Above Security has emerged from stealth with $50 million in funding as it looks to address a problem many security teams still struggle to contain: insider risk. The round was led by Ballistic Ventures, Merlin Ventures, and Norwest, with participation from Jump Capital and QPV Ventures.

The company is entering the market with more than funding alone. Above says it has already been generating substantial revenue for six months, with several enterprises deploying the platform in minutes and without writing a single policy, rule, or configuration. No valuation was disclosed.

A Growing Security Gap Inside the Enterprise

Insider threat has long been one of the hardest problems in cybersecurity. Despite years of spending on DLP, UEBA, and behavior analytics, many organizations still cannot reliably detect, investigate, or stop risk that begins inside the business. That challenge is becoming harder as AI agents gain access to enterprise systems and start acting on behalf of employees.

Above is betting that this change requires a different model. Its platform uses a fleet of specialized AI investigators to analyze behavior across identity, endpoint, SaaS, and AI environments. Instead of relying on static rules or anomaly alerts alone, the company says its Arbiter engine determines intent by correlating behavioral signals in a way that mirrors a human investigator.

That approach is meant to cut false positives, reduce manual investigation time, and produce a timeline that security, legal, and HR teams can act on directly.

Why Investors Are Paying Attention

“We invest in companies that redefine categories, not incrementally improve them. Above Security is doing exactly that, and we are tremendously excited to partner with CEO Aviv Nahum and the Above team as they build the next generation of insider risk management.”

Phil Venables, Partner, Ballistic Ventures

The timing is part of the story. According to IBM, 45% of breaches are tied to non malicious human and system errors. That matters because insider risk is often not about malicious intent. In many cases, it comes from employees trying to move faster, creating risky access, exposing data by mistake, or using shadow AI and shadow IT tools without oversight.

How the Company Plans to Use the Capital

The new funding positions Above to scale its platform as more enterprises look for ways to manage human and machine driven insider risk. The company is targeting organizations with 1,000 or more employees, especially those operating in SaaS heavy environments where user activity is spread across many systems.

The product is built around the idea that AI agents now function like insiders in practice. They have access, they take action, and they can move at machine speed. Above says its investigation model is designed to apply to both employees and AI systems, giving enterprises a way to monitor both through the same lens.

“Today’s insider risk management requires constant investigation by humans. That model simply doesn’t scale, and AI agents extrapolate this by orders of magnitude. AI agents are becoming insiders in everything but name. They have access, they take action, and they operate at machine speed, yet they’re largely invisible to existing insider risk programs.”

Aviv Nahum, Co-Founder and CEO.

As adoption grows, the company is also expected to expand its product footprint and enterprise reach. Above has already established integrations with CrowdStrike and other systems across identity, endpoint, and SaaS environments, which should make deployment easier for larger security teams.

Built for Human and Machine Behavior

Above Security was founded in 2025 by Aviv Nahum and Amir Boldo, both veterans of elite branches within Israel’s Unit 8200 and both founders with prior exits. Nahum serves as CEO, while Boldo is Co-Founder and CPTO. The company is based around a simple thesis: insider risk tools built for the old enterprise are not enough for organizations where AI can act independently.

That view sits at the center of the company’s positioning. Rather than treating insider risk as a narrow security issue, Above presents it as a cross functional problem that affects security, HR, and legal teams at once. Its platform is designed to address both negligent and deliberate behavior, with an emphasis on surfacing intent rather than just unusual activity.

“The rapid adoption of AI over the last five years has introduced new risks that require dedicated solutions. You can’t secure tomorrow’s organization if your definition of ‘insider’ stops at employees.”

Amir Boldo, Co-Founder and CPTO.

The company has also gained outside validation early. Above was selected as one of 35 companies, and among the top five selected, for the 2026 CrowdStrike, AWS, and NVIDIA Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator. That adds another signal that investors and industry partners see insider risk as a category likely to grow fast as enterprises deploy more autonomous systems.

The Backers Behind the Round

Merlin Ventures, Ballistic Ventures, and Norwest led the round, while Jump Capital and QPV Ventures also participated. The investor mix gives Above support from firms with deep cybersecurity exposure as it moves from early traction into broader go to market expansion.

“In a future where AI will operate most complex systems, humans will not disappear—they will level up. Those who supervise and manage automation will hold real power within organizations. But with that power also comes risk: human error or an insider threat can have a much faster and far deeper impact. Above is building a protection layer that empowers people, reduces mistakes, and prevents insider threats before they become incidents. In an AI-accelerated world, true resilience begins with people.

Shay Michel, Managing Partner, Merlin Ventures.

Together, that backing gives Above Security more than capital. It gives the company reach into the buyers, operators, and security circles that matter as it tries to grow quickly in a crowded market. For a startup entering one of cybersecurity’s most difficult categories, that matters. The problem is real, the timing is favorable, and investors are clearly betting that insider risk will become far harder to manage as AI takes on a larger role inside the enterprise.

Origianl Creator: Paulo Palma
Original Link: https://justainews.com/companies/funding-news/above-security-raises-50m-for-insider-risk-platform/
Originally Posted: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:31:13 +0000