Deep Instinct cuts staff amid strategic shifts
Cybersecurity firm lays off 20 as operational changes follow past restructuring and leadership overhaul.
Israeli cybersecurity firm Deep Instinct laid off around 20 employees last month following the closure of certain operations, Calcalist has learned. The company currently employs 180 people, with 120 based in Israel.
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Deep Instinct parted ways with a similar number of employees in April 2023.
Deep Instinct raised $62 million from investment giant BlackRock and from Chrysalis of UK-based Jupiter Fund Management in September 2022, taking the company’s total funding to around $300 million.
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Deep Instinct also underwent a significant change in its leadership team in September 2022, with Guy Caspi leaving his role as CEO and becoming the company’s GM & Chief Alliance Officer. Lane Bess, who had previously served as Chairman, took over as CEO.
The Deep Instinct platform can predict, prevent, and analyze cyberattacks at any touchpoint of the organization from the endpoint through to the network. It does so with end-to-end deep learning technology. Deep Instinct was founded in 2015 by Caspi, Dr. Eli David, and Nadav Maman.
