Israeli AI Startup Opti Raises $20M Seed to Reinvent Enterprise Identity Security
In a major move for the identity-security space, Opti, an Israeli AI-native platform, has secured US$20 million in seed funding to automate and strengthen enterprise identity and access management (IAM). (PR Newswire)
Unlocking Access Intelligence with AI
Founded in 2024 by cybersecurity veterans — Barak Perelman (CEO), Mille Gandelsman (CPO), and Ido Trivizki (CTO) — Opti is tackling one of the most persistent challenges in enterprise security: who has access to what, and how safe is that access. (ctech)
Using advanced large language models (LLMs) trained on identity-specific data and security frameworks, its platform can:
- Detect identity vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and excessive permissions at scale. (ynetglobal)
- Recommend “least-privilege” access levels, meaning users only have the permissions they truly need — no more, no less. (PR Newswire)
- Automate access corrections through “agentic AI orchestration,” while keeping human oversight intact. (PR Newswire)
- Turn entitlement and access data into clear, compliant user access reviews. (PR Newswire)
This approach gives security teams a real-time, explainable “intelligence layer” over their identity infrastructure — solving a pain point many organizations struggle with manually. According to Opti, less than half of organizations consider their current IAM tools truly effective. (ynetglobal)
Who Backed the Round
The seed round was led by YL Ventures, Mayfield Fund, and Hetz Ventures, with support from Squared Circle Ventures, Maple Capital, and Shlomo Kramer — a pioneering name in cybersecurity. (ctech)
The fresh capital will go into scaling Opti’s product globally and accelerating its go-to-market efforts. (PR Newswire)
Why This Matters
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Enterprise Risk Under Control With rising complexities in hybrid work environments, the “who has access” problem is more urgent than ever. Automating IAM could shrink a major attack surface for security teams.
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AI Goes Beyond Alerts Many security tools flag issues. Opti’s AI does more: it reasons about access, recommends safer configurations, and helps enforce them — a step-change in identity risk management.
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Compliance Made Simpler Continuous, automated reviews of user access help ensure compliance — especially in regulated industries like finance, healthcare, and retail, where Opti already has clients. (PR Newswire)
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Veteran Founders, Proven Track Record The founding team previously built Indegy, a cybersecurity company purchased by Tenable. (ctech) Their experience gives credence to Opti’s mission.
Glossary
- Identity and Access Management (IAM): A framework of business processes, policies, and technologies that ensures the right individuals access the right resources at the right times for the right reasons.
- Least-Privilege Access: A security principle where users are given the minimum levels of access needed to perform their jobs.
- Large Language Model (LLM): A type of AI model (like GPT) trained on large amounts of text, here specialized on identity/security data.
- Agentic AI Orchestration: An AI system that can propose and execute actions (like adjusting permissions) while allowing human approval and oversight.
Bottom Line
Opti’s $20 million seed raise signals growing investor confidence in AI-native identity security. By automating risk assessment, access recommendations, and compliance workflows, Opti could make identity operations more efficient — and much safer — for large, complex organizations.
Source: Press release via PR Newswire (PR Newswire)
