Opti raises $20M seed funding

NEW YORK — Opti, an AI-native identity security platform, has secured a $20M seed in a funding round led by YL Ventures, Mayfield Fund and Hetz Ventures, with participation from Squared Circle Ventures, LocalGlobe, Maple Capital and angel investor Shlomo Kramer.

The funding will reportedly be used to accelerate product expansion and global growth.

Opti introduces a new automated operating model for identity security, one where AI interprets identity risk, recommends least privilege decisions, and orchestrates clean, safe access across an enterprise. The platform’s pre-trained AI models are built to understand identity context - setting a new benchmark for how identity-based threats are managed. By deploying domain-expert LLMs, trained on curated identity data and frameworks, Opti interprets complex relationships between users, systems, and access rights.

“Identity has evolved into a massive data ecosystem that enterprises struggle to control. Teams work incredibly hard, but they spend their time managing complexity instead of focusing on strategic opportunities,” said Barak Perelman, CEO and Co-Founder. “Opti gives them an intelligence layer that elevates and automates their capabilities - making identity operations faster, clearer, and safer.”

Opti’s AI-Native platform analyzes thousands of data points and their business context to provide teams with ⁠real-time detection of identity vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and overprivileged access. In addition, it offers validated least privilege recommendations generated by domain-specific identity models. Opti’s agentic AI orchestration continuously verifies access corrections with full human oversight and leverages compliance models to transform access and entitlements into straightforward user access reviews.

“Opti is redefining how enterprises approach identity security. For too long, the space has relied on fragmented, manual, and outdated systems,” said Yoav Leitersdorf, Managing Partner at YL Ventures. “Opti’s AI-native IAM platform introduces a smarter, faster, and more efficient way to manage and mitigate identity risk. Their agentic technology delivers measurable impact by reducing complexity, saving resources, and strengthening enterprise defenses. We’re proud to back their vision and partner with this exceptional team.”