Sola Security, which developed an AI platform for cybersecurity teams, has raised $35 million in a Series A round. The round was led by existing investor S32 and joined by M12, Microsoft’s Venture Fund, and New Era Capital Partners. All existing investors, including venture capitalist Mike Moritz, S Capital, and Glilot Capital Partners joined the round as well.
Last year, the company raised $30 million in a Seed round. With the new funding, the company has now received a total of $65 million. The money from the previous Seed round hasn’t been fully used yet.
The main reason for the new funding was Microsoft joining as an investor. As part of the deal, Sola signed an agreement with Microsoft to work together on creating tools that help people develop and build their own software agents, instead of just selling ready-made software.
This strategy highlights Sola’s distinction from other cybersecurity firms that typically build AI-based protection tools against AI-driven threats. “We turn the tables, we don’t just add an AI layer on top of an existing cyber product. Instead, we provide security teams with the tools to develop the specific protection solutions they need,” explained Guy Flechter, co-founder and CEO of Sola, in an interview with Media. The company’s platform enables security teams to use AI to build custom cyber solutions and agents tailored to their organizational needs. Flechter added that his ambition is to redefine the way security challenges are addressed, in the same way companies like Figma, Canva, and Stripe transformed their respective industries.
Sola Security was started in 2024 by Flechter, who previously founded Cider Security (sold to Palo Alto Networks for $300 million), along with Ron Peled, former global CISO at LivePerson and advisor to cybersecurity startups. The company currently has 47 employees.
Since launching its product about six months ago, Sola has gained over 2,000 users. These users have already created more than 1,000 AI-powered apps and agents for cybersecurity. These tools help in areas like identity management, cloud security, configuration management, and following regulations and international standards.
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