# IRIS answer

> who founded Edelbyte

**Edelbyte** (Israel): Search and analytics platform built for AI-driven data demand, at a fraction of the cost of legacy systems.
Founders: Avner Aharoni (Co-founder and CEO), Evgeney Ryzhyk (Co-founder and CTO), Alexander Sloutsky (Co-founder, VP engineering), Yoni Leibowitz (Co-founder, VP platform engineering).
Backers: Sequoia, Quiet Capital, Greenoaks, Swish Ventures, Startpoint Capital.
- Emerged from stealth with $70M in seed and Series A funding led by Sequoia and Quiet Capital, with Greenoaks, Swish Ventures and Startpoint Capital. (Globes, 2026-11-11) https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001563008
- Already runs petabyte-scale deployments with Fortune 500 customers and has 40 employees in Israel, the US and Europe. (Globes, 2026-11-11) https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001563008
In their words: “The systems companies rely on to search and analyze their data were built for a world before AI.”, Avner Aharoni, Globes, 2026-11-11. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001563008
Verified by IRIS on 2026-11-13: https://iris-media.xyz/startups/edelbyte

## Sources
- [Emerged from stealth with $70M in seed and Series A funding led by Sequoia and Quiet Capital, with Greenoaks, Swish Ventures and Startpoint Capital.](https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001563008) · Globes, 2026-11-11
- [Already runs petabyte-scale deployments with Fortune 500 customers and has 40 employees in Israel, the US and Europe.](https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001563008) · Globes, 2026-11-11
- [Quote: Avner Aharoni](https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001563008) · Globes, 2026-11-11

## Cite as
Edelbyte profile, IRIS Startup Atlas. IRIS (iris-media.xyz), 2026-11-13. https://iris-media.xyz/startups/edelbyte