be accessed and applying safeguards that adapt security dynamically

Ray Security, the world’s first predictive data security platform, today announced its emergence from stealth with an $11 million seed funding round co-led by Venture Guides and Ibex Investors. The company’s platform protects all enterprise data by uniquely monitoring usage, learning which data is required and predicting which data will be accessed in the near future. The platform applies the right level of protection before risks emerge and delivers automated detection and response in real time.

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Ray Security Exits Stealth With $11M

According to Gartner, only 14% of security and risk management leaders effectively secure organizational data assets while also enabling the business to achieve their objectives through the use of the data. Traditional data security tools treat all enterprise data the same way, generating excessive alerts, consuming resources and leaving organizations exposed for an extended period of time, despite significant security spending.

“Enterprises today are managing massive amounts of data, while facing increasingly sophisticated threats,” said Ariel Zamir, CEO and co-founder of Ray Security. “In dynamic environments, static defenses fall short. Our platform learns from access patterns and adapts protection in real time, delivering adaptive protection that reduces the attack surface automatically and at scale.”

Ray Security continuously analyzes how data is accessed across users, systems, AI agents and environments. The platform accurately predicts the data needed by the business, enabling proactive and adaptive controls that adjust in real time to the business context. This results in dramatic risk reduction, lower costs and smarter security operations, with threats automatically blocked as they emerge.

“We required a solution that could seamlessly integrate robust data security with intelligent data management capabilities. Ray Security delivered on both fronts,” said Erik Hart, Chief Information Security Officer at Cushman & Wakefield. “They quickly understood our challenges and engineered an effective solution for data movement, significantly reducing our storage costs. The integration process was swift, their team’s support was and continues to be exceptional."

The funding will be used to accelerate product development and go-to-market expansion in the United States. Ray Security has already demonstrated significant impact with dozens of customers, including Fortune 500 enterprises in highly regulated industries, such as finance, healthcare and technology sectors.

“Every enterprise struggles to keep pace with the scale and sensitivity of its data. Ray Security accelerates time to value for customers by predicting what matters next and protecting it in advance,” said Ben Holzman, Partner at Venture Guides. “This proactive approach transforms data security from reactive defense to intelligent prevention. Customers such as Cushman & Wakefield give us the conviction that Ray defines the next category of enterprise data protection.”

“Ray Security is pioneering an entirely new category of data protection,” said Adi Dangot Zukovsky, Partner at Ibex Investors. “Its predictive model leverages new technological advancements to introduce a radical shift in how data security is approached, one that, at Ibex Investors, we believe will become essential for modern enterprises. The Ray Security team is uniquely positioned to tackle this challenge, bringing decades of experience at the forefront of the data security domain’s evolution.”

Protected by more than 10 pending patents, Ray Security’s technology integrates with all data repositories, including cloud platforms, on-premises systems, databases and directory services, providing comprehensive coverage across hybrid environments.

Founded in 2024 by Israeli cybersecurity veterans Ariel Zamir, CEO, Eric Wolf, CBO, and Dekel Levkovich, CTO, Ray Security’s team has decades of combined experience building enterprise security solutions at scale, at companies such as NetApp, Check Point, Guardicore and Axonius. They bring together deep expertise in cybersecurity, data systems and artificial intelligence. The company is headquartered in Tel Aviv with operations across the U.S. and Europe.

About Venture Guides

Venture Guides is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, data and AI sectors. The firm brings a unique team-based approach that emphasizes active "guiding" across a concentrated portfolio of companies which dramatically increases outcomes for start-ups. Forbes Midas List and Inc. 5000 rankings have recognized the performance-driven achievement of Venture Guides’ partners 12 times. To learn more about Venture Guides, visit www.ventureguides.com.

About Ibex Investors

Ibex Investors, founded in 2003, invests in public and privately held companies across enterprise software, cybersecurity, fintech and other domains. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with an office in Tel Aviv. With nearly $1 billion in assets under management backed by a global investment network and guided by a hands-on approach, Ibex supports its portfolio from inception through IPO and beyond.

About Ray Security

Ray Security delivers comprehensive security across all environments. The company brings to market the first AI-powered predictive data security platform. It learns and predicts future data usage and applies differentiated, automated real-time protection to reduce risk, from data leakage and data breaches to insider and agentic AI threats. Designed for enterprises managing vast amounts of data, Ray Security enables adaptive security at scale. The platform integrates seamlessly with existing infrastructure and applies dynamic policies across all data sources (cloud, on-prem and hybrid) with one click, reducing cost and complexity. The company is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel with operations across the U.S. and Europe. Follow Ray Security on LinkedIn.

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