Blackstone leads investment in Israeli cybersecurity firm fighting AI traffic threat

Israeli cybersecurity startup Huskeys has emerged from stealth with $27 million led by Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager. The company, founded in 2025 by former IDF Unit 8200 members Itai Gafni and Roy Weisfeld, is targeting a new security problem: internet traffic produced by artificial intelligence agents rather than humans.

Huskeys says organizations will increasingly need to distinguish legitimate customers using AI agents from malicious automated attacks. The company estimates that AI agents could generate 70% of internet traffic by 2027. Its founders argue that the shift will require new infrastructure to identify, secure and manage autonomous online identities.

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Artificial Intelligence has changed the way the internet operates, bringing enormous opportunities alongside new security risks and the potential for lost revenue.

“Artificial Intelligence has changed the way the internet operates, bringing enormous opportunities alongside new security risks and the potential for lost revenue,” CEO Gafni said. “We believe that in the near future, most identities operating on the web will be autonomous agents, and organizations will need a new infrastructure capable of identifying, securing, and managing them.”

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We believe that in the near future, most identities operating on the web will be autonomous agents, and organizations will need a new infrastructure capable of identifying, securing, and managing them.

The startup’s Virtual Patching system is designed to detect when an AI agent attempts to breach a system and generate a response within minutes. Development teams can then address the underlying issue after the immediate threat is contained. Huskeys is also developing a platform that brings clients’ security products into one system for faster monitoring and response.

“Huskeys has built a platform designed to operate across any enterprise network, from the smallest and simplest to the largest and most complex, while advancing a new category for modern internet traffic,” said Adam Fletcher, Blackstone’s chief information security officer. The company said the investment is Blackstone’s first early-stage cybersecurity investment. Okta, Zscaler, Skinos Ventures and Merlin Ventures also participated, along with investors linked to major technology companies and public figures.

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Huskeys has built a platform designed to operate across any enterprise network, from the smallest and simplest to the largest and most complex, while advancing a new category for modern internet traffic.