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Alert fatigue is a significant issue, as analysts struggle to keep up with the dizzying number of alerts. Recent industry research from security data platform provider Devo found that 83% of analysts feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of alerts, false positives, and the lack of context. Security analysts are spending significant amounts of time manually collecting and linking evidence just to make an alert actionable.This is the problem that Mate, based in Tel Aviv, is trying to solve. Mate offers an AI-powered security operations center platform to help security teams shift away from reactive alert management in favor of a system that is continuously learning. Mate's platform integrates with the organization's existing security stack, including security information and event management (SIEM) and endpoint detection and response (EDR) systems, in order to learn about what is happening in the environment. 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Mate, a newly launched startup based in Tel Aviv, is introducing an AI-driven security operations center (SOC) platform designed to combat alert fatigue and improve security team efficiency. The company’s core offering addresses the growing issue of analysts being overwhelmed by the sheer volume of security alerts, a problem highlighted by recent industry research indicating 83% of analysts feel overwhelmed. Mate’s platform leverages large language models (LLMs), reasoning systems, and AI agents to autonomously investigate and resolve alerts within an organization’s existing security stack, including SIEM and EDR systems. The system learns from each alert and associated data to build organizational knowledge, allowing it to continuously refine its responses.

Early pilot programs with financial institutions and critical infrastructure operators demonstrate a reduction in mean time to respond (MTTR) and a decrease in hours spent investigating false positives. Mate estimates the platform’s continuous-learning capabilities can make analysts up to ten times more effective. The company’s founding team, comprised of veterans from Wiz and Microsoft, brings extensive experience in security operations and threat intelligence. Key figures include Asaf Wiener (CEO, formerly at Wiz and Microsoft), Oren Saban (CPO, formerly at Microsoft Defender XDR and Security Copilot), and Guy Pergal (CTO, formerly at Microsoft’s MSTIC and Axonius).

Mate secured $15.5 million in seed funding led by Team8 and Insight Partners, which will be used to expand its engineering team and broaden collaborations. The platform’s architecture focuses on automating routine alert investigations, while escalating complex events for human analysts to handle—a strategy designed to streamline operations and prioritize strategic incident response. The company's innovative approach aims to transform the SOC landscape by harnessing the power of AI to enhance responsiveness, reduce operational overhead, and ultimately bolster an organization’s overall security posture.