# Cyber Company Profiles: Lema AI

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## At a Glance

- Website: [lema.ai](https://www.lema.ai)
- Profile: https://cybercompanyprofiles.com/companies/lema-ai
- Type: Governance Risk Compliance
- Also known as: Lema, Lema Labs, Inc.
- Market readiness: Emerging (23/40)
- Defensibility: Exposed (11/21)
- Founded: 2023
- Funding: $24M total
- Last updated: 2026-07-15

## Executive Summary

Lema AI sells an agentic third-party risk platform to enterprise security and risk teams: an AI agent analyzes vendor documents, mines public sources, and monitors vendor access and data flows inside the buyer's environment. It positions against compliance platforms such as Drata, which treat vendor risk as a questionnaire add-on. Lema's own buyer guide treats LLM access as commodity, so its claimed edge is investigation workflow and integrations rather than the models. Its blog reports Gartner naming it a Sample Vendor in two 2026 Hype Cycle reports, following its February 2026 stealth exit with $24 million. Its homepage names testimonial customers including Cresta, Delta Dental, and Klaviyo. The Fortune 500 claim traces to the company's own announcement, echoed by funding press.

## Contents

- [Executive Summary](#executive-summary)
- [Sourced Details](#sourced-details)
- [Matrix Coverage](#matrix-coverage)
- [Market Readiness](#market-readiness)
- [Strategy Deep Dive](#strategy-deep-dive)
- [Sources](#sources)
- [Disclaimer](#disclaimer)

## Sourced Details

| Detail | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Lema AI is a third-party risk management company whose agentic AI platform analyzes vendor security documents, gathers public intelligence on vendors, and monitors vendor access, permissions, and data flows inside the enterprise to surface and remediate the risks vendors create. | [\[f1\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| Founded | 2023 | [\[f2\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| HQ | New York, NY and Israel | [\[f2\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| Funding | $24M total | [\[f3\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| Latest funding | Series A, $17.5M, February 2026 (led by Team8, seed led by F2 Venture Capital with Salesforce Ventures) | [\[f2\]](#company-detail-sources) |

### Products

| Product | What it does |
|---|---|
| Lema | Agentic third-party risk platform that analyzes vendor security artifacts, runs open-source recon on vendors, and monitors vendor access, permissions, and data flows to surface material risks. |

## Matrix Coverage

Mapped to the [Cyber Defense Matrix](https://cyberdefensematrix.com) [\[f3\]](#company-detail-sources):

| Asset | Identify | Protect | Detect | Respond | Recover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applications | ✓ |  | ✓ |  |  |
| Users | ✓ |  | ✓ |  |  |
| Data | ✓ |  |  |  |  |

Lema assesses third-party vendor risk by analyzing vendor security artifacts and monitoring vendor access, identities, and data flows, and is mapped to the Cyber Defense Matrix. Its AI agent is the assessing method rather than a defended AI asset, so it sits outside the AI Defense Matrix.

## Market Readiness

How well the company can compete in its security market, scored across eight dimensions against public evidence.

**Emerging (23/40)**

Analyzed 2026-07-15. Scope: whole company.

| Dimension | Score |
|---|---|
| Problem Clarity | 3/5 |
| Capability Depth | 3/5 |
| Market Timing | 3/5 |
| Team Credibility | 3/5 |
| GTM Proof | 3/5 |
| Funding Efficiency | 3/5 |
| Category Clarity | 3/5 |
| Incumbent Defensibility | 2/5 |

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## Strategy Deep Dive

A closer look at the company's product strategy, measuring how [defensible](https://zeltser.com/scoring-security-product-strategy) it is against market forces and examining the [eight areas](https://zeltser.com/security-product-creation-framework) behind it.

### Defensibility

**Exposed (11/21)**

Band guidance: pivot urgently. Analyzed 2026-07-15. Scope: whole company.

| Dimension | Score |
|---|---|
| Value Delivery | 1/3 |
| Switching Cost | 2/3 |
| Compliance Moat | 1/3 |
| Problem Complexity | 2/3 |
| Buyer Profile | 2/3 |
| Layer | 2/3 |
| Proprietary Data, Content, or IP | 1/3 |

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## Sources

### Company Detail Sources

Cited from the Sourced Details and Matrix Coverage rows.

