Tenzai Overview
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Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time ($)
$32.0MMay 2025
Latest News
growth-positive
Guardicore founders raise $32 million for new stealth cyber-AI startup | CTech
Akamai, which acquired Guardicore for approximately $600 million in 2021, has seen its Israel-based cyber division evolve into a global cybersecurity hub. Following this acquisition, Akamai further expanded its security portfolio by acquiring Israeli startups Neosec and Noname Security. Pavel Gurvich, co-founder of Guardicore, has launched a new cybersecurity startup named Tenzai, which focuses on cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. Tenzai has raised $32 million in funding from Greylock Partners and Battery Ventures. The startup is currently in stealth mode and includes several key figures from Guardicore. This development highlights Akamais continued growth and expansion in the cybersecurity sector.
AcquisitionAcquired-by
growth-positive
After three years at Akamai, which acquired Guardicore for approximately $600 million in 2021, Pavel Gurvich and Ariel Zeitlin have launched a new venture named Tenzai that has already received significant backing from VC firms Greylock and Battery.
Akamai, which acquired Guardicore for approximately $600 million in 2021, has seen its cybersecurity division evolve into a global hub. Pavel Gurvich, a key figure in Akamais Israeli operations, has launched a new cybersecurity startup named Tenzai, which focuses on cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. Tenzai has raised $32 million in funding from Greylock Partners and Battery Ventures. The startup is currently in stealth mode and includes several former Guardicore team members. Akamais acquisition of Guardicore and subsequent acquisitions of other Israeli startups have significantly expanded its security portfolio.
Acquisition
| Sector | Cyber Security |
Funding
| Total funding | $32M |
| Last funding | $32M |
| Stage | Seed |
| Rounds | 1 |
| Investors | 2 |
Team Members
2
Employees: 1-10
Web & Social Links
Locations
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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Tenzai Business
Business models
—
Product stage
R&D
Employees
1-10
Sector
Cyber SecurityTarget Customer
—Core Technology
—Tags (1)
stealthmodeTenzai Financials
$32M
Total funding
Undisclosed
Capital raised
$32M
Last funding
Seed
Funding stage
1
Total rounds
2
Investors
Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time ($)
$32.0MMay 2025
Private Equity Funding
Seed
May 2025
$32M
Battery Ventures, Greylock
Tenzai Lifecycle
Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time
$32.0MMay 2025
All Events
Seed
May 2025
$32M
Battery Ventures, Greylock
Tenzai News
2 articles
growth-positive
Guardicore founders raise $32 million for new stealth cyber-AI startup | CTech
Akamai, which acquired Guardicore for approximately $600 million in 2021, has seen its Israel-based cyber division evolve into a global cybersecurity hub. Following this acquisition, Akamai further expanded its security portfolio by acquiring Israeli startups Neosec and Noname Security. Pavel Gurvich, co-founder of Guardicore, has launched a new cybersecurity startup named Tenzai, which focuses on cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. Tenzai has raised $32 million in funding from Greylock Partners and Battery Ventures. The startup is currently in stealth mode and includes several key figures from Guardicore. This development highlights Akamais continued growth and expansion in the cybersecurity sector.
AcquisitionAcquired-by
growth-positive
After three years at Akamai, which acquired Guardicore for approximately $600 million in 2021, Pavel Gurvich and Ariel Zeitlin have launched a new venture named Tenzai that has already received significant backing from VC firms Greylock and Battery.
Akamai, which acquired Guardicore for approximately $600 million in 2021, has seen its cybersecurity division evolve into a global hub. Pavel Gurvich, a key figure in Akamais Israeli operations, has launched a new cybersecurity startup named Tenzai, which focuses on cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. Tenzai has raised $32 million in funding from Greylock Partners and Battery Ventures. The startup is currently in stealth mode and includes several former Guardicore team members. Akamais acquisition of Guardicore and subsequent acquisitions of other Israeli startups have significantly expanded its security portfolio.
Acquisition
Employee Info
| Employees (range) | 1-10 |
| Exact count | 2 |
| Team members | 2 |
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Tenzai Internal
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Admin Info
| Confidence | 51/100 |
| Missing | sector, tags, business model, logo, description, homepage, video or image, markets, external profiles, not claimed |
| BI Verification | Yanina Wainscheinker |
| Creator | Yanina Wainscheinker |
| Creator email | yanina.wainscheinker@sncentral.org |
| Last update | 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z |
| Created | 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z |