Cyata: Shaping the Future of Agentic Defense with TLV Partners' Backing

Deal News | Jul 31, 2025 | TLV Partners LLC

TLV Partners has announced its leadership in the seed round funding for Cyata, a company spearheading innovations in Agentic Security. This investment highlights TLV's confidence in Cyata's extraordinary technical prowess and its potential to redefine security tooling. The founding team, led by Shahar Tal, CEO, brings a wealth of experience and expertise, notably from their tenure at companies like Cellebrite and military backgrounds such as Unit 8200. Cyata's core mission is to address the unique security challenges presented by agents entering the enterprise landscape, which traditional security tools do not adequately cover. By redefining security strategy, Cyata seeks to create tools that cater uniquely to the growing agent ecosystem, promising a new level of security for enterprises. TLV Partners sees Cyata's approach as transformational, with deep research capabilities and technological insight that stand out in the industry.

Sectors

Cybersecurity
Technology
Venture Capital

Geography

Israel – Israel is recognized for its technological innovation, particularly in cybersecurity. The founding team of Cyata has roots in Israel, and the country's ecosystem plays a crucial role in their technological advancements and research capabilities.

Industry

Cybersecurity – This industry focuses on protecting systems, networks, and programs from digital attacks. Cyata is targeting security challenges within the cybersecurity landscape by developing tools specifically catered to new technologies and changing agent roles.
Technology – The technology sector involves the research, development, or distribution of technologically based goods and services. Cyata, with its focus on developing agentic security solutions, falls squarely within this domain.
Venture Capital – Venture capital is a form of private equity financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms. TLV Partners' role in leading Cyata's seed funding round positions the firm within this industry.

Financials

Seed funding round – TLV Partners led the initial funding round, showcasing confidence in Cyata’s strategic direction and innovative approach.

Participants

Name	Role	Type	Description
Cyata	Target Company	Company	Cyata is an early-stage company innovating in the field of agentic security, aiming to redefine security tooling by addressing unique challenges posed by the agent ecosystem.
TLV Partners LLC	Private Equity Firm	Company	A venture capital firm that led the seed funding round for Cyata, recognizing the company’s potential to transform security tooling in enterprises.
Shahar Tal	CEO of Cyata	Person	Former leader at Cellebrite's security research team, bringing immense expertise to Cyata as its CEO.
Dror Roth	VP R&D of Cyata	Person	A Talpiot graduate with a reputation for exceptional research and technological strengths, formerly of Cellebrite.
Baruch Weizman	CTO of Cyata	Person	An early employee at both Paragon and 8200, now contributing to Cyata's technical development as CTO.
Gilad Roth	Chief Engineer of Cyata	Person	Talpiot graduate with significant engineering contributions, previously at Argus Security and Talon Cyber Security.