Binalyze
Founded 2018 · 96 employees on LinkedIn · 7 known investors
Binalyze provides investigation-led security for enterprise security teams, focused on digital forensics and incident response.
Also known as Binalyze AIR · binalyze.ai
Investors · 7
Also in the syndicate · 2
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$19M disclosed across 1 of 3 rounds · 2022–2023
- $19MSeries ASep 2023 · 2 sources
Molten Ventures (lead), Cisco Investments, Citi Ventures, Deutsche Bank Corporate Venture Capital, Earlybird Digital East, OpenOcean
Source ↗ - Undisclosed amountSeedFeb 2022
OpenOcean (lead), Earlybird Digital East
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Binalyze develops Binalyze AIR (Automated Investigation and Response), a platform that adds a forensic evidence layer to security operations centers. AIR collects forensically sound evidence from endpoints, cloud and SaaS systems, correlates artifacts into investigation timelines, and provides a workspace where evidence, findings and notes are consolidated. The platform uses a proprietary incident response evidence collector (IREC) engine to gather digital forensic evidence from network endpoints, covering more than 350 evidence types collected in under 10 minutes according to the company, and includes DRONE analyzers and detections for automated analysis and prioritization [2][6].
The product suite spans acquisition, hunting with built-in analyzers plus custom osquery, YARA and Sigma rules, baseline comparison, real-time remote command execution (InterACT), edge-native eDiscovery and full-text search (Magellan), and cloud/SaaS investigation (Tornado), alongside Outpost and Fleet AI components. AIR integrates with SIEM, EDR, XDR, SOAR and threat intelligence tooling so that detection signals can trigger automated investigations [0][2]. Use cases marketed by the company include alert triage and prioritization, proactive threat hunting, reactive incident response, compliance and audit readiness, and eDiscovery [0][2].
Binalyze targets enterprises and managed security service providers across financial services, healthcare and life sciences, energy and utilities, critical infrastructure, retail and eCommerce, transportation and logistics, legal, cyber insurance and manufacturing sectors [0][4].
Founding story
The company was founded in 2018 by Emre Tinaztepe, who serves as Founder and CEO [3][4][5].
Business model
Binalyze sells its AIR platform as software to enterprise security teams and managed security service providers, with free trials, demos, integrations, a partner portal and support/professional services offered alongside the product [0][2][4].
Software platform sold to enterprises and MSSPs, complemented by support and services and a partner/reseller program [0][2].
Traction
The website reports more than 1,400 security teams using the product, 3 million-plus assets investigated and 500,000-plus investigations performed, while the company page cites 50 million forensically sound investigations launched to date, a 95% reduction in investigation timescales, a 4.6 rating on Gartner Peer Insights and 4.8 on G2. Named customer references include Wipro [0][3].
Latest developments
Binalyze promotes AIR 5.0 and an expanded product set including Tornado for cloud and SaaS investigations, Magellan for eDiscovery and full-text search, Outpost and Fleet AI, along with a published State of Cybersecurity Investigations 2026 research report [0][2].
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Positioned in the digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) market as a complement to detection tooling such as EDR, XDR and SIEM; press coverage describes Binalyze as a DFIR provider whose platform aims to cut investigation times that IDC's State of DFIR Report put at an average of 26.1 days [2][4][6][7].
The company positions AIR as adding forensic-grade evidence collection and automated investigation on top of detection tools, with speed, automation, multi-platform support across cloud and on-premises assets, and collaboration features consolidating an investigation in one workspace [2][4][6].
Technology
AIR relies on a proprietary IREC (incident response evidence collector) engine to acquire forensic evidence from endpoints — over 350 evidence types in under 10 minutes per the company — plus DRONE automated analyzers and detections, timeline reconstruction, baseline comparison, real-time asset interaction, osquery/YARA/Sigma rule support, cloud and SaaS collection via Tornado, and eDiscovery search via Magellan. The company has stated it is integrating AI/ML into incident response processes [2][4][6].
Go-to-market
Direct sales supported by free trials and demos, a partner portal and integration program, industry-specific positioning, and published research, case studies, webinars and guides; the 2023 Series A was intended in part to strengthen the market outreach team and global customer support [0][2][4][7].
Enterprise SOC teams, incident responders, threat hunters and detection engineers, security leaders, compliance teams, and MSSPs and incident response service providers, across regulated and critical-infrastructure industries [0][2][4].
Geography
Headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia, with a global presence in the UK, US and Singapore; the Series A announcement was datelined London [3][4][6].
History
Binalyze was established in 2018 and is headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia. It raised a $19 million Series A in September 2023 led by Molten Ventures, which press reports said brought total funding to $30.5 million, and used the proceeds toward R&D including AI/ML, market outreach and customer support. AIR 4.0 and the Investigation Hub were slated for launch in October 2023; the company currently promotes AIR 5.0 [0][3][4][5][6].
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 3
launches, deals, and filingsThe company announced an October launch of AIR 4.0 with a new Investigation Hub allowing analysts to investigate across hundreds of devices from a single dashboard.
Binalyze announced a $19M Series A led by Molten Ventures with participation from existing investors Earlybird Digital East and OpenOcean and new strategic investors Cisco Investments, Citi Ventures and Deutsche Bank Corporate Venture Capital. Proceeds were earmarked for R&D including AI/ML in incident response, market outreach and global customer support. SecurityWeek reported the round brought total funding to $30.5 million.
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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
▸Research sources · 8
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Binalyze do?
- Binalyze builds AIR, an automated digital forensics and incident response platform that turns SOC alerts into forensic investigations.
- Who are Binalyze's investors?
- Binalyze's investors include Cisco Investments, EBRD Venture Capital Investment Programme, Molten Ventures, OpenOcean, Citi Ventures.
- How much funding has Binalyze raised?
- Binalyze has disclosed $19M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.