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Good thing this has been our entire investment thesis from day one @upwestvc
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While the world debates what comes next, founders are out there building it. Spending time with the team at #BoltX was a powerful reminder of why we do what we do. #PhysicalAI @upwestvc
UpWest VC retweeted
When everyone is chasing the same AI companies, who's exercising independent judgment? The checks and balances that should underpin venture investing seem to be disappearing. Good luck 🫰
During #SFTechWeek, @UpWest is proud to partner with Leverage Israel.
Founding Partner @ShulyGalili will sit down w/ @SentinelOne CBO #EranAshkenazi for a candid conversation on building for scale in the U.S. Moderated by Ari Haber of @FenwickWest .
See you at SF Tech Week 🚀
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Approval-only conference, link to apply 👇luma.com/LeverageIL
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Zenity has been named a Market Shaper in the September 2026 Gartner® Emerging Market Quadrant for AI Application Security- Startup Vendors.
Most AI application security tools stop at the mandatory baseline: scan the code, confirm a control exists, move on.
AI applications introduce risks such as prompt injection, sensitive data leakage, and rogue agent action. Startups in AI application security offer solutions to secure and protect custom-built AI, AI agents, and models. Cybersecurity leaders can use these insights to evaluate startups in this new market evolution.
This recognition comes shortly after Zenity was named the Company to Beat in AI Agent Governance. We believe these two reports cover the most critical dimensions of the emerging AI security market.
👉 zenity.io/resources/white-pa…
#AISecurity #AgenticAI #AIAgentSecurity #Cybersecurity
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🚀 Zenity Named a #MarketShaper in Gartners Inaugural Emerging Market Quadrant for AI Application Security - @zenitysec @mbrg0 @benkliger 💪 cioinfluence.com/security/ze…
UpWest VC retweeted
Founders often misunderstand the CIO.
They walk in selling product. The CIO is weighing consequence, outcome, security, adoption—and increasingly with AI: should we just build this ourselves?
I sat with Yousuf Khan about the widening gap between Silicon Valley’s AI frontier and what enterprises are actually ready to adopt.
🎙️ Runtime Ep. 5
🔗 Link to full episode 👇
UpWest VC retweeted
I've seen too many founders fail here and disregard signal from noise: "a real pre-emptive offer is a written term sheet. Full stop. Anything less, however enthusiastic, is simply an expression of interest." 👇
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Founders get tired of selling. That doesn’t mean the sales motion is ready to hand off.
Early on, founders have to do the selling and build the playbook. That’s how you learn and share what the next salesperson needs to win.
But there's a catch. Founders have flexibility that the first salesperson doesn't. If a customer needs something, the founder can change the product. The salesperson has to win without that same authority.
The handoff comes when there's enough of a playbook for someone else to take forward, improve, and build a system.
Can someone else win with that playbook without depending on founder-only flexibility? That’s the real test.
I joined @gilbenartzy on UpWest’s Runtime to talk about founder led sales, starting Stampli with my brother, Ofer, and the lessons I learned along the way.
Thanks to Gil and the @upwestvc team for putting this session together.
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The League is Assembling...
The AI Agent Security Summit returns twice more in October! Join us in London on October 8, and New York City on October 21. The conversation around AI agent security continues to evolve as enterprise deployment of agents accelerates. Stay ahead of the curve with local speakers, fresh content, and leading voices.
Register now: zenity.io/resources/events/a…
#AIAgentSecurity #ZenityLabs #AISecurity @zenitysec_labs
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Zenity's CTO Michael Bargury (@mbrg0) sat down with Shuly Galili (@shulygalili) for @upwestvc's podcast, Runtime, to chat about the past, present, and future of Zenity.
Plus, they dove into Zenity's mission to secure the era of a billion AI agents.
Catch a clip below, and stream the full episode (link in thread)
#AISecurity #Zenity
UpWest VC retweeted
i'm really excited to launch the In The Wild pod where i get to spend time with another nerd talking about cybersecurity and ai
ALT new <cybersecurity, ai> pod
Zenity Labs Uncovers 1.7 Million-Install Malicious Skills Campaign and Dozens of Malicious AI Agent Skills - cioinfluence.com/security/ze… @zenitysec
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Zenity, an Israel-based cybersecurity startup, has raised $125 million as part of a Series C funding round, in a bet that AI risks don’t come from powerful models, but instead from what happens when AI agents are set loose to act on their own.
bit.ly/4fQyCk2
UpWest VC retweeted
The era of 1 billion AI agents has begun.
Every AI agent that reasons, decides, and acts needs security.
Today, Zenity announced a $125M Series C led by Norwest to accelerate the industry’s first AI Security Platform for Autonomous AI.
Read more: eu1.hubs.ly/H0xpkZq0
#Secure1BillionAgents
@upwestvc was proud to be Zenity's #FirstCheck investor, leading the seed round. It's been an incredible privilege to watch them become a defining company in AI agent security.
✨Congratulations to the entire @zenitysec team on this milestone—and on everything that's ahead.👇
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