Cribl Acquires Israeli Cybersecurity Startup CardinalOps in $100 Million Deal

The acquisition is estimated to be worth around $100 million. CardinalOps is known for developing AI-powered (agentic) detection engineering solutions that help security teams improve threat detection and strengthen cybersecurity.

As part of the acquisition, CardinalOps' employees will join Cribl. The company also plans to open a new office in Tel Aviv and expand its operations in Israel showing its commitment to growing its presence in the region.

This acquisition will expand Cribl’s cybersecurity platform by adding detection engineering capabilities. These new features will help customers detect more threats, lower data management costs, and improve the performance of their Security Operations Centers (SOCs).

With this deal, Cribl will also provide a more flexible and modern alternative to traditional Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems. This will help organizations manage security data more efficiently and respond to cyber threats faster.

“Security teams do not need more disconnected tools. They need a better way to turn telemetry into effective detections and outcomes,” said Clint Sharp, co-founder and CEO of Cribl. “CardinalOps strengthens our AI Platform for Telemetry by adding deep detection engineering capabilities to the open data infrastructure our customers already rely on and serves as the foundation for a complete, open alternative to the SIEM stack they've outgrown.”

“Too many security teams have good data, powerful tools and endless alerts, but no real confidence that they are actually protected. We built CardinalOps so SOC teams could understand and improve coverage instead of just managing more noise,” said Michael Mumcuoglu, co-founder and CEO of CardinalOps. “Joining Cribl lets us bring that directly into the telemetry layer and build what the market needs next: an open, AI-native alternative to the SIEM, where customers pay for better protection, not more data volume. That’s what we’re building next.”

Founded in early 2020, CardinalOps is led by experienced entrepreneurs and former members of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Unit 8200, Michael Mumcuoglu (CEO) and Yair Manor (CIO).

Before launching CardinalOps, the founders built successful companies that were later acquired by major technology and cybersecurity companies, including Palo Alto Networks and Microsoft.

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