Daylight, a New York AI security startup, raises $80 million

Daylight, a New York startup that sells AI-powered security as a service, has raised $80 million, according to sources who spoke to the Wall Street Journal. Goldman Sachs Alternatives led the round. The sources put the company's value at about $400 million after the deal.

What the company does

Daylight sells what is called managed security. That means it watches over a business's computer systems on the business's behalf, so the business does not need its own security staff. Daylight pairs that service with AI agents, which are software programs that can carry out tasks with limited human direction.

Why the deal stands out

The Journal says the investment highlights growing demand for security platforms that pair AI agents with outside protection. The round is a Series B, a stage when a young company has a product and is raising money to grow. Neither Daylight nor Goldman Sachs Alternatives is quoted in the material available here.

Who it could touch

Small and midsize firms often lack a security team. Services like this could give them a way to get AI-assisted protection from an outside provider instead of building it in-house.

What is not known yet

• How Daylight prices its service
• Which customers use it today
• How much of the work AI agents do compared with people
• What the company plans to do with the money

Until those details come out, a business shopping for security help can simply ask any provider how it uses AI and where humans stay involved.