Lumia, a startup working to make autonomous AI systems safer, has raised $18 million in its Seed funding round. The round was led by Team8, with additional investment from New Era.
Along with the funding news, Lumia announced that Admiral Michael Rogers, former Director of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) and Commander of U.S. Cyber Command is joining the company’s advisory board.
Lumia’s platform works at the network level, so companies don’t need to install anything on individual devices. It watches and understands the content, context, intent, and actions of every AI interaction — whether it’s done by an employee or an autonomous AI agent. The system then applies the right security rules in real time and gives companies full visibility into how each AI agent behaves, what permissions it has, and which systems it can access.
The company supports thousands of AI applications and says its built-in, infrastructure-level design makes it easy for large organizations to use AI safely “by default,” without sacrificing security.
Lumia was founded by Omri Iluz, the former co-founder and CEO of PerimeterX (later acquired by HUMAN Security), and Bobi Gilburd, who previously served as CTO of Unit 8200.
The company will use the new funding to grow its engineering and research teams, build deeper connections with major AI platforms, and expand its sales efforts—especially among early customers in finance, tech, and other industries that handle sensitive data.
Iluz said the tension inside large organizations is becoming increasingly visible. “The pressure on CISOs is huge, they cannot afford to be the ones pulling back the business on the greatest productivity boost in this century,” he said. “However, AI introduces risks that the business just cannot afford. Lumia allows enterprises to adopt AI securely and responsibly, allowing broad usage while putting seamless controls in place.”
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