From Stealth to Spotlight: Vega’s $120M Gamble to Disrupt Security Analytics

When a cybersecurity company emerges from the shadows and almost instantly attracts $120 million in fresh capital, the industry takes notice. That’s precisely what happened with Vega, an Israeli startup founded by cyberwarfare veterans, which has set its sights on overhauling the way organizations detect and respond to digital threats. But is Vega’s AI-driven promise the future of security analytics, or just another well-funded moonshot?

Fast Facts

• Vega raised $120 million in Series B funding just months after its public debut.
• The round was led by Accel, with Cyberstarts, Redpoint, and CRV participating.
• Vega claims multi-million-dollar contracts with global banks, healthcare giants, and Fortune 200 firms.
• The platform leverages AI to tackle gaps and inefficiencies in traditional SIEM solutions.
• Founded in 2024 by Israeli Unit 8200 veterans Shay Sandler (CEO) and Eli Rozen (CTO).

Vega’s meteoric rise is rare, even in the feverish world of cybersecurity startups. Emerging from stealth in September 2025, the company wasted no time securing a $120 million Series B, bringing its total funding to $185 million in less than two years. The founders, Shay Sandler and Eli Rozen, are no strangers to high-stakes tech: both are alumni of Israel’s elite cyberwarfare Unit 8200 and ex-Intel (via the $650 million Granulate acquisition).

At the heart of Vega’s pitch is a bold claim: traditional Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools are expensive, slow, and often fail to give security teams the visibility they need. Vega asserts that its AI-powered platform can detect threats faster and more accurately by allowing Security Operations Center (SOC) teams to build new threat detections or tap into a continuously updated library, all without the need to centralize data - a notorious bottleneck in legacy systems.

This decentralized approach doesn’t just promise speed; it could also slash infrastructure costs and reduce the noise that plagues many security teams. Vega’s AI aims to automatically map out coverage gaps and fix noisy rules, potentially giving organizations a clearer picture of what’s happening across sprawling, complex IT environments.

But with great hype comes great scrutiny. Vega says it’s already signing multi-million-dollar deals with some of the world’s largest banks and healthcare providers, but the broader market will be watching to see if its technology can deliver at scale. Can Vega’s blend of elite cyber pedigree, artificial intelligence, and fresh capital truly disrupt a sector notorious for inertia and entrenched vendors?

As cyber threats grow ever more sophisticated and relentless, the stakes - and expectations - for companies like Vega have never been higher. Whether Vega’s rapid ascent signals a genuine breakthrough or simply the latest twist in cybersecurity’s never-ending arms race remains to be seen. For now, the world is watching, wallets open, and waiting for results.

WIKICROOK

• Stealth: Stealth refers to methods used by attackers or tools to avoid detection, allowing unauthorized activities to continue unnoticed in cybersecurity environments.
• Series B Funding: Series B funding is the second major investment round, helping cybersecurity startups scale operations, expand reach, and accelerate growth after initial success.
• SIEM: SIEM systems collect and analyze security alerts from across an organization’s IT systems to detect, investigate, and respond to potential cyber threats.
• SOC: A SOC is a centralized team and facility that monitors, detects, and responds to cybersecurity threats to protect an organization's digital assets.
• Unit 8200: Unit 8200 is Israel’s elite military intelligence unit specializing in signals intelligence and cyber operations, often likened to the U.S. NSA.