Funding record · 2026 / 02
Backslash raises $19M Series A for application security
Announced 10 February 2026 · Recorded 8 September 2026 · Last verified 8 September 2026
Backslash, an application security company based in Tel Aviv, Israel, raised $19M in a Series A announced on 10 February 2026, led by KOMPAS VC, Maniv and Artofin Venture Capital with two others. Its disclosed equity funding is now $27M across 2 rounds.
- Amount
- $19M
- Round
- Series A
- Announced
- 10 February 2026
- Lead investors
- KOMPAS VC, Maniv, Artofin Venture Capital, StageOne Ventures, First Rays Venture Partners
- Sources on record
- 1calcalistech.com
From the source
Backslash Security raises $19 million Series A as AI vibe coding reshapes cyber risk
Backslash Security announced a $19 million Series A funding round led by KOMPAS VC with participation from Maniv, Artofin Venture Capital, and existing investors StageOne Ventures and First Rays Capital. The round brings total funding to $27 million. The company also appointed Ron Zoran, former CRO of CyberArk, to its board as an independent director.
calcalistech.com · 11 February 2026 ↗The Mandos read
What the record says about Backslash
- Momentum 40 / 100 · Coolinglocked →
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- 39 employees · 4 open roleslocked →
history and breakdowns in the platform
- Exit Readiness: Lowlocked →
Tested against 751 past exits in the Mandos record: 43% sat in Watch or Elevated 2 years before. Companies in Elevated exited at 3.1× the record's rate.
- Buyers most often compare Backslash with Mirror Security, AI Security Gateway and Zenity and 2 morelocked →
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Funding history
Backslash funding on record
Backslash has raised $27M in priced equity. Its most recent round was a Series A in February 2026.
Latest round on record: Series A, Feb 2026.
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Questions people ask
- How much did Backslash raise in its Series A?
- Backslash raised $19M in a Series A announced on 10 February 2026.
- Who invested in Backslash's Series A?
- The round was led by KOMPAS VC, Maniv, Artofin Venture Capital, StageOne Ventures, First Rays Venture Partners.
- What does Backslash do?
- Backslash is a cybersecurity company specializing in Application Security, founded in 2022 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.
