Goldman Sachs Alternatives is backing an AI-native cybersecurity company that combines autonomous agents with human security engineers.
Daylight has raised $80 million in a Series B led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, bringing its total funding to $120 million.
The financing values the company at approximately $400 million, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Okta Ventures joined the round alongside existing investors Bain Capital, Craft Ventures, Vintage Partners and Maple Capital.
Founded in 2024 by Hagai Shapira and Eldad Rudich, Daylight develops AI-powered managed cybersecurity services.
The company reports that its revenue increased more than 40 times over the previous year, although it has not provided audited financial statements supporting that growth figure.
Security Operations With AI Agents
Traditional security operations centers require analysts to investigate large volumes of alerts, distinguish genuine attacks from false positives and coordinate responses.
Daylight uses AI agents to automate parts of this process, supported by security engineers who handle complex investigations and decisions.
Its services include threat detection, investigation, incident response and security operations management.
Customers can outsource security operations entirely or integrate Daylight alongside existing teams.
The company names Lovable, LastPass, Miro, Rogo and dLocal among its customers.
A Different Cybersecurity Business Model
Daylight is competing not only with traditional cybersecurity software vendors but also with managed detection and response providers.
Its advantage could come from combining software automation with a recurring security service.
The challenge will be demonstrating that AI agents reduce operational costs while maintaining reliability against increasingly sophisticated threats.
The new capital will support international expansion, engineering and commercial growth.
Founders: Hagai Shapira and Eldad Rudich. Investors: Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Okta Ventures, Bain Capital, Craft Ventures and others.