Cylus - About the company
Cylus is a series B company based in Tel Aviv (Israel), founded in 2017. It operates as a Cybersecurity platform for railway and metro systems. Cylus has raised $57M in funding from investors like Magma Venture Partners, Vertex Ventures Israel and Alstom. The company has 5 active competitors, including 3 funded and 1 that has exited. Its top competitors include companies like RazorSecure, Cervello and SAFETY4RAILS.
Company Details
Cylus is a cybersecurity platform for railway and metro systems. It enables automated and wireless technology-based rail companies to detect cyber attacks in operational networks including signaling and block attackers before they cause damage. The features include centralized operational visibility making all track sides and train-borne connected devices visible to operators, multi-vendor integrated protection to identify weak links in the system, and preemptive responses to threats.
- Website
- www.cylus.com/
- Email ID
- *****@cylus.com
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2017
Location
Tel Aviv, Israel
Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$57M in 4 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
2nd among 5 active competitors
Employee Count
39 as on Aug 31, 2026
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Legal entities associated with Cylus
Cylus is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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Cylus Cyber Security Ltd CIN: 515645919 , Israel, Active | Apr 23, 2017 | - | - | - |
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Cylus's funding and investors
Cylus has raised a total funding of $57M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 25, 2018. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Dec 15, 2021 for $*****. 6 investors participated in its latest round. Cylus has 12 institutional investors and 2 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Cylus:
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Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 15, 2021 | 2305602 | Series B | 1300766 | 6914103 | 7332192 | 3301785 |
Dec 09, 2020 | 4021990 | Series A | 7937641 | 9721051 | 4137482 | 1523342 |
Jun 06, 2019 | 6529114 | Series A | 3644287 | 8128180 |
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Cylus' founders and board of directors
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Cylus has 39 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Cylus's employee count trend over the years:
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Cylus's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Cylus include RazorSecure, Cervello and SAFETY4RAILS. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Cylus, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | RazorSecure 2014, Basingstoke (United Kingdom), Series A | Provider of cybersecurity and remote monitoring solutions for railways | $8.5M | 47/100 | |
2nd | Cybersecurity platform for railway and metro systems | $57M | 45/100 | ||
3rd | Offers web-based platform providing railway cybersecurity solutions | $4.5M | 40/100 | ||
4th | SAFETY4RAILS 2020, Efringen Kirchen (Germany), Unfunded | Cybersecurity platform for railway and metro systems | - | - | 24/100 |
5th | OHB Teledata Gilching (Germany), Public | Provider of solutions for railway digitalization, electrification, and OT security | - | - | 24/100 |
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Cylus's Investments and acquisitions
Cylus has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Cylus
Here is the latest report on Cylus's sector:
News related to Cylus
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Cylus and duagon Partner for Fleetwide Rail Cybersecurity SolutionBenzinga•May 19, 2025•duagon, Cylus
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RailTel and Cylus Join Forces to Boost Indian Railways' Cybersecuritysiliconindia•Aug 03, 2024•RailTel, Cylus
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Cylus Appoints Yagi Makoto, Former General Manager Of Nippon Signal, As Strategic AdvisorPR Newswire•Mar 07, 2024•Cylus
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Cylus, the Global Leader in Rail Cybersecurity, Appoints Rail Cybersecurity Expert Shao Fei Huang to Advisory BoardBusinessFortNight•Nov 02, 2022•Cylus
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Belden and Cylus Partner to Offer Enhanced Cybersecurity Protection for Railway Rolling Stock and Signaling SystemsBusiness Wire•Sep 20, 2022•Cylus, Belden
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Cylus brings on board Keren Krauthammer from NSO and Shahaf Rozansky from CellebriteCTech•Jul 04, 2022•Cylus, NSO Group
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Cylus Joins UNIFE to Bolster Rail Cybersecurity in Europe and BeyondAiThority•Jun 20, 2022•Cylus, Union des Industries Ferroviaires Européennes
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Rail cybersecurity leader Cylus appoints Sandeep Joshi to advisory boardAsian News International•May 19, 2022•Cylus
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Cylus raises $30M Series B to help protect trains and metros worldwideTechCrunch+•Dec 15, 2021•Cylus, Ibex Investors, Vertex Growth, Strides and 3 others
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