Zenity
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About
Zenity is a Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity company that provides security and governance for AI agents deployed in enterprise environments 12. The platform monitors AI agents in real time, detecting deviations from their intended purpose and blocking or altering actions that pose risks to the organization, its clients, or its data 2. Zenity was founded in 2021 by Ben Kliger (CEO) and Michael Bargury (CTO), both veterans of Israel’s Unit 8200 3. The company reports 230 employees and targets regulated sectors including financial services, telecommunications, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and energy 2.
Disclaimer: This is a lean profile built from initial round coverage and may be expanded as more information becomes available.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
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| 2026-08-03 | Series C | $125M | Norwest Venture Partners | Qumra Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Hitachi Ventures, LG Technology Ventures, DTCP, Vertex Ventures, Third Point Ventures, Intel Capital 123 |
The Series C is primarily primary capital with an approximately $10M secondary component enabling employees and founders to sell shares; total funding to date is roughly $185M 3. Zenity plans to use the proceeds to accelerate product development, expand globally, and address growing enterprise demand for security purpose-built for autonomous AI agents 13.
What Investors Say
No independently sourced investor commentary beyond press-release attribution at this time.
What Founders Say
“AI experimentation is long over and any organization on the planet is promoting AI agents at velocity.”
— Ben Kliger, Co-Founder and CEO of Zenity, in remarks accompanying the Series C announcement 2
Sources
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BusinessWire, “Zenity Raises $125 Million to Secure the Era of 1 Billion AI Agents,” August 3, 2026. Accessed August 2026. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260803963850/en/Zenity-Raises-$125-Million-to-Secure-the-Era-of-1-Billion-AI-Agents↩↩↩
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Globes, “Israeli AI security co Zenity raises $125m,” August 3, 2026. Accessed August 2026. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-israeli-ai-security-co-zenity-raises-125m-100155↩↩↩↩↩
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Fortune, “SoftBank, Hitachi, LG back Zenity’s $125 million round to police AI agents,” August 3, 2026. Accessed August 2026. https://fortune.com/2026/08/03/softbank-hitachi-lg-back-zenitys-125-million-round-to-police-ai-agents/↩↩↩↩