Rising Star C2A Security

Alexei Balaganski

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C2A Security delivers a uniquely holistic and automated approach to product security tailored for the automotive and mobility industry. Their flagship solution, EVSec, integrates generative AI and contextual risk analysis to streamline compliance, vulnerability management, and threat modeling across the entire software development lifecycle. Backed by strong industry adoption and regulatory alignment, C2A empowers manufacturers and suppliers to turn cybersecurity into a business enabler while navigating increasing regulatory and competitive pressures.

C2A Security is a privately held cybersecurity vendor founded in 2016 and headquartered in Jerusalem, Israel, focused on risk-driven DevSecOps for regulated, software-defined products—especially in automotive and mobility. Operating with long-term enterprise licensing and targeting North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, the company has raised $18.7 million to date (including $6.5 million in 2019) and is aiming for a Series B round. With around 40 employees and an experienced leadership team, it is investing heavily in R&D and has gained traction with multiple Tier 1 automotive OEMs.

Its flagship platform, EVSec, provides end-to-end product security, compliance, and automation across the full lifecycle: design, development, operations, and post-market surveillance. The platform’s differentiation is a holistic, risk-based automation approach that unifies security and compliance workflows rather than treating them as separate, manual processes. Core capabilities include multi-level SBOM and HBOM management, contextual vulnerability assessment, automated compliance reporting, and collaborative task orchestration to coordinate remediation across teams and stakeholders.

A key innovation is EVSec AutoSynth, which layers generative AI on top of a proprietary cyber model to consolidate threat intelligence, binary scanning outputs, and risk metrics into a unified governance dashboard. EVSec supports out-of-the-box alignment with major frameworks and regulations such as UN R155/156, the EU Cyber Resilience Act, and IEC 62443, enabling faster releases without sacrificing assurance. While the company’s specialization and regulatory alignment are strengths, challenges include a market still driven more by compliance mandates than organic demand, a heavy automotive focus with only early expansion beyond it, and lower visibility versus larger general-purpose DevSecOps vendors.

C2A Security was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Jerusalem, Israel.
Total funding raised equals $18.7 million, including $6.5 million raised in 2019.
The company is aiming for a Series B funding round.
The organization has around 40 employees.
EVSec is the company’s flagship Risk Management, Compliance, and Automation Platform for product security.
EVSec covers the full product lifecycle from design and development through operations and post-market surveillance.
EVSec supports multi-level SBOM and HBOM management.
EVSec AutoSynth combines threat intelligence, binary scanning data, and risk metrics into a unified dashboard.
EVSec includes out-of-the-box compliance alignment with UN R155/156, the EU Cyber Resilience Act, and IEC 62443.
The platform is used by BMW Group, Siemens, Marelli, and VALEO.

“Risk-Driven Cybersecurity DevOps Platforms are an emerging market segment focused on integrating security and compliance into the DevOps process through automation, analytics, and contextual risk analysis.”
“EVSec delivers an end-to-end DevSecOps solution that covers the entire product lifecycle, from design and development to operations and post-market surveillance.”
“Its unique selling proposition lies in its holistic, risk-based automation of security and compliance workflows.”
“The EVSec AutoSynth module sits atop a robust cyber model, combining threat intelligence, binary scanning data, and risk metrics into a unified dashboard for internal and external stakeholders.”
“By automating regulatory compliance, including UN R155/156 and the upcoming EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), EVSec empowers manufacturers to reduce release cycle times while maintaining security assurance.”
“The strong product/market fit stems from C2A Security’s ability to address the growing complexity of software-defined products in highly regulated environments.”
“Its modular design supports default configurations for automotive-specific templates, attack scenarios, and threat modeling, reducing manual workload and increasing accuracy.”
“The market is still heavily driven by regulation rather than organic demand for product security.”
“As cybersecurity becomes a strategic differentiator, platforms like C2A Security’s might become a critical survival factor.”
“The market will reward those vendors that combine regulatory awareness, automation, and practical usability.”

Integrate security and compliance into DevOps workflows early to reduce late-stage remediation and release delays.
Use risk-based prioritization to focus remediation on vulnerabilities that materially affect product and business outcomes.
Automate compliance reporting so evidence can be generated on demand rather than assembled manually for audits.
Implement SBOM and HBOM management as a baseline capability to improve software supply chain visibility and traceability.
Extend security coverage beyond development into operations and post-market surveillance to sustain compliance over time.
Standardize threat modeling with domain templates (e.g., automotive attack scenarios) to reduce manual effort and improve consistency.
Enable cross-team collaboration features (task delegation, workflow orchestration) to speed coordinated response across stakeholders.
Prepare for third-party audits and SBOM mandates by building continuous governance and evidence collection into the lifecycle.
Prefer platforms that unify threat intelligence, scanning outputs, and risk metrics into a single decision-making view.
Reduce dependency on regulation-only drivers by framing cybersecurity as an enabler of innovation, quality, and cost efficiency.

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Risk-driven automation can turn cybersecurity compliance from a bottleneck into a release accelerator.
EVSec differentiates by covering end-to-end lifecycle security, including post-market monitoring.
Generative AI is used to synthesize security evidence and risk context into actionable governance views.
Regulatory enforcement (UN and EU) is a primary market catalyst, especially in automotive.
Specialization in automotive is a strength for fit and templates, but it also constrains visibility and diversification.

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