Above Security, an Israeli-founded cybersecurity startup, has emerged from stealth with $50 million in funding to address rising insider threats fueled by the growing use of artificial intelligence systems within organizations. The round was led by Ballistic Ventures, Merlin Ventures and Norwest, with additional backing from Jump Capital and QPV Ventures. Founded in 2025 by Aviv Nahum and Amir Boldo, the company focuses on risks originating from employees and increasingly from autonomous artificial intelligence systems operating inside companies.

The founders argue that artificial intelligence agents now function much like human insiders, with access to sensitive systems and the ability to act at machine speed, yet remain largely invisible to traditional insider risk programs. Research cited by the company shows that nearly half of security breaches stem from non-malicious human or system errors, underscoring the scale of the challenge.

Above Security’s platform analyzes behavior across identity systems, devices, software platforms and artificial intelligence environments to reconstruct activity patterns and assess intent. Instead of relying on static rules, it generates detailed timelines that security and legal teams can use to investigate incidents while reducing false positives and manual workloads. The company says it is already generating revenue and targeting large, cloud-focused organizations as it expands its customer base.