# Cyera acquires Ryft for $100M-$130M, delivering 12-16x return on $8M seed in under two years

- slug: cyera-acquires-ryft-for-100m-130m-delivering-12-16x-return-on-8m-seed-in-under-two-years
- date: 2026-04-23
- category: Agentics

When Index and Bessemer backed Ryft in 2024, they expected a longer hold. A war, a disrupted fundraise, and an AI security land grab turned a seed check into one of the fastest exits in enterprise AI infrastructure history.

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