# CyCognito

> CyCognito is a cybersecurity company that builds an external exposure management platform. It maps an organization's internet-facing attack surface the way an attacker would - discovering unknown, unmanaged, and forgotten assets across cloud, web, and APIs, then testing and prioritizing the risks that actually matter. Founded in 2017 by former Israeli intelligence (Unit 8200) operators, CyCognito counts large enterprises like Tesco, Colgate-Palmolive, Panasonic and Hitachi among its customers, and raised a $100M Series C in 2021 at an $800M valuation.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Palo Alto, California, United States
- **Founders:** Rob Gurzeev (CEO & Co-Founder), Dima Potekhin (CTO & Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~150-200 employees
- **Products:** Attack Surface Management, Automated Security Testing, Exploit Intelligence
- **Notable:** Raised $100M Series C in December 2021 at an $800M valuation, Raised roughly $153-163M total across four rounds, Named a Leader in the GigaOm Radar Report for Attack Surface Management

## Products & services

- **Attack Surface Management** — Continuously discovers, maps and attributes all internet-facing assets - including unknown, unmanaged and shadow IT - across cloud, web and subsidiaries without agents or configuration.
- **Automated Security Testing** — Simulates attacker reconnaissance and testing across live assets to surface exploitable vulnerabilities without impacting business operations.
- **Exploit Intelligence** — Prioritizes discovered risks by exploitability and business impact so security teams know what to remediate first.

## Achievements

- Raised $100M Series C in December 2021 at an $800M valuation
- Raised roughly $153-163M total across four rounds
- Named a Leader in the GigaOm Radar Report for Attack Surface Management
- Included in Accel's Globalscape list of top 100 AI and cloud companies to watch in Europe and Israel
- Reported ~400% year-over-year revenue growth and 3x Fortune 500 customer growth around its Series C
- CEO Rob Gurzeev recognized on Forbes 30 Under 30 for Enterprise Tech

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Released August platform enhancements focused on simplifying operations and strengthening exposure visibility.
- **2025-07** — Made Teams role-based access control (RBAC) generally available across all customer realms.
- **2025-06** — Shipped streamlined Azure cloud connector setup with automatic permission inheritance for child accounts.
- **2025-03** — Unveiled next-generation automation and visibility features including Intelligent Action Rules and integrated WordPress testing.
- **2025-01** — Announced 2025 momentum with enterprise customer growth and expanded partnerships (Wiz, Armis, NCC Group, DeepSeas, Picus).

## Links

- Website: https://cycognito.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cycognito
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/CyCognito
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CyCognito
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/CyCognito/

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