Enterprises today are contending with a threat landscape that changes by the hour. According to recent industry data, cyberattacks have surged nearly 50 % year over year, while the average cost of a breach now exceeds $4.4 million. Traditional Managed Detection and Response (MDR) systems, though widely used, often struggle to keep pace. They depend heavily on manual processes, take weeks to deploy, and leave security teams overwhelmed by false alerts and slow reaction times.
Amid this growing complexity, organisations urgently need systems that can adapt faster, integrate seamlessly across hybrid environments, and act in real time. It is this gap that cybersecurity startup Daylight aims to fill.
Funding for a new phase of growth
Daylight has announced a $33 million Series A funding round, among the fastest follow-on rounds seen in the cybersecurity sector this year. The latest raise brings its total funding to $40 million.
The round was led by Craft Ventures with participation from Bain Capital Ventures and Maple VC, alongside a lineup of cybersecurity champions and angel investors. Backers include Assaf Rappaport of Wiz, Ofer Smadari and Leonid Belkind of Torq, Tamar Bar-Ilan of Cyera, Yevgeny Dibrov of Armis, and Ofir Ehrlich of EON.
This funding will accelerate Daylight’s expansion across the U.S., bolster platform development, and launch new modules focused on identity threat response and cloud workload protection.
Brings speed and precision to defence
Founded by Hagai Shapira and Eldad Rudich, both veterans of Israel’s elite Unit 8200, Daylight delivers an end-to-end platform that merges advanced automation with expert human oversight. Designed to deploy in under an hour, it connects to any cloud or on-premise system, providing instant visibility and responsive defence without the friction of traditional setups.
By continuously learning from each investigation, the system becomes sharper and more adaptive over time. It cuts through noise, reduces false positives, and enables analysts to focus on higher‑value threats rather than routine triage. Clients such as The Motley Fool, Cresta, and McKinsey Investment Office have already adopted the platform to strengthen their cybersecurity posture across global operations.
Shapes the future of cyber defence
Headquartered in Tel Aviv with operations across North America, Europe, and Asia, Daylight is positioning itself as a force in next‑generation cybersecurity. The company’s philosophy is built on simplicity, speed, and intelligence, qualities urgently needed as attacks grow more targeted and disruptive.
Beyond new funding, what sets Daylight apart is its focus on creating a security system that works as fast as attackers think. In an era defined by relentless digital threats, that agility could prove its most valuable weapon.
“Cyber threats are evolving faster than traditional SOC and MDR services can handle,” said Hagai Shapira, CEO and co-founder of Daylight. “We built Daylight to deliver a new level of managed protection services that respond with the speed and precision of AI, guided by human expertise. Having the support of some of the industry’s top founders and global investors strengthens our belief that this is where the future of cybersecurity is headed. The detection and response market is being reinvented, and Daylight is proud to be leading that change.”
“Security leaders are eager to integrate GenAI and agents within their operations. Daylight’s MDR is a turnkey, high-impact way to accomplish that, with dozens of organisations already on board,” said Kevin Gabura, partner at Craft Ventures. “Agent-native MDR is just the beginning of Hagai and Eldad’s ambitious vision for creating a new category of Managed Agentic Security Services, or MASS, and we’re excited to partner with them to achieve this vision.”
