In a significant move for the cybersecurity landscape, Israeli startup Oak has officially emerged from stealth mode, announcing a massive $60 million seed funding round. This investment, co-led by prominent venture capital firms Accel, Greylock Partners, and CRV, marks a pivotal moment in the evolution of identity-centric security. Based in both Tel Aviv and San Francisco, Oak is poised to tackle one of the most complex challenges in modern enterprise security: identity fragmentation.

Unifying the Identity Landscape

As organizations scale, their digital footprints expand across cloud environments, SaaS applications, and on-premises systems. This sprawl often leads to a disconnected mess of legacy identity governance tools. Oak’s Identity Operating System is designed to consolidate this chaos into a single, continuously updated control plane. Unlike traditional methods that rely on static, often outdated records, Oak builds connectors within hours and understands identities based on raw, real-time evidence.

The Rise of AI and Machine Identities

A critical differentiator for Oak is its forward-looking approach to AI agents and machine identities. As enterprises increasingly deploy autonomous AI tools, the attack surface expands beyond human users. Oak’s platform provides comprehensive governance throughout the entire identity lifecycle, utilizing AI-driven real-time risk decisions and automated remediation to secure both human and non-human entities.

A Pedigree of Success

The startup is backed by heavyweights in the cybersecurity industry. CEO Shai Morag brings a wealth of experience, having previously founded companies like Integrity-Project, Secdo, and Ermetic—all of which were successfully acquired by industry giants such as NVIDIA and Palo Alto Networks. Alongside him, CPO Tal Marom, a veteran from Tenable and Salesforce, aims to bring much-needed cohesion to the identity sector. As Tal Marom noted, just as CNAPP revolutionized cloud security, Oak is set to do the same for identity governance.