Cyberhaven is a Silicon Valley-based data security company founded in 2016 by computer scientists and security experts from MIT and EPFL. The company has raised $250 million in funding, backed by Khosla Ventures and Redpoint, and reached unicorn status with a $1 billion valuation. It is recognised as a Gartner Cool Vendor, a Black Unicorn Award winner, and ranked 51st on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 in 2025.
The company's unified data security platform combines Data Security Posture Management (DSPM), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), insider risk management, and AI security into a single system. Its distinguishing technical capability is deep data lineage: the platform traces every piece of data from its origin through every move, copy, edit, and share, providing continuous visibility across endpoints, cloud environments, on-premises infrastructure, SaaS applications, and AI tools. The platform analyses billions of workflows and incorporates agentic AI to address security use cases specific to the current AI era.
Cyberhaven's customer base includes four of the top five companies on the Forbes AI 50 list. Its platform is designed for enterprises seeking to secure sensitive data as it moves across increasingly complex environments - including third-party AI tools - without disrupting the workflows that depend on it.
The founding team's academic background in computer science and security, combined with the company's focus on data lineage as a core technical approach, reflects a research-oriented foundation. Cyberhaven is positioned among the faster-growing companies in the AI and data security market in Silicon Valley.