Ocean Secures $28M to Combat AI Phishing Threats

Ocean, a new email security startup, has secured $28 million in funding. The company aims to combat AI-powered phishing attacks. Lightspeed Venture Partners led the funding round. Ocean was founded by Shay Shwartz, a former Israeli defense cybersecurity expert. He created the company with co-founder Oran Moyal. Shwartz states that AI has automated spear-phishing, allowing attackers to create targeted attacks at scale. Ocean's platform uses a small language model. This model analyzes email context, sender intent, and compares messages against organizational patterns. The company is already processing billions of emails each month for clients like Kayak, Kingston Technology, and Headspace. This technology could protect your inbox from increasingly sophisticated AI threats.