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Shay Shwartz, a former hacker turned cybersecurity expert, has launched Ocean, an email security platform aimed at countering AI-powered phishing attacks. The startup recently raised $28 million in funding, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, to enhance its technology that analyzes emails for fraud and impersonation attempts.
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- Shay Shwartz, once a teen hacker, shifted to cybersecurity after being caught at age 16. He has spent about a decade in high-level roles within Israel's defense and intelligence sectors, including work on the Iron Dome project.
- Two years ago, he founded Ocean, an email security platform designed to combat AI-driven phishing attacks, which recently emerged from stealth mode with $28 million in funding.
- The funding round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with contributions from Picture Capital, Cerca Partners, and notable angel investors.
- Ocean's technology aims to analyze the context of incoming emails to detect fraud and impersonation, addressing the increased scale of phishing attacks made possible by AI.
- The startup is already processing billions of emails monthly for clients such as Kayak, Kingston Technology, and Headspace, utilizing a specialized language model to enhance email security.
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