# Eddie Dovzhik

> Eddie Dovzhik is the co-founder and CEO of Lema AI, a New York and Israel-based cybersecurity company building what it calls the world's first Agentic Risk Engineer for third-party risk management. A former Major in Israel's Unit 8200 and a former product leader at Noname Security (acquired by Akamai), Dovzhik launched Lema in 2023 with the belief that third-party risk should be treated as a security problem rather than a compliance checklist. The company emerged from stealth in early 2026 with $24 million in total funding, including a $17.5 million Series A led by Team8.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Lema AI
- **Organizations:** Lema AI, Noname Security, Transmit Security, Unit 8200 (Israel Defense Forces)
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Lema AI as CEO, Raised $24 million in total funding, including a $17.5M Series A led by Team8 with participation from Salesforce Ventures and F2 Venture Capital, Built what Lema describes as the world's first Agentic Risk Engineer for third-party risk management

## Career timeline

- **pre-2020** — Served as a Major in Israel's elite Unit 8200 signals intelligence unit alongside future co-founders Tomer Roizman and Omer Yehudai
- **2020s** — Senior Product Manager at Transmit Security
- **2020s** — Senior Product Manager, then Director of Product Management at Noname Security, an API security company later acquired by Akamai
- **2023** — Co-founded Lema AI with Tomer Roizman (CTO) and Omer Yehudai (CPO)
- **2026** — Led Lema AI out of stealth with $24M in total funding, including a $17.5M Series A led by Team8

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Lema AI as CEO
- Raised $24 million in total funding, including a $17.5M Series A led by Team8 with participation from Salesforce Ventures and F2 Venture Capital
- Built what Lema describes as the world's first Agentic Risk Engineer for third-party risk management
- Former Director of Product Management at Noname Security, acquired by Akamai
- Member of the Forbes Technology Council
- Reached major customers across financial services, healthcare and Fortune 500 companies

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Lema AI emerged from stealth with $24 million in total funding, including a $17.5M Series A led by Team8.

## Links

- Website: https://lema.ai
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/eddie-dovzhik-796938113

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Last updated: 2026-07-17