AI-driven managed security startup Daylight raises $80M on 40-fold revenue growth

Managed detection and response startup Daylight Security Inc. has raised $80 million in new funding, following over 40-fold revenue growth in the past year. The AI-driven company provides managed security operations, with AI agents handling most routine tasks. Customers receive tailored agents built by Daylight's engineers, with complex decisions remaining with human engineers.

A survey of 856 cybersecurity professionals found that 65% spend more time verifying AI output than a year ago. Daylight offers three security operation models: full outsourcing, joint operations with internal teams, or a hybrid approach with Daylight engineers deployed alongside the customer's staff. The company's Aura platform allows customers to investigate their environment in natural language and search a centralized data lake.

Daylight detects threats within seconds and contains them within minutes, compared to traditional providers taking up to ten times longer. The company's customers include AI app builder Lovable Labs, password manager LastPass, financial research startup Rogo Technologies, and payments company dLocal. Co-founder and CEO Hagai Shapira believes the future of security operations emphasizes AI agent effectiveness over headcount.

Daylight's investors include Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Bain Capital Ventures, Craft Ventures Management, Vintage Investment Partners, and Maple Capital. The funds will be used to expand in the U.S. and enter markets across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific while growing security engineering and technology teams and developing the Aura platform further.