Funding record · 2026 / 05

KELA raises $200M Series B for threat & vulnerability management
Announced 6 May 2026 · Recorded 8 September 2026 · Last verified 8 September 2026
KELA, a threat & vulnerability management company based in Tel Aviv, Israel, raised $200M in a Series B announced on 6 May 2026. Its disclosed equity funding is now $289M across 3 rounds.
- Amount
- $200M
- Round
- Series B
- Announced
- 6 May 2026
- Valuation
- $1.2Bdisclosed
- Sources on record
- 1en.globes.co.il
From the source
Israeli defense-tech co Kela raising $200m at $1.2b valuation
KELA is raising $200 million at a $1.2 billion post-money valuation. Investors include US billionaire Bill Ackman and former Google chairman Eric Schmidt.
en.globes.co.il · 9 May 2026 ↗The Mandos read
What the record says about KELA
- Momentum 32 / 100 · Coolinglocked →
pillars in the platform
- 153 employees · down 1% last month · 3 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 KELA with Recorded Future, ThreatMon and AI SPERA Inc. and 1 morelocked →
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Funding history
KELA funding on record
KELA has raised $289M in priced equity. Its most recent round was a Series B in May 2026.
Latest round on record: Series B, May 2026.
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FAQ
Questions people ask
- How much did KELA raise in its Series B?
- KELA raised $200M in a Series B announced on 6 May 2026.
- What does KELA do?
- KELA is a cybersecurity company specializing in Threat & Vulnerability Management, founded in 2009 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.














