Israeli AI Security Startup Ventris Sold for $30 Million
Translated & summarized from Bizportal by baba
Israeli AI security startup Ventris has been sold to Belgian firm Hex-Rays for around $30 million, just one year after its founding and without prior investment. Led by 25-year-old Eilon Gliksberg, Ventris develops AI agents for security research. The acquisition highlights the growing trend of rapid sales for young Israeli AI companies. Ventris employees will join Hex-Rays to continue developing the platform.
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- Israeli AI security startup Ventris was sold to Belgium's Hex-Rays for approximately $30 million.
- Ventris was founded only a year ago by Eilon Gliksberg and received no external funding.
- Hex-Rays is known for its IDA Pro software, a leading tool for reverse-engineering binary code.
- Ventris's product uses AI agents to automate and improve the process of finding software vulnerabilities.
- The acquisition follows a trend of rapid sales for young Israeli AI and cybersecurity companies.
- Ventris employees will join Hex-Rays to continue developing the platform.
Israeli startup Ventris, founded just a year ago without external funding, has been acquired by Belgian company Hex-Rays for approximately $30 million. The deal is considered significant for such a young company with no prior investment rounds.
Ventris is led by its 25-year-old founder and CEO, Eilon Gliksberg. Gliksberg, who developed an early interest in cybersecurity and coding, served in the elite IDF Unit 8200, where he managed several projects. After his military service, he worked as the first employee at another startup to learn company building and published research on system vulnerabilities. Amit Shandel, who served with Gliksberg in Unit 8200, joined Ventris after its founding and serves as its CTO.
Hex-Rays, based in Liège, Belgium, is known for its IDA Pro software, a leading tool for reverse-engineering binary code. This software allows users to analyze executable files and understand their structure without access to the source code, making it valuable for cybersecurity firms and government agencies for security audits, bug bounty programs, and malware analysis.
Ventris's product is a management layer for AI agents designed for security research. It allows researchers to define workflows, with AI agents executing these on source code or binaries. The system measures the agents' performance and verifies their findings. The technology aims to improve the quantity and quality of vulnerability discoveries while reducing costs by supporting open-source and offline models, a requirement for many government entities. The company serves both Israeli and international government and business clients.
The acquisition aligns with a trend of rapid sales for young Israeli AI companies, such as the recent $100 million acquisition of Inferize by Nvidia. Ventris's employees are expected to join Hex-Rays and continue working on the platform, with the Belgian company planning to expand its research team and hire additional cybersecurity professionals.
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