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Playbook & Handbook · February 6, 2026
Winning Accelerator Playbook 2026 by BambuUP
EDTECH: LEVERAGING AI-POWERED TECHNOLOGIES TO TRANSFORM THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE
1. Technology overview
Above Security is an insider-risk company founded in 2025 by Aviv Nahum and Amir Boldo, both Unit 8200 veterans. It raised a US$50 million Series A led by Ballistic Ventures, Merlin Ventures and Norwest in March 2026. A news aggregator lists the country as the United States, while Israeli press describes it as Israeli-founded.
The platform uses a fleet of AI investigative agents to track behaviour across identity systems, endpoints, SaaS and AI environments. Agents cover shadow AI, data exfiltration, flight risk, inappropriate use and communications. An investigation workspace builds activity timelines for security, legal and HR teams.
2. Highlighted features & specifications
- Shadow AI and IT Agent: monitors SaaS, clipboard, OAuth and browser extension activity.
- Data Exfiltration Agent: analyses behaviour, permissions and conversation context.
- Flight Risk Agent: watches job-search activity and access pattern changes.
- Real-Time Guidance: company-approved actions suggested inside SaaS, AI tools and email.
- Investigation Workspace: case management with an Evidence Graph.
- Integrations: Upwind, Nisos Ascend and the Claude Compliance API.
3. Potential application
A Vietnamese bank could detect staff pasting customer data into public AI tools. An IT outsourcer could monitor departing employees with privileged access. HR and legal could use case timelines for investigations.
4. Benefits
Detects insider risk including risk from autonomous AI agents. The site claims near-zero false positives and investigation-ready cases (vendor claims). Real-time guidance inside SaaS, AI tools and email coaches users instead of only punishing. Case timelines serve security, legal and HR teams.
5. Market trends & opportunities
Staff now paste data into AI tools and deploy AI agents, which creates new insider-risk paths that DLP rules were not built for. Vietnamese banks, outsourcers and large groups adopting generative AI will need visibility into this behaviour.
6. Other information
Founded 2025 (InforCapital, 28 March 2026). Series A US$50 million. Site shows CrowdStrike Falcon Fund investment announced 4 August 2026 and an ISO 42001 badge. Product launch listed 3 March 2026.
