Malanta, a cybersecurity startup based in Tel Aviv, has exited stealth with $10 million in seed funding to introduce what it positions as the industry’s first pre-attack prevention platform. The round was led by Cardumen Capital, with participation from The Group Ventures, along with notable angel investors including Udi Mokady, Benny Schneider, Harel Prag, and Amit Greener. The company aims to equip enterprises with the ability to identify and disrupt cyberattacks well before traditional indicators of compromise appear.
The rise of AI-driven adversaries has shortened the time window between reconnaissance and breach execution, creating challenges for organizations relying on reactive or post-compromise detection models. Malanta’s technology tracks Indicators of Pre-Attack (IoPA), signals that reveal threat actors’ infrastructure setup activities across the broader internet. By correlating these early-stage adversary preparations with an organization’s exposed assets, the platform aims to forecast when specific components are likely to be targeted.
Malanta’s system begins by mapping a customer’s digital footprint and analyzing it against observed attacker build-ups. The platform utilizes neural exposure modeling to identify imminent risks and prioritize which assets are most likely to be targeted next. The company reports that its technology has already supported real-world cyber defense efforts, including work with the Israel National Cyber Directorate, where IoPA analysis contributed to dismantling adversary infrastructure targeting hundreds of organizations.
Founded in 2024 by former CyberArk executives Kobi Ben Naim, Guy Ben Arie, Yossi Dantes, and Tal Kandel, Malanta brings decades of combined experience in cybersecurity product development, defense operations, and AI-based threat research. The company holds one granted patent and has two additional patents pending. The platform is currently deployed across financial services, government, technology, and software customers.
The funding will be used to expand engineering and go-to-market capabilities, add data sources and IoPA categorie,s and deepen product integrations so that customers can operationalize preemptive intelligence within existing security workflows.
KEY QUOTES:
“Malanta was born to solve a major gap in the age of AI: the window between exposure and compromise is shrinking dramatically. We spoke with more than 70 CISOs and founders who told us they’re overloaded with 3–7 threat-intel feeds yet struggle to operationalize them, and success is still measured by cleanup (MTTD/MTTR), not prevention. We’re here to change that.”
Kobi Ben Naim, Co-Founder and CEO, Malanta
“The sharing of professional and reliable information between cyber entities is a cornerstone of national defense. When cybersecurity companies choose to report and share their findings with the Israel National Cyber Directorate, they strengthen national resilience and help close security gaps that put us all at risk. This is the kind of collaboration that delivers real value and changes reality.”
Dana Toren, Head of CERT Division, Israel National Cyber Directorate
“The only way to level the playing field is to prepare, like the attackers, before the attack takes place. In other words, focus on pre-attack prevention. AI is transforming the security landscape, and the global AI and cybersecurity market is projected to reach $86 billion by 2026, according to Mordor Intelligence. The team has created a durable advantage for enterprises of all sizes.”
Gonzalo Martínez De Azagra, Founder and General Partner, Cardumen Capital
