Deep Instinct
Israeli-founded cyber-security company applying deep learning to threat prevention; co-founded by Guy Caspi, who says he worked in a "technology elite unit" of the IDF
| Deep Instinct
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| Logo |  Deep Instinct logo |
| Type | Private company |
| Founded | 2015 (2014 according to Caspi) |
| Founder(s) | Guy Caspi, Nadav Maman, Eli David |
| Headquarters | 888 Seventh Avenue, 5th floor, New York, NY 10106, United States; research and development at 4 Yitzhak Sadeh Street, Tel Aviv 6777504 |
| Industry | Cyber security |
| Services | Deep-learning malware prevention; Data Security X (DSX) platform |
| Subsidiaries | Deep Instinct (UK) Limited |
| Homepage | deepinstinct.com |
Deep Instinct is a cyber-security company that uses deep learning, a form of artificial intelligence, to block malware and other attacks. Its website says that it was "Founded in 2015 by Guy Caspi, Nadav Maman, and Dr. Eli David" (Guy Caspi, Nadav Maman, Eli David).[1] Caspi, its chief executive, has said that he applied "mathematics and machine learning in a technology elite unit of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), as well as in financial institutions and intelligence organizations around the world" (Israel Defense Forces).[2] Caspi also founded the intelligence-analysis company Fifth Dimension, which was chaired by the former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz.[3]
History
Sources differ on the founding date. The company's website gives 2015.[1] In an interview with SecuritySolutionsWatch.com Caspi said that Deep Instinct was "Founded in 2014, and out of stealth mode since November 2015", with offices in Tel Aviv and North America.[2] In September 2015 Globes reported, citing the IVC database, that Caspi was a founder-partner in Deep Instinct, "which was founded this year and raised funds from Blumberg Capital" (Blumberg Capital).[3] The company's contact page lists offices in New York, Tel Aviv and London.[4]
Founders and military and intelligence links
Caspi told SecuritySolutionsWatch.com: "I've utilized my advanced degrees in Mathematics, Machine Learning and Business to apply mathematics and machine learning in a technology elite unit of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), as well as in financial institutions and intelligence organizations around the world. Over the past two decades, I've led some of the largest government cyber and Big Data projects in Israel and other countries." He said that the company's staff had "unique experiences in cybersecurity gained through years in the intelligence and elite units that focused on cyber-attacks".[2]
In 2016 Der Spiegel reported that Deep Instinct's chief financial officer came from "der technischen Überwachungstruppe Unit 8200, dem israelischen Pendant zur NSA" (the technical surveillance unit Unit 8200, the Israeli counterpart of the NSA) (Unit 8200; National Security Agency). It described Caspi as "der ehemalige Geheimdienstler" (the former intelligence man) and said that Deep Instinct was his second company, after Fifth Dimension.[5]
Funding
On 22 April 2021 Deep Instinct announced that it had raised $100 million in a Series D round.[6] Ctech reported that the round was led by BlackRock, with Untitled Investments, the Tudor Group, Anne Wojcicki and existing investors including Millennium, Unbound and Coatue Management, and that LG and Nvidia had invested previously.[7]
See also
- Fifth Dimension
- Deep Instinct (UK) Limited
- Unit 8200
- Cyber and tech firms founded by ex Unit 8200 or occupation forces veterans
External links
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Deep Instinct, About Us Deep Instinct, accessed 10 November 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 SecuritySolutionsWatch.com, IN THE BOARDROOM with... Mr. Guy Caspi, Co-Founder & CEO, Deep Instinct SecuritySolutionsWatch.com, undated, accessed 10 November 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Roy Goldenberg, Former IDF chief to chair big data co Fifth Dimension Globes, 7 September 2015, accessed 10 November 2026.
- ↑ Deep Instinct, Contact Us Deep Instinct, accessed 10 November 2026.
- ↑ Marcel Rosenbach, Israel: Wo Hacker zu IT-Experten werden (Israel: where hackers become IT experts), Der Spiegel (German), 6 October 2016, accessed 10 November 2026.
- ↑ Deep Instinct, Deep Instinct Closes $100 Million Series D New Funding to Fuel Hyper-Growth Deep Instinct, 22 April 2021, accessed 10 November 2026.
- ↑ Meir Orbach, BlackRock leads $100 million investment in Deep Instinct Ctech, 22 April 2021, accessed 10 November 2026.