| Id | Source | Tier | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| f1 | [Lema: Agentic TPRM and Risk Engineering](https://www.lema.ai) | official | 2026-07-15 |
| f2 | [Calcalist (CTech): Lema lands $17.5 million Series A to tackle third-party cyber risk](https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/syk3dddpzx) | press | 2026-07-15 |
| f3 | [SecurityWeek: Lema AI stealth exit with $24 million raised](https://www.securityweek.com/lema-ai-emerges-from-stealth-with-24-million-to-tackle-third-party-risk/) | press | 2026-07-15 |

### Profile Analysis Sources

The sources the full Market Readiness analysis cites.

| Id | Source | Tier | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | [Lema homepage: testimonials incl. Robert Kugler (Cresta), Douglas White (Delta Dental), Klaviyo, AlphaSense, Well Health, OPENLANE, SCI](https://www.lema.ai) “The 250-question checklist is a significant waste of human capital. LEMA ended this unproductive theater by eliminating redundant questions and focusing on hunting for proof instead.” | official | 2026-07-15 |
| s2 | [Lema: Agentic Risk Engineering platform page](https://www.lema.ai/platform/agentic-risk-engineering) “Lema thinks like an elite vulnerability researcher, forensically correlating artifacts, public intel, and relationship signals to surface the risks that genuinely threaten your business, and delivers the exact steps to shut them down.” | official | 2026-07-15 |
| s3 | [Lema: Forensic AI Assessment platform page, vendor risk in under 5 minutes](https://www.lema.ai/platform/forensic-ai-assessment) “Manual assessments take weeks. "AI Wrappers" just tick boxes. Lema's agent forensically validates every document to expose the material threats others miss.” | official | 2026-07-15 |
| s4 | [Lema vs. Drata comparison page (Lema's own framing of the rival)](https://www.lema.ai/compare/lema-vs-drata) “Drata is a GRC platform for cloud-based compliance and security automation. Its TPRM/VRM capabilities are an add-on module, centered on vendor inventory, questionnaires, artifact collection, and compliance-oriented workflows.” | official | 2026-07-15 |
| s5 | [Lema guide: Building Agentic TPRM, on commodity LLMs and custom risk agents](https://www.lema.ai/building-agentic-tprm-in-the-age-of-risk-engineering) “With commodity LLMs, the question for TPRM teams is inevitable: "Why not engineer our own custom risk agents?"” | official | 2026-07-15 |
| s6 | [Lema blog: Gartner Sample Vendor recognition in two 2026 Hype Cycle reports](https://www.lema.ai/blog/lema-ai-recognized-as-a-sample-vendor-in-two-gartner-r-hype-cycle-tm-reports) “Gartner recognized Lema AI as a Sample Vendor in two 2026 Hype Cycle reports.” | official | 2026-07-15 |
| s7 | [Lema Vulnerability Disclosure Program](https://www.lema.ai/vulnerability-disclosure-program) “At Lema, the security of our platform and the protection of our customers' data are top priorities.” | official | 2026-07-15 |
| s8 | [SecurityWeek: Lema AI Emerges From Stealth With $24 Million to Tackle Third-Party Risk](https://www.securityweek.com/lema-ai-emerges-from-stealth-with-24-million-to-tackle-third-party-risk/) “Lema AI, a cybersecurity startup focused on agentic AI-powered third-party risk management, on Monday emerged from stealth mode with $24 million raised across Series A and seed funding rounds.” | press | 2026-07-15 |
| s9 | [Calcalist (CTech): Lema founded 2023 by Eddie Dovzhik, Omer Yehudai, Tomer Roizman (ex-Unit 8200, Noname/Akamai), $17.5M Series A led by Team8](https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/syk3dddpzx) “The company has offices in New York and Israel and employs about 35 people, of whom approximately 25 are based in Israel.” | press | 2026-07-15 |
| s10 | [FinSMEs: Lema AI Raises $24M in Series A Funding (company announcement reprint)](https://www.finsmes.com/2026/02/lema-ai-raises-24m-in-series-a-funding.html) “The company has already secured major customers across multiple industries, including financial services and healthcare, as well as Fortune 500 companies.” | press | 2026-07-15 |
| s11 | [Probe of Lema trust surfaces 2026-07-15: trust./security. subdomains (wildcard control), /trust /security /compliance 404, badge grep, web search](https://trust.lema.ai) | official | 2026-07-15 |
| s12 | [Lema blog: How to Detect a Fraudulent SOC 2 Report](https://www.lema.ai/blog/how-to-detect-a-fraudulent-soc-2-report) “In March 2026, Delve, a compliance automation platform, was found to have issued fraudulent SOC 2 reports on behalf of its customers.” | official | 2026-07-15 |
| s13 | [Lema Terms of Use, page titled Lema Labs, Inc.](https://www.lema.ai/terms-of-service) “Welcome to https://www.lema.ai/ (together with its subdomains, content and Marks - the "Site")” | official | 2026-07-15 |

