Tenet Security New York AI agent security profiles Tenet Security, a cybersecurity company that emerged from stealth on June 17, 2026 with $6 million in seed funding led by The Westly Group and MizMaa Ventures. Headquartered in New York after relocating from Tel Aviv, Tenet provides runtime protection for autonomous AI agents using patent-pending Agent-Side Simulation technology.
Industry positioning
- Agentic layer focus: Discovers agents, MCPs, and tool integrations; reconstructs full agent sessions across OS, network, and LLM reasoning layers.
- Agent-Side Simulation: Predicts harmful agent actions before execution — blocking Agentjacking, data exfiltration, and runaway autonomous behavior in real time.
- Full lifecycle: Discovery, assessment, runtime protection, continuous monitoring, and automated red teaming for agentic workflows.
- Awards: Winner in GenAI and Agentic AI Security categories at the 2026 Fortress Cybersecurity Awards and Global Infosec Awards.
Business context
- Founders: CEO Barak Sternberg and CTO Nevo Poran — former Cisco AI Defense builders, SentinelOne Labs researchers, Unit 8200 alumni, and co-founders of Wild Pointer (seven-figure revenue cybersecurity firm).
- Founded: 2025 in Tel Aviv-Yafo; headquarters relocated to New York for North American go-to-market expansion.
- Advisors: Includes former Robinhood CISO David Schwed, former BNY CISO Rick Scott, and other enterprise security leaders per citybiz coverage.
- Funding use: Product development, Tenet Threat Labs expansion, and North American sales growth.
Languages & accessibility
Corporate communications are in English. NYC office accessibility is not confirmed on this desk review.
Location & contact
- Address: NYC headquarters — street not listed on tenetsecurity.ai (Jun 2026 desk review), New York, NY 10017, United States
- Phone: Not published on the public site at last desk review.
- Website: tenetsecurity.ai
Last verified (desk review): June 2026 — stealth exit, funding, founders, and Agent-Side Simulation verified against FinSMEs, SecurityWeek, and citybiz; street not published.
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Sources cited for this profile
- Tenet Security — official website (tenetsecurity.ai)
- FinSMEs — $6M seed announcement (Jun 17, 2026)
- FinSMEs — CEO Barak Sternberg interview (Jun 17, 2026)
- SecurityWeek — stealth exit coverage (Jun 17, 2026)
- CryptoBriefing — Agent-Side Simulation analysis (Jun 17, 2026)
- citybiz — funding and advisor roster (Jun 17, 2026)
- Barak Sternberg — CEO biography and quotes
- Nevo Poran — CTO biography
- The Westly Group — lead investor (SentinelOne, Tesla portfolio)
- MizMaa Ventures — co-investor
- Cisco AI Defense — founders’ prior work
- Fortress Cybersecurity Awards 2026 — winner
- Global Infosec Awards 2026 — winner