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{{short description|'''Israeli attack-simulation cyber-security company founded in 2016 which says it was "founded by an elite team of former IDF intelligence officers"'''}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Cymulate
| trade_name = Cymulate Ltd
| logo = Cymulate_logo.png
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Cymulate logo
| type = Private company
| founded = {{Start date|2016}}
| founder = [[Eyal Wachsman]], [[Avihai Ben-Yossef]]
| hq_location = Sderot Yerushalayim 95, Holon, Israel (Israeli office); 3839 McKinney Avenue, Suite 155 #2373, Dallas, TX 75204, United States
| industry = Cyber security
| services = Breach and attack simulation; continuous security validation; automated red-teaming
| key_people = [[Eyal Wachsman]] (chief executive); [[Avihai Ben-Yossef]] (chief technology officer)
| num_employees = More than 200 (2022, according to ''TechCrunch'')
| homepage = [https://cymulate.com/ cymulate.com]
}}
'''Cymulate''' is an Israeli cyber-security company that sells software simulating cyber attacks so that organisations can test their defences. According to the company, it "was founded by an elite team of former IDF intelligence officers and leading cyber researchers" in 2016 ([[Israel Defense Forces]]; [[Aman|Intelligence Corps]]).<ref name="CymulateAbout">Cymulate, [https://cymulate.com/about-us/ About us – Learn about Cymulate] ''Cymulate'', accessed 10 November 2026.</ref> Its co-founders are [[Eyal Wachsman]], the chief executive, and [[Avihai Ben-Yossef]], the chief technology officer, both formerly of [[Avnet Cyber & Information Security]].<ref name="GlobesCymulate2017">Globes correspondent, [https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-cyber-security-co-cymulate-raises-3m-1001179863 Cyber security co Cymulate raises $3m] ''Globes'', 7 March 2017, accessed 10 November 2026.</ref>

== Founders and military service ==
Cymulate's website says that "Avihai served in an Intelligence Unit of the IDF in a leading technological role. Previously, Avihai was the head of the Cyber Research Team at Avnet Cyber & Information Security, where he worked for several projects on behalf of the Israeli Ministry of Defense" ([[Israeli Ministry of Defence]]). It says that Wachsman was previously vice-president of sales and business development at Avnet Cyber & Information Security.<ref name="CymulateAbout"/> ''[[Globes]]'' reported in 2017 that Ben-Yossef, then 28, "served in an IDF military technologies unit, and was cyber research manager at Avnet".<ref name="GlobesCymulate2017"/>

== Funding ==
In March 2017 ''Globes'' reported a $3 million Series A round led by the American fund [[Susquehanna International Group]], after an earlier $500,000 from [[Eyal Gruner]], a director of the company; Cymulate then had eight employees.<ref name="GlobesCymulate2017"/> In September 2022 the company announced a $70 million Series D led by [[One Peak]], with [[Susquehanna Growth Equity]], [[Vertex Ventures Israel]], Vertex Growth and [[Dell Technologies Capital]].<ref name="CymulateSeriesD">Cymulate, [https://cymulate.com/press-releases/series-d-funding/ Cymulate Raises $70M Series D Funding for Continuous Security Posture Testing] ''Cymulate'', 6 September 2022, accessed 10 November 2026.</ref> ''[[TechCrunch]]'' reported that the round doubled Cymulate's total funding to $141 million, that sources put its valuation at around $500 million, and that the company, "founded in Tel Aviv, with a second base in New York", had more than 200 employees.<ref name="TCCymulate2022">Ingrid Lunden, [https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/06/cymulate-snaps-up-70m-to-help-cybersecurity-teams-stress-test-their-networks-with-attack-simulations/ Cymulate snaps up $70M to help cybersecurity teams stress test their networks with attack simulations] ''TechCrunch'', 6 September 2022, accessed 10 November 2026.</ref>

The company's contact page lists offices at Sderot Yerushalayim 95, Holon; 3839 McKinney Avenue, Dallas; and Central House, 1 Ballards Lane, London N3 1LQ.<ref name="CymulateContact">Cymulate, [https://cymulate.com/contact-us/ Contact us – Cymulate] ''Cymulate'', accessed 10 November 2026.</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Cyber and tech firms founded by ex Unit 8200 or occupation forces veterans]]

== External links ==
* [https://cymulate.com/ Official website]

== Notes ==
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[[Category:Israel]]
[[Category:Companies]]
[[Category:IDF]]
[[Category:Israeli intelligence]]
[[Category:Security Industry]]

Cymulate - Revision history

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