### Deep-Dive Sources

The sources the full Strategy Deep Dive cites.

| Id | Source | Tier | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | [Lema homepage: testimonials incl. Robert Kugler (Cresta), Douglas White (Delta Dental), Klaviyo, AlphaSense, Well Health, OPENLANE, SCI](https://www.lema.ai) “The 250-question checklist is a significant waste of human capital. LEMA ended this unproductive theater by eliminating redundant questions and focusing on hunting for proof instead.” | official | 2026-07-15 |
| s2 | [Lema: Agentic Risk Engineering platform page](https://www.lema.ai/platform/agentic-risk-engineering) “Lema thinks like an elite vulnerability researcher, forensically correlating artifacts, public intel, and relationship signals to surface the risks that genuinely threaten your business, and delivers the exact steps to shut them down.” | official | 2026-07-15 |
| s3 | [Lema: Forensic AI Assessment platform page, vendor risk in under 5 minutes](https://www.lema.ai/platform/forensic-ai-assessment) “Manual assessments take weeks. "AI Wrappers" just tick boxes. Lema's agent forensically validates every document to expose the material threats others miss.” | official | 2026-07-15 |
| s4 | [Lema vs. Drata comparison page (Lema's own framing of the rival)](https://www.lema.ai/compare/lema-vs-drata) “Drata is a GRC platform for cloud-based compliance and security automation. Its TPRM/VRM capabilities are an add-on module, centered on vendor inventory, questionnaires, artifact collection, and compliance-oriented workflows.” | official | 2026-07-15 |
| s5 | [Lema guide: Building Agentic TPRM, on commodity LLMs and custom risk agents](https://www.lema.ai/building-agentic-tprm-in-the-age-of-risk-engineering) “With commodity LLMs, the question for TPRM teams is inevitable: "Why not engineer our own custom risk agents?"” | official | 2026-07-15 |
| s6 | [Lema blog: Gartner Sample Vendor recognition in two 2026 Hype Cycle reports](https://www.lema.ai/blog/lema-ai-recognized-as-a-sample-vendor-in-two-gartner-r-hype-cycle-tm-reports) “Gartner recognized Lema AI as a Sample Vendor in two 2026 Hype Cycle reports.” | official | 2026-07-15 |
| s7 | [Lema Vulnerability Disclosure Program](https://www.lema.ai/vulnerability-disclosure-program) “At Lema, the security of our platform and the protection of our customers' data are top priorities.” | official | 2026-07-15 |
| s8 | [SecurityWeek: Lema AI Emerges From Stealth With $24 Million to Tackle Third-Party Risk](https://www.securityweek.com/lema-ai-emerges-from-stealth-with-24-million-to-tackle-third-party-risk/) “It tracks access to critical assets, monitors data flows, and evaluates changes in permissions over time to map potential attack paths posed by each vendor.” | press | 2026-07-15 |
| s9 | [Calcalist (CTech): Lema founded 2023 by Eddie Dovzhik, Omer Yehudai, Tomer Roizman (ex-Unit 8200, Noname/Akamai), $17.5M Series A led by Team8](https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/syk3dddpzx) “The company has offices in New York and Israel and employs about 35 people, of whom approximately 25 are based in Israel.” | press | 2026-07-15 |
| s10 | [FinSMEs: Lema AI Raises $24M in Series A Funding (company announcement reprint)](https://www.finsmes.com/2026/02/lema-ai-raises-24m-in-series-a-funding.html) “The company has already secured major customers across multiple industries, including financial services and healthcare, as well as Fortune 500 companies.” | press | 2026-07-15 |
| s11 | [Probe of Lema trust surfaces 2026-07-15: trust./security. subdomains (wildcard control), /trust /security /compliance 404, badge grep, web search](https://trust.lema.ai) | official | 2026-07-15 |
| s12 | [Lema blog: How to Detect a Fraudulent SOC 2 Report](https://www.lema.ai/blog/how-to-detect-a-fraudulent-soc-2-report) “In March 2026, Delve, a compliance automation platform, was found to have issued fraudulent SOC 2 reports on behalf of its customers.” | official | 2026-07-15 |
| s13 | [Lema Terms of Use, page titled Lema Labs, Inc.](https://www.lema.ai/terms-of-service) “Welcome to https://www.lema.ai/ (together with its subdomains, content and Marks - the "Site")” | official | 2026-07-15 |

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