CyberRidge, founded in 2022 by Professor Dan Sadot of Ben-Gurion University, secures data in transit at the photonic layer rather than relying solely on traditional cryptography. Its plug-and-play system spreads data across a broad optical spectrum, modifies it with continuously changing optical keys distributed within the signal itself, and buries it beneath optical noise so it cannot be recorded, tapped or post-processed. The approach defeats 'harvest-now-decrypt-later' attacks and is resistant to quantum analysis, with zero added latency and no distance limitation, deployable by substituting existing transmission line cards on standard fiber infrastructure. Gartner named CyberRidge a 2025 'Cool Vendor in Data Security.' The company employs around 20 people in Israel plus US teams, and works with partners including Menhir Photonics and the Singapore-Israel Industrial R&D Programme. CyberRidge emerged from stealth in October 2025 with $26M total funding, including a $16M Series A (Arkin, Redseed VC, Elron Ventures and an EIC grant) following a $10M seed led by Awz.
CyberRidge
ActivePhotonic encryption that hides data as optical noise, quantum-resistant by design
Total raised
$26M
2 rounds
Stage
Seed
Jan 2023
Team
11-50
since 2022
Pricing
Enterprise
Founded
2022
Be'er Sheva, Israel
Agent-ready
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Photonic-layer encryption of data in transit
Data spread across optical spectrum
Optical noise concealment of signals
Continuously changing in-band optical keys
Quantum-resistant by design
Defeats harvest-now-decrypt-later attacks
Zero added latency, no distance limit
Plug-and-play line-card replacement
10/100
Early
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
No public agent surfaces detected yet.
Cumulative raise
From 2022 to 2026 · 2 rounds tracked
Total
$26M
Oct 2025 Series A $16M ● Arkin
Jan 2023 Seed $10M ● Awz Ventures
Capital network
$26M raised ·5 backers·8 network links
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- What does CyberRidge do?
- CyberRidge protects data in transit at the photonic layer by spreading it across the optical spectrum and hiding it under optical noise, making it unrecordable and quantum-resistant.
- Who founded CyberRidge?
- It was founded in 2022 by Professor Dan Sadot of Ben-Gurion University, an expert in optical communications and photonic cryptography.
- How much has CyberRidge raised?
- CyberRidge has raised $26M total, including a $16M Series A led by Arkin announced in October 2025.
- Is CyberRidge quantum-safe?
- Yes, its photonic encryption is resistant to quantum analysis and defeats harvest-now-decrypt-later attacks.
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