From teen hacker to Iron Dome researcher, this founder raised $28M to fight AI phishing

Ocean, a new startup founded by former Israeli cybersecurity researcher Shay Shwartz, has raised $28 million to fight AI-powered phishing attacks (fraudulent emails designed to steal information). The company argues that AI makes phishing easier and faster by automating the research and targeting process that previously required manual effort, so traditional email security tools are insufficient. Ocean's solution uses a small language model (a scaled-down AI trained for specific tasks) to analyze incoming emails for fraud and impersonation by understanding context and the sender's intent.