Lior Div, Co-Founder & CEO, shares details on 7AI and what it’s like to work there.
We discuss:
Who is Seven AI
Seven AI is an agentic artificial intelligence security company co-founded by Lior Div, the former founder and CEO of Cybereason. The startup focuses on leveraging artificial intelligence to transform the cybersecurity space. By introducing an agentic approach, the company aims to assist human security defenders who face a global talent shortage and a rising volume of sophisticated, machine-generated threats.
What problem is Seven AI solving for cybersecurity teams
The cybersecurity industry faces a global talent shortage of approximately three million open positions, forcing defenders to often manage the workload of multiple people. At the same time, bad actors are rapidly adopting generative artificial intelligence to launch a massive volume of complex threats and alerts. Seven AI is building a platform that can automatically ingest, analyze, investigate, and remediate security alerts in real time, shifting human defenders away from mundane tasks to focus on highly strategic initiatives.
Who is the leadership team behind Seven AI
The startup is led by a team with over two decades of experience in offensive and defensive cyber operations. Co-founder Lior Div previously spent twelve years building Cybereason into a prominent cybersecurity firm. The founding team is leveraging past lessons in scaling companies, product development, and recruitment to build an enduring anchor enterprise within the Boston tech ecosystem.
How is Seven AI funded
Seven AI raised a thirty-six million dollar seed funding round. The substantial seed capital is intended to accelerate product development and deployment in a rapidly moving market. The round was backed by prominent venture capital firms, including Greylock, Charles River Ventures, and Spark Capital.
What is the product development stage at Seven AI
While technically a young startup, the company bypassed traditional slow-rolling seed development by assembling a team of ten people who built an end-to-end working platform in ten weeks. Seven AI actively collaborates with design partners, has shifted the product to the market, and can demonstrate a live, functioning solution to prospective engineering and product candidates.
What is the company culture at Seven AI
The company operates on a model of pure meritocracy, prioritizing top-tier talent from all backgrounds. The leadership team describes the internal culture as akin to building an elite sports team, where individuals are encouraged to perform at their absolute best while collaborating closely to solve major industry challenges.
Why should Boston tech job seekers consider Seven AI
Seven AI offers candidates the opportunity to join an early-stage, well-capitalized company during a transformative shift in the cybersecurity industry. Job seekers have the chance to be foundational team members building a platform designed to fundamentally disrupt how organizations protect themselves.
