Company Overview
Founded in 2021 by Yotam Segev and Tamar Bar-Ilan, Cyera is a data-security company with roots in Israel and headquarters in New York. Its platform discovers, classifies and contextualizes enterprise data across cloud, SaaS and other environments.
Its scope has expanded from DSPM toward a broader data-security platform, including DLP, identity-related context, access governance and AI-security use cases.
Market Positioning
- Core categories: DSPM, discovery/classification, data access governance, DLP and AI/data governance.
- Public differentiation: AI-native classification, rapid deployment, contextual risk analysis and automated remediation.
- Target: cloud-forward and large enterprises seeking sensitive-data control before scaling AI adoption.
Points of Attention
- Classification language coverage should be validated against the organization’s actual data estate.
- End-to-end remediation often relies on several third-party integrations, which may add architecture and operational complexity.
- The platform is primarily oriented toward data protection; broader data-governance requirements may require complementary tooling.
Representative Integrations
- Cloud and data: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Snowflake and common data stores.
- Productivity and security: Microsoft 365, Purview, Sentinel and Entra, plus workflow tools.
- APIs and partner integrations support remediation, SIEM/SOAR and governance workflows.
Recent Developments
- June 2025 — announced a $540 million Series E, bringing total funding above $1.3 billion and valuation to $6 billion.
- 2025 — broadened the data-security platform beyond core DSPM.
- November 2025 — announced Microsoft Purview, Sentinel, Entra and Copilot Studio integrations.
- May 2026 — added Steffan Tomlinson to its board.