Daylight Raises $40M to Redefine Managed Security in the Agentic AI Era

Daylight has secured $40 million in total funding, including a $33 million Series A led by Craft Ventures, with participation from Bain Capital Ventures, Maple VC, and several leading cybersecurity founders. The investment will support the company’s U.S. expansion and accelerate its AI-driven roadmap, including modules for identity threat response and cloud workload protection.

Founded by veterans of Israel’s Unit 8200, Daylight is positioning itself at the intersection of AI and managed security, introducing a new category it calls Managed Agentic Security Services (MASS). The company’s platform blends automation with analyst oversight to reduce false positives by up to 90%, providing continuous detection and response across hybrid environments. Its rapid deployment and agentic AI framework allow security teams to respond to threats with greater precision and speed, without the operational drag of traditional MDR solutions.

Enterprises are facing a growing wave of AI-enabled attacks while dealing with resource shortages in security operations. By applying agentic AI to the MDR model, Daylight aims to close that gap. Its platform enables AI agents to autonomously handle investigation and containment tasks while analysts oversee and refine decisions, ensuring faster response and consistent accuracy.

With a client base already spanning the U.S. and Europe, Daylight’s funding marks a shift toward more adaptive and autonomous managed services. As organizations look for scalable ways to modernize their SOCs, Daylight’s model suggests how AI agents could become integral to managed cybersecurity in the years ahead.