# Nimrod Kozlovski

> Dr. Nimrod Kozlovski is the founder and CEO of Cytactic, a Tel Aviv-based cyber crisis readiness and management platform that raised a $16M seed round in 2024 led by Evolution Equity Partners. A cyber-law scholar turned operator, he holds a J.S.D. from Yale Law School with a post-doc in computer science, founded the cybersecurity program at Tel Aviv University's business school, was a partner at JVP Cyber Labs, led the tech and regulation practice at Herzog Fox & Neeman, and served as a captain in an IDF electronic warfare unit. He co-founded earlier startups PLYmedia and Altal Security and has authored books on internet law and cybercrime.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Cytactic
- **Organizations:** Cytactic, JVP Cyber Labs, Herzog Fox & Neeman, Tel Aviv University, New York Law School, Yale Information Society Project, PLYmedia, Altal Security
- **From:** Israel
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Education:** LLB (Bachelor of Law), cum laude, Tel Aviv University, LLM in Judging, cum laude, Tel Aviv University, LLM, Yale Law School, J.S.D. (Doctorate in Law), Yale Law School, Post-Doctorate, Computer Science (Proactive Security), Yale University School of Computer Science, Post-Doctorate / Summer Adjunct Lecturer, Internet Studies, Oxford University
- **Known for:** Founder & CEO of Cytactic, which raised $16M in seed funding in July 2024 led by Evolution Equity Partners, Founded the cybersecurity studies program at Tel Aviv University's business/management school, Co-initiated the Yale-Harvard-MIT Cyber Scholars program

## Career timeline

- **1997** — Earned LLB cum laude from Tel Aviv University
- **2000** — Earned LLM in Judging cum laude; clerked at the Israeli Supreme Court for Vice President Justice Mishael Chesin
- **2001** — Admitted to the Israel Bar Association
- **2005** — Completed J.S.D. at Yale Law School and post-doc in computer science at Yale on proactive security
- **2006** — Co-edited 'Cybercrime: Digital Cops in a Networked Environment' (NYU Press)
- **2013** — Joined Herzog Fox & Neeman as senior advisor on internet law, ad-tech and cybersecurity
- **2010s** — Co-founded startups PLYmedia and Altal Security; became Partner at JVP Cyber Labs co-leading a Be'er Sheva innovation incubator
- **2022** — Co-founded Cytactic with Menny Barzilay
- **2024** — Cytactic raised $16M seed round led by Evolution Equity Partners
- **2025** — Cytactic announced partnership with Redpoint Cybersecurity (NYC)

## Achievements

- Founder & CEO of Cytactic, which raised $16M in seed funding in July 2024 led by Evolution Equity Partners
- Founded the cybersecurity studies program at Tel Aviv University's business/management school
- Co-initiated the Yale-Harvard-MIT Cyber Scholars program
- Author and co-editor of books on internet law and cybercrime, including 'Cybercrime: Digital Cops in a Networked Environment' (NYU Press, 2006)
- Partner at JVP Cyber Labs, co-leading an innovation incubator in Be'er Sheva
- Ranked in IT & Data Protection by Chambers Global (2022) and recommended by Who's Who Legal (2020-2022)
- Captain in an IDF Electronic Warfare unit

## Latest updates

- **2024-07** — Cytactic raised a $16M seed round led by Evolution Equity Partners to scale its cyber crisis readiness and management platform.
- **2025-06** — Cytactic announced a partnership with Redpoint Cybersecurity, presented in NYC.

## Links

- Website: https://cytactic.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/nimrodkozlovski
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn9TO0BrTUc

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Last updated: 2026-06-21