Glilot Capital, an Israeli venture capital firm with roots in cybersecurity and enterprise software, has raised $500 million in fresh capital to launch two early-stage investment vehicles focused on the fast-growing convergence of AI and cybersecurity.
The $500M is being split between Glilot Seed (its fifth seed fund) and a second early-stage fund called Glilot Plus, both aimed at backing startups grounded in AI and cybersecurity. Glilot plans to invest in roughly 12 companies with each fund over the next few years. Of the $500 million, about half will be allocated to new investments in early-stage firms, and the other half for follow-on funding in existing portfolio companies.
Since its founding in 2011, Glilot has already made 22 investments and has built a reputation for its focus on cybersecurity, enterprise software, and early-stage technology innovation.
The firm now has more than $1 billion in assets under management. This move helps Glilot scale up its exposure to what it sees as one of the most critical segments: defending against AI threats while also securing AI systems.
Co-founder Kobi Samboursky emphasized that attacks leveraging AI are increasing in sophistication, and protecting AI systems against adversarial threats (and securing enterprises against AI-based attack vectors) is becoming more urgent.
Glilot’s raise underscores investor confidence in Israel’s tech and cyber sectors, even amid geopolitical tensions. Much of the funding came from pension funds and financial institutions in the U.S. and Europe.
This trend reflects a broader global shift: as companies deploy more AI, the risk surface expands. Ventures that combine AI and cybersecurity whether defensive AI, detection of AI-driven attacks, or tools to secure AI pipelines are becoming more attractive.
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