According to individuals with inside knowledge of the deal, Blackstone Group is at the forefront of a $400 million investment in Cyera, an Israeli data security startup. This move is anticipated to propel the company's valuation to a staggering $9 billion. Launched in 2021, Cyera has already garnered backing from prominent venture capital firms like Sequoia Capital and Accel.

At its core, Cyera offers an AI-powered data security platform that zeroes in on Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) and Data Loss Prevention (DLP). Leveraging cutting-edge AI technology, the platform facilitates data discovery, classification, and real-time safeguarding across cloud, Software as a Service (SaaS), and on-premises settings. This empowers enterprises to gauge data breach risks accurately and maintain compliance with regulatory standards.

Prior to this, in June 2025, Cyera successfully closed a Series E funding round, securing $540 million and achieving a valuation of $6 billion. Key investors in this round included Georgian, Greenoaks, and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Cyera intends to allocate the newly acquired funds towards bolstering its global market footprint, expediting technological research and development, and intensifying the deployment of AI-driven identity intelligence and centralized analytics engines.