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Fabrix says its explainable AI agents will transform access governance at scale.
Fabrix Security, a Tel Aviv-based startup, has emerged from stealth with $8 million in Seed funding led by Norwest and toDay Ventures, with additional support from several notable backers. The company aims to revolutionize identity and access management (IAM) using AI technology. Fabrixs system, described as AI-native IAM, employs AI agents to analyze data and make real-time access decisions, addressing the limitations of traditional IAM systems. The company already has paying customers and partnerships with leading U.S. financial institutions. Founded by Raz Rotenberg and Ofir Yakovian, Fabrix seeks to enhance cybersecurity by offering explainable and auditable AI-driven solutions.
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The deal, estimated to be in the tens of millions of dollars, brings AI agent capabilities to CNAPP platform in shift from visibility to prevention.
Orca Security, a cloud security company, has acquired Opus, a startup specializing in AI-driven automation for cloud security remediation. The acquisition, estimated to be in the tens of millions of dollars, allows Orca to expand its capabilities from risk identification to fully automated risk prevention and response. This strategic move positions Orca as the first CNAPP platform to combine risk identification, prioritization, and autonomous remediation at scale. Opus, founded in 2022 and backed by notable investors, brings its AI technology and founding team to Orcas platform. Orcas existing platform offers cloud-wide risk coverage and prioritizes critical alerts, and the addition of Opuss technology enhances these capabilities with automated action. Orcas customers include major enterprises such as SAP, Gannett, Autodesk, Unity, Lemonade, and Digital Turbine.
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Cyber wars: Wiz denies Orca’s patent claims, strikes back with counterclaims | CTech
Wiz, an Israeli cybersecurity firm, has denied allegations of patent infringement brought by Orca Security. Wiz has lodged its own counterclaims, accusing Orca of infringing on specific technologies and methodologies integral to Wizs operations. Wiz is seeking the dismissal of Orcas lawsuit, reimbursement for legal expenses, and other judicial remedies. The Delaware court rejected Wizs request to dismiss Orca’s lawsuit outright. The trial is set to begin before a jury on December 8, 2025. Wiz recently raised $1 billion, led by the American venture capital fund Andreessen Horowitz, at a valuation of $12 billion.
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Wiz vs. Orca: Delaware court sets stage for high-stakes IP showdown | CTech
The legal battle between Israeli cybersecurity companies Wiz and Orca Security continues as a Delaware court rejects Wizs request to dismiss Orcas lawsuit. Orca filed the lawsuit in July last year, accusing Wiz of infringing on its patents and copying its technology. Orca seeks to prohibit the sale of Wizs allegedly infringing products and demands financial compensation for profits generated from the use of its patents. The court has appointed external consultants to review each companys products and determine if Wiz copied Orcas product. The trial is set to begin on December 8, 2025.
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Seemplicity and Orca Security to accelerate cloud security
Seemplicity Security, a risk reduction and productivity platform for security teams, has announced a technology partnership with Orca Security. The partnership aims to transform how organizations respond to and remediate cloud security risks and vulnerabilities. The collaboration will allow security, CloudOps, and DevOps teams to accelerate response and remediation times, increase efficiency, and improve their cloud security posture with end-to-end workflow automation for critical AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud security risk findings.
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Orca Security and Carahsoft Partner to Bring Orca's Cloud Security Solutions to the Public Sector
Orca Security Adds AI Security to Cloud Security Platform
Cyber unicorn Orca Security laying off 15% of workforce | CTech
Orca Security, an Israeli cybersecurity firm, is laying off around 60 employees, which is about 15% of its total workforce. The layoffs will affect employees in Israel and other global locations including London, Portland, and Bangkok. Despite the layoffs, Orca plans to offer some of the affected employees alternative positions within the company. Orca, which has raised $640 million to date and was last valued at $1.8 billion, continues its expansion and recruitment efforts for growing departments within the company.
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Orca Security alleges Wiz copied its technology
Orca Security, an Israeli cloud security company, has filed a lawsuit against its rival, Wiz, claiming patent infringement. Orca alleges that Wiz has built its business on the knowhow infrastructure that Orca first developed, intentionally violating its intellectual property. The lawsuit demands that Wiz stop offering all products and services that infringe on Orcas patents and pay financial compensation based on Wizs profits from using its patents. Orca recently received final approval from the patent registrar for a process that began in 2019, and is now suing Wiz for patent infringement.
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זה התחיל ב"קיבלנו טיפ שיש יוצאי צק פוינט שעושים משהו מענין" ונגמר ביוניקורן
Orca Security, a cybersecurity startup, has grown into a unicorn in just over two years since its establishment. The company, which employs about 200 people, recently raised more than half a billion dollars at a valuation of $2 billion. The companys founders, Gil Geron and Avi Shua, along with Ofer Schreiber, a partner at YL Ventures, the companys first investor, discussed the companys journey from its early days to its current success. They highlighted the importance of having a strong team, a clear vision, and the ability to adapt quickly to challenges.
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Orca acquiring web application security startup RapidSec
Cybersecurity unicorn Orca Security is acquiring Israeli startup RapidSec in a deal estimated to be valued at $5 million. The acquisition will allow Orca Security to expand its platform. RapidSec has 50 paying customers, including Dun & Bradstreet and Konica Minolta, and all seven of its employees are expected to join Orca Security. RapidSec has raised half a million dollars from various investors. Orca Security raised $340 million at a $1.8 billion valuation in October 2021. The event described in the article occurred on January 19, 2022.
