Daylight Raises $80M in Series B Funding to Expand AI Security Platform

Daylight, an NYC-based cybersecurity company combining AI-native security platforms with human security experts to detect, investigate, and respond to threats, has raised $80 million in a Series B funding round, bringing the total funding to $120 million.

The round was led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with participation from Okta Ventures, Bain Capital, Craft Ventures, Vintage Partners, and Maple Capital.

The company will use the funding to expand across the US, enter markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia-Pacific (APAC), grow its teams and advance its AI security platform.

What is Daylight?

Daylight provides cybersecurity services through a platform called Aura, which combines AI agents with experienced security engineers.

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The platform helps businesses manage security operations, including threat detection, investigation, response, threat hunting, phishing protection and security data management.

Its AI agents handle routine security tasks, while human security engineers focus on complex decisions that require expert judgment. The agents are customised to each customer's systems, workflows, risks and priorities.

Businesses can choose how they use the service. Daylight offers fully managed security operations, co-managed support alongside internal security teams, and forward-deployed engineers who work directly with customers.

How Much Funding Has Daylight Raised?

Daylight has raised $80 million in its Series B round, bringing its total funding to $120 million.

The announcement did not provide details of the company's previous funding rounds or their respective investors.

Who Invested in Daylight’s Series B?

The $80 million Series B round was led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives.

Other participating investors include:

• Okta Ventures
• Bain Capital
• Craft Ventures
• Vintage Partners
• Maple Capital

Why the Funding Matters

Daylight will use the investment to expand its presence across the US and enter new markets in EMEA and APAC.

The company also plans to grow its security engineering and technology teams and accelerate development of its AI-native platform.

The funding will support its approach of combining AI automation with human security expertise, giving businesses different ways to manage their security operations without relying on multiple disconnected tools.

Who founded Daylight?

Daylight was founded in 2025 by Hagai Shapira and Eldad Rudich. The company is headquartered in New York City.

"The future of security operations won't be defined by how many people a company can deploy, but by how effectively AI agents can take on increasingly complex security work," said Hagai Shapira, co-founder and CEO of Daylight. "As these agents become more capable, they'll fundamentally change how threats are detected, investigated, and contained, with expert security engineers implementing, governing, and continuously improving their operations.

Market and Business Growth

Daylight reports that its platform can detect threats within seconds and respond to or contain them within minutes. According to the company, this can be up to 10 times faster than traditional managed security providers.

Its platform covers security risks across identity, endpoints, cloud services, software-as-a-service applications and business systems. It also monitors AI platforms used by enterprises.

Daylight's service model allows customers to outsource security operations entirely or work alongside its engineers while retaining control of their internal teams and processes.

What Happens Next?

Daylight plans to expand its US operations and enter EMEA and APAC markets. It will also hire across security engineering and technology while continuing to develop its Aura platform.

The company aims to extend its AI-powered security services and support more enterprises through its fully managed, co-managed and forward-deployed service models.

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