Six years ago, Cyabra was born.
We were three people who witnessed the explosion of disinformation and fake news in the online world. The damage it was causing. The growing atmosphere of fear, mistrust, confusion and anger. The ease with which public opinion was being manipulated.
We embarked on a mission to restore trust in the online world. To create new tools to stop malicious actors attempting to control what we think, what we buy, and even who we vote for.
Since then, Cyabra has worked with some of the world’s biggest democracies, as well as corporations and NGOs.
This week, we took the fight against disinformation to the next level.
Cyabra is going to be the first publicly traded company solely dedicated to combating disinformation.
Yes, my friends, we are going public on the Nasdaq! The official announcement is here.
But Dan, Why?
The short answer is that the time is now. The fight against disinformation can’t wait. We don’t have a moment to spare.
The last year has changed everything in terms of online threats (spoiler alert: yes, AI is a major part of this).
Don’t believe me? Here’s an exercise: open your phone and start scrolling through any social media platform. How much do you trust what you’re reading or watching? How sure are you that the person you interact with is real? Do you find yourself hesitating before reposting something, trying to decide whether it’s fake news?
You’re not alone.
Disinformation is one of the biggest challenges facing humanity.
Don’t take my word for it: the World Economic Forum’s recent Global Risks Report identifies disinformation as the most significant short-term risk of 2024. Gartner anticipates that by 2028, enterprise spending on battling this threat will surpass $500 billion, cannibalizing 50% of marketing and cybersecurity budgets.
But to be honest, Cyabra doesn’t need those reports to know that the threats are expanding and escalating like never before. In the past year, we have been approached by corporations across nearly every industry experiencing this problem for the first time – and with it, the acknowledgment of the need to arm marketing, communications, and security teams with better tools to identify and respond to those threats. They are turning to Cyabra for help, whether because they have already suffered huge harm to their reputation caused by brand disinformation, or because they understand that the danger is imminent and inevitable.
The dangers of disinformation continue to grow rapidly, especially with numerous elections taking place this year. As billions of voters turn to social media and online platforms for news and updates this year, malicious actors are seizing the opportunity to spread false information and manipulate public opinion.
Against this backdrop, bad actors are getting smarter and more sophisticated, aided by the exponential advances in AI. While AI has improved our lives tremendously, it is also being exploited by bad actors to automate the creation of thousands of fake social media accounts, amplify false narratives, and manipulate public opinion on a massive scale.
By now, you may have reached the same conclusion as we have – there is no time to wait.
Going public gives Cyabra the public and financial platform to take the fight to the bad guys.
We are also democratizing the opportunity for all types of investors to invest in Cyabra’s technology. If you had the chance, wouldn’t you invest in Batman’s technology?!
We are in this for the long term.
We are not going anywhere.
We are building.
Uncover the Good, Bad, and Fake of the Online World
Cyabra is a disinformation security company. We uncover fake profiles, harmful narratives, and GenAI content. We harness the power of AI for good, using it to fight malicious AI. The importance of our work has been widely recognized: Elon Musk previously hired us to analyze the amount of bot activity before purchasing Twitter (now X). 70th Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has joined our board of directors. In the past year, Cyabra has helped protect 19 governments around the world with their elections.
I couldn’t be more proud of the journey we have taken.
By going public, we will continue to enhance our AI technologies to stay ahead of malicious actors, expanding our client base across governments and corporations. Our mission is more important than ever, and we have a long way to go, but today we have taken a major step to restore trust in the online realm.
To Our Team, Partners, and Friends
Getting to this point requires tremendous hard work and perseverance, none more so than from my co-founders, Ido Shraga and Yossef Daar, who are the best partners and friends a CEO could ask for.
I would also like to thank our amazing team, our customers, our partners, our board of directors, and our advisors.
Lastly, a huge thanks to all our investors, including Founders Fund, OurCrowd, Summus VC, TAU Ventures, and everyone who believed in us.
Thank you for being part of our journey in the fight against disinformation.
Dan Brahmy
CEO & Co-Founder, Cyabra
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