Cyber Intelligence Startup Sixgill Launches, Raises $5M

June 15, 2016 | Sixgill, a ‘cyber intelligence’ SaaS startup that analyzes the Dark Web, has just launched publicly and is announcing that it has closed a $5 million funding round led by Elron, an Israeli holding company dedicated to building technology companies. The new capital will not only be used to launch, but also to further develop the Tel Aviv-based startup’s technology to be able to detect and defuse cyber-attacks and sensitive data leaks originating from the Dark Web before they occur. Specific to this is the ability to provide clients with a heads-up via real-time alerts. Sixgill was founded by Elad Lavi and Avi Kasztan in 2014 and is based in the northern part of Israel in Yoqneam Illit.