Cybersecurity startup Elisity emerged from stealth with $7.5 million to further develop tools that protect networks from AI-driven attacks. : Cybersecurity startup Elisity today emerged from stealth with $7.5 million in seed funding from Atlantic Bridge Associates. The company, whose founding team includes veterans of Cisco, Qualys, and Viptela, says its immediate focus is scaling up engineering, sales, and marketing teams ahead of its platform’s public launch. According to a recent study published by the University of Maryland, hackers attack every 39 seconds (or about 2,244 times a day).