CyberArk alumni’s Malanta raises $10M Seed round to stop cyberattacks before they start
Israeli startup unveils AI-powered “Pre-Attack Prevention” platform that neutralizes threats in their preparation phase.
Malanta, an Israeli AI startup founded by CyberArk alumni, has emerged from stealth with a $10 million Seed round aimed at stopping cyberattacks before they begin.
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The company says it has developed the world’s first AI-based Pre-Attack Prevention platform, designed to identify and neutralize attack infrastructures during the preparation phase, before an intrusion ever occurs.
The Seed round was led by Cardumen Capital, with participation from The Group Ventures (TGV). Notable angel investors in the pre-Seed stage include Udi Mokady, founder and executive chairman of CyberArk; Benny Schneider; Harel Prag and Amit Greener general partners at Rollout Ventures.
Malanta was founded in 2024 by four serial entrepreneurs: Kobi Ben-Naim (CEO), Guy Ben-Arie (Head of Engineering), Yossi Dantes (Chief Product Officer), and Tal Kandel (Chief Business Officer), all former CyberArk executives with extensive experience in both defensive and offensive cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and building enterprise products from inception to hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue.
The company has already registered one patent and has two more in the pipeline. It has several paying customers and has also collaborated with Israel’s National Cyber Directorate to identify vulnerabilities and dismantle attack infrastructures during the Swords of Iron War and the conflict with Iran. Malanta currently employs 20 people at its Tel Aviv headquarters.
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In an era where AI-driven attackers can map and exploit digital vulnerabilities within minutes, traditional defenses that respond only after an attack are proving inadequate. Malanta’s platform leverages predictive intelligence to detect early digital indicators of potential attacks, such as newly registered domains, the setup of command-and-control servers, and the creation of phishing kits, allowing organizations to disrupt attackers before they act.
“Malanta was born to solve a major gap in the age of AI: the window between exposure and compromise is shrinking dramatically,” said Kobi Ben-Naim, co-founder and CEO of Malanta. “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.”
