Pluto Security has come out of stealth with $42 million in total funding. Its pitch targets a problem most IT departments are only starting to notice: employees quietly building their own AI-powered apps.
The Israeli cybersecurity startup announced the raise on October 13, 2026.
The money and the people behind it
The $42 million breaks into two rounds. A seed round of roughly $8.5 million was led by TLV Partners, with Ansa Capital participating.
The larger piece is a Series A of roughly $34 million. Jump Capital led it, joined by Skinos Ventures, AlphaDrive Ventures and a group of angel investors.
The cap table includes some familiar names. Skinos is associated with Shlomo Kramer and Check Point, one of the most recognizable lineages in Israeli cybersecurity. The founders of Armis are also backers.
Pluto was founded in 2025 by three executives. Shachar Bahat serves as CEO, Tal Ofer Regev as chief product officer, and Gil Maman as chief technology officer.
Traction that arrived fast
Pluto only started selling its product in April 2026.
In the months since, it has signed more than 40 enterprise customers. That list includes Oscar Health and AlphaSense.
The company says it now protects more than one million endpoints.
Annual recurring revenue has passed $2 million.
The team currently numbers approximately 40 to 50 employees. They are spread between the US and Israel.
What Pluto actually does
The company focuses on securing enterprise AI tools, employee-built applications and browser extensions.
A big part of the focus is so-called “vibe-coded” software. The term describes apps built largely by prompting an AI system, often by people who are not professional developers.
These tools can connect to sensitive data, call outside services and run without anyone in security knowing they exist.
Pluto describes its approach as context-aware security. The idea is to understand what an AI tool is doing and how risky that activity is, rather than simply blocking it.
The company emphasizes doing this without imposing restrictions on how employees use AI.
Where the money goes
Pluto plans to spend the new funding in three main areas. The first is product development.
The second is security research. That includes maintaining Plutonium, the company’s database of AI-related risks.
The third is expanding its presence in the US market.
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