AI Security Startups Dominate New Cyber Innovation Awards

IT-Harvest’s 2026 Cyber 150 list profiles the fastest-growing mid-size cybersecurity vendors, noting that 33 companies (about 22% of winners) are categorized as AI security; the report highlights top growth and funding figures (e.g., Tenex.ai’s 318% growth, Upwind’s $430M raised), major categories (GRC, security operations, application and data security), 103 new entrants, eight companies that “graduated” past 500 employees, and geographic concentration mainly in the US and Israel.