Lema AI Emerges From Stealth With $24 Million to Automate Supply Chain Defense

2026-02-09 companies

San Francisco, Monday, 9 February 2026.
Securing $24 million today, Lema AI replaces manual checklists with autonomous forensic analysis, capable of assessing new vendor risks in under five minutes for major enterprises.

Autonomous Defense for the Extended Enterprise

On Monday, February 9, 2026, Lema AI emerged from stealth operations with a total of 24 million in funding to address the widening security gaps found in corporate supply chains [1][3]. The company secured a $17.5 million Series A round led by Team8, adding to a previously raised $6.5 million seed round led by F2 Venture Capital, with additional participation from Salesforce Ventures [3][5]. This capital injection is earmarked to accelerate research and development for Lema’s “agentic AI” platform, a technology designed to shift third-party risk management from passive compliance checklists to active, continuous forensic analysis [1][5].

The Third-Party Risk Crisis

The investment comes as large enterprises grapple with increasingly complex vendor ecosystems that expand their vulnerability to cyberattacks. According to Gartner, 60% of organizations now rely on more than 1,000 external vendors, creating a sprawling network of potential entry points for malicious actors [1][5]. The severity of this exposure is highlighted by a McKinsey report indicating that nearly one-third of cyber breaches originate from third parties [1][4]. Despite these statistics, Liran Grinberg, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Team8, notes that most enterprises continue to manage this threat through “outdated, compliance-driven processes” that fail to account for real-time risks, leaving organizations exposed to significant financial losses [1][5].

From Checklists to Agentic Analysis

Lema AI aims to modernize this sector by deploying autonomous AI agents that emulate the methodology of human security researchers. Unlike traditional methods that rely on static questionnaires, Lema’s platform continuously maps the “blast radius” of a vendor within the enterprise, monitoring data movement, sensitive asset access, and permission changes [1][3]. This technical analysis allows the system to identify actual attack paths and provide immediate mitigation steps [3]. The company claims its platform can assess the risk profile of a new vendor in under five minutes, a significant acceleration compared to manual assessment timelines [3][5]. CEO Eddie Dovzhik stated that the platform was built to treat third-party risk “like a security problem, not a compliance checklist” [1][3].

Leadership and Market Expansion

Founded in 2023, Lema AI is led by CEO Eddie Dovzhik, CPO Omer Yehudai, and CTO Tomer Roizman, all of whom are former members of Israel’s elite Unit 8200 intelligence unit [3][5]. The company, which maintains offices in New York and Israel, currently employs approximately 35 people [3]. With its technology already in use by Fortune 500 companies, as well as clients in the financial services and healthcare sectors, Lema plans to use the new capital to expand its go-to-market organization and further develop its autonomous risk analysis engine [1][5].

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Supply Chain Cybersecurity