First Round Review · 2026-04-21
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Building Artemis: AI-Native Security Platform Strategy and Execution
First Round Capital's podcast features Artemis co-founders Shachar Hirshberg and Dan Shiebler discussing their AI-native security platform that raised $70M in seed and Series A funding. The episode covers their rapid team scaling to 30 people in seven months, the advantages of founder-market fit, and why AI-native companies outperform AI-enabled counterparts in the security space.
Metrics in this report
Daily Product Engagement
3-4hours/day
mean user time
Artemis users vs traditional security products
Team Size at Product Launch
30employees
at launch from stealth
AI-native security platform startup
Time to 30-Person Team
7months
from founding
Artemis stealth mode operations
Total Funding Raised
70$M
combined
Seed and Series A rounds
Weekly Hiring Rate
1-2people/week
mean
Artemis team scaling