Shay Shwartz’s journey from a teenage hacker to a cybersecurity expert working on Israel’s Iron Dome defense system laid the foundation for his latest venture. After his hacking activities ended at 16, he redirected his skills toward defending against cyber threats. His decade-long career included leading projects for Israel’s defense and intelligence units, later joining Axis, a startup acquired by HPE. This experience inspired him to launch Ocean, an AI-driven email security platform, which recently secured $28 million in funding. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with contributions from Picture Capital, Cerca Partners, and notable angel investors like Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport. Traditional phishing required manual effort, but AI automates the process, scaling attacks dramatically. Ocean’s platform analyzes email context to detect fraud, processing billions of emails monthly for clients like Kayak and Headspace. The startup uses a specialized language model to assess sender intent against organizational data, creating a secure inbox environment. This innovation addresses the evolving threat of AI-powered phishing, leveraging Shwartz’s unique background in both offensive and defensive cybersecurity.