Last updated 2026-08-22
- Raised $100M Series C, Dec 2021
- Raised $30M Series B led by Accel, Jul 2020
- Raised $18M Series A led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Nov 2019
Total raised
$153.0M
Last: Undisclosed Round 2021-11
Stage
Series C
Founded
2017
Headcount
143
HQ
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Sector
Cybersecurity
About
CyCognito has developed a platform that enables clients to identify all of the attacker-exposed assets in their IT ecosystem, providing them with a complete view of the attack surface. With its comprehensive global botnet, the platform reveals unknown and unmanaged assets associated with the clients organization (including those of partners and subsidiaries) that are critical to its cybersecurity risk management. CyCognito can help organizations identify 30% to 300% more assets than they knew existed prior to using the platform. CyCognito was named a cool vendor in Cool Vendors in Cyber and IT Risk Management, 2020 by the Gartner Research Group.
Funding history · 4 rounds · $153.0M total
4 events/rounds · $153.0M Total Funding: $153.0M in Private Equity
Dec 2021
Jul 2020
Nov 2019
Sep 2017
Headcount over time
143 employees (2026-09) · 1 point
Offices
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel · HQ / main office
Show all offices (1 more)
- Palo Alto, United States
Q&A
- What is CyCognito's primary business?
- CyCognito provides an Attack Surface Analysis and Remediation Platform that helps clients identify all attacker-exposed assets in their IT ecosystem, offering a complete view of their attack surface.
- When was CyCognito founded?
- CyCognito was founded in January 2017.
- Where is CyCognito's headquarters located?
- CyCognito's headquarters is located in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, with an additional office in Palo Alto, California, USA.
- How much funding has CyCognito raised in total?
- CyCognito has raised a total of $153,000,000 USD across multiple funding rounds.
- When was CyCognito's most recent funding round and who were the lead investors?
- CyCognito's most recent funding round closed in November 2021, with The Westly Group as the lead investor.
- Which investors participated in CyCognito's $30 million funding round in July 2020?
- In July 2020, CyCognito raised $30 million in a round led by Accel and joined by Sweetwood Ventures.
- What is CyCognito's employee count?
- CyCognito has an employee count in the 51-200 range.
- Who are the co-founders of CyCognito?
- The co-founders of CyCognito are Rob N. Gurzeev, who serves as CEO, and Dima Potekhin, who is the CTO.
Team · 9
Rob Gurzeev
Founder · CEO and Co-Founder
Dima Potekhin
Founder · CTO and Co-Founder
Oded Simon
Senior Vice President of Operations & General Manager of CyCognito Israel
Randy Streu
Senior Vice President of Global Channels and Alliances
Ayelet Senderovits Shapiro
Global VP of People
Shlomi Oren
SVP Engineering
Igal Zeifman
VP of Marketing
Amit Amar
Vice President of Product
Nadine O'Brien
VP Customer Success
Sectors & technology
Primary sector
Cybersecurity
Technologies
Target customers
Business model
SaaS
Highlights
Verified
Tags
security-operationsbreach-simulationcyber-securitypenetration-testsenterprisessmbthreat-intelligencevulnerability-assessmentsaasenterprise-solutionsrisk-managementrisk-assesments
Full data — links, identifiers, deals & radar signals (jobs, patents, research, more)
External links
| Website | cycognito.com |
|---|---|
| linkedin.com/company/22298209 | |
| facebook.com/CyCognito | |
| Wikidata | wikidata.org/wiki/Q140313117 |
Identifiers & details
| Legal name | CyCognito Inc. |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2017-1 |
| Employees (exact) | 143 |
| Offices | Palo Alto |
| Wikidata QID | Q140313117 |
Radar intelligence
Patents
| EPO | 6 |
|---|
GitHub
| Top repos | manual-detection, clojure-course, axeman_rs, keyhole, openapi-zod-client |
|---|
Web history (Wayback)
| Domain | cycognito.com |
|---|
Wikidata
| QID | Q140313117 |
|---|
Israeli Companies Registrar (רשם החברות / ICA)
| Registrar # (ח.פ.) | 515660975 |
|---|---|
| Status | פעילה |
| Corp type | ישראלית חברה פרטית |
| Incorporated | 2017-05-21 |
| Purpose | לעסוק בכל עיסוק חוקי |
| Liability | מוגבלת |
| In violation (unfiled) | no |
| Last annual report | 2026 |
| Active charges / liens | 0 |
| Registry events | 11 — charge (9), annual_report (1), shares_capital (1) |
| Registered address | המסגר 34 תל אביב - יפו |
Recent registry events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-24 | סילוק שעבוד |
| 2025-12-24 | סילוק שעבוד |
| 2026-08-16 | רישום שעבוד |
| 2026-01-13 | עדכון שעבוד |
| 2026-01-06 | סילוק שעבוד |
| 2026-07-05 | דו~ח שנתי-הקצאת מניות |
| 2026-02-04 | רישום שעבוד |
| 2026-02-04 | רישום שעבוד |
| 2026-02-04 | סילוק שעבוד |
| 2026-02-04 | סילוק שעבוד |
| 2026-06-01 | הקצאת מניות |