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Ocean
Series A · 🇮🇱 Tel Aviv, Israel · Founded 2024 · 11-50 employees
An AI-based email security platform that uses AI agents to analyze intent and tackle AI-driven email attacks. Ocean is a cybersecurity and AI startup based in Tel Aviv, Israel, founded 2024, at Series A stage, with $48M raised to date.
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Total raised
$48M
Stage
Series A
Business model
SaaS
Key differentiator
Uses AI agents to inspect every email’s sender identity, content, and organizational context to detect malicious intent rather than relying on static phishing patterns.
Target customer
Enterprise IT and security teams
Sectors
Funding rounds
Series A
19 May 2026
Led by Lightspeed Venture Partners
With Picture Capital, Transmit founders (Rakesh Loonkar and Mickey Boodaei) and Cerca Partners
Series A
19 May 2026
Led by Lightspeed Venture Partners
With Picture Capital and Cerca Partners
Key investors
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Picture Capital, Cerca Partners, Assaf Rappaport, Yevgeny Dibrov, Nadir Izrael, Dor Knafo
Notable achievements
- Raised $28 million in total funding
- Backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Picture Capital, and Cerca Partners
- Claims to review billions of emails each month for customers including Kayak, Kingston Technology, and Headspace
Backed by
Frequently asked questions
- What does Ocean do?
- An AI-based email security platform that uses AI agents to analyze intent and tackle AI-driven email attacks.
- Where is Ocean based?
- Ocean is based in Tel Aviv, Israel, founded in 2024.
- How much has Ocean raised?
- Ocean has raised $48M in tracked funding and is currently at the series-a stage.
- Who has invested in Ocean?
- Investors in Ocean include Lightspeed Venture Partners, Picture Capital, Cerca Partners, Assaf Rappaport, Yevgeny Dibrov, Nadir Izrael and Dor Knafo.