Willow
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Founders
About
Willow is an agentic access platform that gives enterprises identity, access, and governance controls for AI agents 1. Based in Herzliya, Israel, the company emerged from stealth on June 4, 2026 12. The platform assigns verifiable identities to AI agents, enforces least-privilege access controls, monitors shadow AI usage, and integrates with identity providers such as Okta and Entra 3. It works across commercial models including Claude, Gemini, and ChatGPT as well as custom models, with deployment via SaaS, dedicated cloud, or self-hosted 3.
Willow was founded by former Wix engineers Eyal Ben Ezra (CEO), Shalev Shalit (CTO), and Idan Chetrit (VP Platform) 12. The platform has been deployed across more than 5,000 Wix employees and is expanding to enterprise customers in cybersecurity, real estate, and fintech 1.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | Seed | $7M | Hetz Ventures | Avishai Abrahami, Nir Zohar 123 |
What Investors Say
Guy Fighel, Partner at Hetz Ventures, on leading the round: “What convinced us to lead this round was watching Willow solve the problem inside Wix first, at the scale of thousands.” 1
Avishai Abrahami, Wix Co-Founder and CEO, on backing the company: “Visibility and control over those agents are absolutely critical. Willow delivers exactly that.” 2
What Founders Say
Eyal Ben Ezra, CEO of Willow: “Willow offers another option. It gives organizations the control they need to embrace AI without losing oversight.” 2
Ben Ezra on Willow’s positioning: “Willow gives enterprises the control needed to adopt AI earnestly without letting it run unchecked.” 1
Sources
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“Willow Raises $7M Seed to Ensure Enterprises Can Fully Oversee and Govern Autonomous Agents,” PR Newswire, June 4, 2026. Accessed June 2026. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/willow-raises-7m-seed-to-ensure-enterprises-can-fully-oversee-and-govern-autonomous-agents-302791492.html↩↩↩↩↩↩↩
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“Wix CEO backs Willow as startup raises $7 million for AI agent control layer,” Ctech by Calcalist, June 4, 2026. Accessed June 2026. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bj9iwj1zge↩↩↩↩↩
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“Willow Raises $7 Million for Securing Autonomous AI Agents,” SecurityWeek, June 2026. Accessed June 2026. https://www.securityweek.com/willow-raises-7-million-for-securing-autonomous-ai-agents/↩↩↩