AIR Security, a six-month-old cybersecurity company founded by Yair Saban and Niv Hoffman, has raised $50 million in funding led by Sequoia Capital and Greenoaks. The company develops a security platform for the supply chain of AI agents, featuring an "inline firewall" designed to protect what enters an agent's context. Additional investors include Swish Ventures and Netz, alongside prominent industry figures like Zach Frankel and Yinon Costica. The company currently employs 40 people in Israel and has appointed Ryan Knisley, former CISO of Disney and Costco, as chief strategy officer.
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AIR Security
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Israel
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AIR Security is a cybersecurity company that develops an inline firewall platform to protect AI agents from malicious content and compromised tools. Founded in February 2026 by Yair Saban and Niv Hoffman, the company focuses on securing the supply chain of AI agents as enterprises increasingly rely on them for critical tasks. AIR employs 40 people in Israel and has built a research laboratory dedicated to AI security research and agent behavior analysis. The platform protects what enters an agent's context, addressing security challenges that arise from agents connecting to multiple tools, information sources, and third-party services.
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