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Cloud security provider Orca Security nabs $550M
Orca Security, a cloud security provider, has extended its series C funding round to $550 million at a $1.8 billion post-money valuation. The funding will be used for geographic expansion and the growth of its partner program. The company offers a platform that helps organizations detect and prioritize cloud security incidents. It has experienced significant growth and secured contracts with customers such as Databricks, Robinhood, Autodesk, Duolingo, and Unity. Orca plans to enlarge its footprint and customer base in the U.K. and across regions in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It also aims to expand its workforce in the Asia Pacific region and grow its customer base across industries. The cybersecurity investment boom is expected to benefit Orca, as spending on cybersecurity is forecasted to surpass $150 billion in 2021.
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Orca Security raising $150 million from Singapore's Temasek
Israeli cybersecurity company Orca Security has raised $150 million from Temasek Holdings in a funding round, increasing its valuation to $1.75 billion. The funds will be used to acquire stakes from shareholders and investors. Orca has rejected previous offers to invest in the company at double its valuation. The investment by Temasek is expected to attract other potential strategic partners. Orcas technology offers fast and comprehensive cloud security without the need for software agents. The company was founded in 2019 by former employees of Check Point.
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Orca Security Named A 2021 Gartner Cool Vendor in Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
Orca Security raises $210m at $1.2b valuation
Orca Security, an Israeli cloud security company, has completed a $210 million Series C financing round led by CapitalG and Redpoint Ventures, bringing its valuation to $1.2 billion. The company, founded in 2019, has raised a total of $300 million to date. Orca Security has reported 1,000% year-on-year growth and counts Robinhood, Databricks, Unity, Live Oak Bank, Lemonade, and BeyondTrust among its customers. The funding will be used to expand further in the cloud security industry and triple its R&D and sales teams by the end of 2021. Orca Security also plans to open new sales offices in Europe and Australia and expand its global partner program. The company aims to provide agent-less, workload-deep, context-aware security and compliance for Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure.
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Israeli startup Orca raises $55 million with goal to become global cloud security leader
Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity startup Orca Security has raised $55 million in a series B funding round led by ICONIQ Growth. The funding will allow Orca Security to strengthen its position in the cloud security industry with its software for detecting malware and vulnerabilities on cloud platforms. The company has experienced significant growth and plans to expand its sales team and employee count. Orca Security aims to become the most significant cloud security company and plans to open new sales offices in the UK and Australia. The companys valuation has at least tripled since its last funding round. Orca Securitys unique approach to cloud security has garnered industry recognition and attracted high-profile customers.
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A group of former Check Point workers managed to piss off Palo Alto Networks
Orca Security, an Israeli cybersecurity startup, has received a cease and desist letter from Palo Alto Networks, a major American cyber giant. The letter demanded the removal of a video posted by Orca that compared the two platforms. Orcas co-founder and CEO, Avi Shua, responded by emphasizing the importance of transparency in the tech sector and the need for factual evidence in choosing cybersecurity tools. The legal threats made by Palo Alto Networks were based on contractual terms and trademark allegations. Orca Security has raised $26 million in funding from investors including GGV Capital, YL Ventures GP Ltd., and Silicon Valley CISO Investments. The company develops cloud security software for detecting malware and vulnerabilities on major cloud platforms.
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Orca Security has an idea why organizations are getting hacked
Orca Security, a portfolio company of YL Ventures, released its 2020 State of the Union report on public cloud security. The report highlights the vulnerability of neglecting public cloud security and the risks associated with neglected assets, weak passwords, authentication issues, and misconfigurations. It emphasizes the need for organizations to have 100% visibility and knowledge of their cloud activity to prevent devastating data breaches. The report analyzed data from over two million scans of public cloud assets running on AWS, Azure, and GCP. Neglected internet-facing workloads and authentication and credential issues were identified as major concerns. Orca Security, founded in 2019, is an Israeli-American company with offices in Israel and the US.
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Orca Security Research Finds Public Cloud Environments Rife with Neglected Workloads, Authentication Issues, and Lateral Movement Risk
Orca Security Lands $20 Million Series A to Help More Global Enterprises Gain Deeper Multi-Cloud Visibility in Minutes, Not Months
Orca Security to take novel full stack cloud visibility solution to market through MSSP/MDR channel
Israeli startup Orca Security has raised $6.5 million in seed funding for its innovative cloud security solution. The companys technology provides full stack visibility into an organizations cloud infrastructure, allowing for the identification of vulnerabilities and compromises. Orca plans to initially target the public cloud market, with a focus on partnering with MSSPs and MDRs. The company aims to create a channel of partners to provide value-add services and plans to address the enterprise market through a hybrid approach of direct and partner sales. The Orca Cloud Visibility Platform is currently in limited availability, with general availability planned for late 2019.
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Orca Security Lands $6.5M Seed Round to Deliver IT Security Teams Unprecedented Full Stack Cloud Visibility, Securing High-Velocity Cloud Growth
Israeli startup Orca Security has raised $6.5 million in seed funding led by YL Ventures. The company aims to provide organizations with full stack visibility into their cloud infrastructure without complex integration. Orcas patent-pending SideScanning technology offers comprehensive and seamless visibility into an organizations cloud footprint, identifying vulnerabilities and compromises. The platform utilizes a single integration into the cloud infrastructure layer and allows IT security teams to assess the security state of every asset. Orcas Cloud Visibility Platform is currently in limited availability and will be generally available in late 2019.
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Orca Security scores $6.5M seed round to solve cloud native security
Orca Security, an Israeli startup, has raised $6.5 million in a seed round led by YL Ventures. The company, founded by two former Check Point Security executives, aims to provide cloud security without the need for an agent. Orca uses a concept called SideScanning to comprehensively examine the software stack and identify vulnerabilities and risks. The startup is competing with established security vendors like Rapid7 and Tenable by offering a more modern approach to cloud security. With the funding, Orca plans to further develop its product and help customers address security challenges in modern software environments.
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