Cyabra Delivers Record Second Quarter Revenue with 39% Year-Over-Year Growth
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Cyabra (Nasdaq: CYAB) reported record second quarter 2026 revenue of $1.9 million, up 39% year-over-year from $1.3 million, driven mainly by about $0.7 million from new customer wins and higher revenue from existing customers. Gross profit also rose 39% to roughly $1.5 million, with gross margin steady at about 84%.
According to the company, Q2 highlights included a research institute agreement valued at over $500,000, a new European government customer, and a post-quarter multi-year six-figure Asia-Pacific intelligence contract. Cyabra completed a $6.0 million private placement, launched its Coordinated Activity Detection AI agent, expanded routes to market via Carahsoft and Onclusive, and was recognized by Gartner as a Market Shaper in narrative intelligence. Operating loss improved to about $3.1 million, while net loss widened to about $3.4 million due to higher personnel and non-cash finance expenses.
Positive
- Revenue +39% YoY to $1.9 million in Q2 2026
- Gross profit +39% to approximately $1.5 million; gross margin about 84%
- ~$0.7 million Q2 revenue from new customer wins
- Signed research institute agreement worth more than $500,000
- Completed $6.0 million private placement to support growth and innovation
- Sales and marketing expenses -10% YoY to approximately $1.3 million
Negative
- Q2 2026 net loss increased to about $3.4 million from $2.4 million
- Operating loss approximately $3.1 million despite revenue growth
- Research and development expenses +12% YoY to about $2.1 million
- Higher personnel-related and non-cash finance expenses pressured profitability
News Explained
The completed
Sources and calculations
- Cyabra Q2 2026 financial results release (2026-08-13)
- Private placement / PIPE definition (2026-07-17)
- Cyabra Q1 2026 fundamentals (2026Q1)
- Cash and equivalents vs quarterly operating cash outflow, in days of cash use $3,122,000 / ($2,598,000 / 90) = [object Object]
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Key Figures
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | 24h Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 03 | Intelligence contract | Positive | -2.6% | Multi-year APAC intelligence agency contract expanded government and defense operations. |
| Jul 28 | AI product launch | Positive | +0.3% | AI agent automated coordinated activity investigations and delivered evidence-backed verdicts. |
| Jul 16 | Strategic collaboration | Positive | -2.7% | Onclusive collaboration integrated authenticity analysis into global media intelligence workflows. |
| Jul 09 | Private placement | Negative | -21.6% | $6.0 million financing included common shares and Series A and B warrants. |
| Jun 08 | Research contract | Positive | +3.3% | International research institute agreement exceeded $500,000 for narrative intelligence solutions. |
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Recent positive announcements produced mixed outcomes, with two contract or collaboration announcements followed by declines and two positive events followed by gains.
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Revenue Growth Accelerates Sequentially to
Commercial Momentum Includes
NEW YORK, NY, Aug. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cyabra, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYAB) (“Cyabra” or the “Company”), a company whose artificial intelligence (“AI”)-powered platform helps governments and enterprises detect coordinated manipulation and protect digital trust, today reports financial results for the six and three months ended June 30, 2026.
The second quarter marked record revenue for Cyabra, as organizations across the public and private sectors increasingly turned to the Company's AI-powered narrative intelligence platform to identify coordinated influence campaigns, bot activity, and synthetic online threats. Revenue growth accelerated to
Dan Brahmy, Cyabra’s Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer stated: "Our second quarter 2026 results represent the highest quarterly revenue in Cyabra's history and reflect the growing demand for our AI-powered narrative intelligence platform as organizations increasingly recognize that understanding and mitigating online manipulation has become mission critical. Revenue grew
During and following the second quarter, we expanded our relationships with government and intelligence organizations in Europe and Asia-Pacific, secured an agreement valued at more than
"We believe these achievements reinforce Cyabra's position at the intersection of AI, cybersecurity, and digital trust. We believe we are operating at the convergence of several powerful trends — the rapid adoption of AI, the proliferation of AI-generated content, increasing cybersecurity threats, and the growing need for governments and enterprises to understand what is authentic online. As organizations confront increasingly sophisticated disinformation campaigns, coordinated influence operations, and AI-generated content, demand for trusted narrative intelligence continues to grow.
“Our strategy is focused on converting this growing market need into sustainable revenue growth — winning new customers, expanding existing relationships, broadening our distribution, and continuing to innovate our technology platform. With accelerating revenue growth, an expanding customer base and strengthened balance sheet, we believe we are building the commercial foundation to scale Cyabra and create long-term value for shareholders,” Mr. Brahmy concluded.
2026 Second Quarter and Recent Business Highlights
- Delivered record quarterly revenue of
$1.9 million , an increase of39% compared to$1.3 million in quarterly revenue for the second quarter of 2025, reflecting continued customer adoption and expansion. - Signed an agreement valued at more than
$500,000 with a leading international research institute to provide AI-powered narrative intelligence and disinformation security solutions, adding a meaningful commercial win during the quarter. - Secured a new European government customer, expanding Cyabra's international public sector presence and demonstrating growing demand for AI-powered narrative intelligence among sovereign organizations.
- Announced a multi-year, six-figure agreement with a prominent Asia-Pacific intelligence agency following quarter-end, further expanding Cyabra's sovereign and defense footprint, and reinforcing growing global demand for AI-powered narrative intelligence to combat digital threats and coordinated influence campaigns.
- Completed a
$6.0 million private placement with participation from new and existing institutional investors, members of management, and the Board of Directors, strengthening the Company's balance sheet to support continued commercial expansion and product innovation. - Expanded U.S. public sector reach through the Company's strategic collaboration with Carahsoft Technology Corp., providing federal, state, and local government agencies with streamlined access to Cyabra's AI-powered narrative intelligence platform.
- Partnered with Onclusive, Inc. to combine its global media intelligence platform with Cyabra's AI-powered authenticity analysis, creating an additional route to enterprise users through established media-intelligence workflows and helping organizations distinguish authentic online conversations from coordinated manipulation and disinformation.
- Launched Coordinated Activity Detection, a new AI agent that automates Cyabra's proprietary analyst investigation methodology to identify coordinated inauthentic behavior and deliver a single, evidence-backed verdict for every investigation at scale, extending the platform's ability to automate complex analysis.
- Recognized as a Market Shaper in the inaugural June 2026 Gartner®1 Emerging Market Quadrant for Narrative Intelligence — Startup Vendors, in which Gartner formally defined and assessed the narrative intelligence market for the first time. Cyabra believes this provides third-party recognition of Cyabra's position in the emerging narrative intelligence market.
- Strengthened the executive leadership team with the appointment of David Low as the Company’s Chief Marketing Officer, further accelerating the next phase of our commercial growth.
Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results
Revenue increased by
Cost of revenue increased to approximately
Gross profit increased by
Research and development expenses increased by
Sales and marketing expenses declined by
General and administrative expenses slightly increased to approximately
Operating loss improved to approximately
Net loss for the second quarter of 2026 was approximately
About Cyabra
Cyabra helps global enterprises and governments restore trust and authenticity online by analyzing manipulated content, coordinated behaviors, and inauthentic actors. The platform helps teams understand who is operating, how activity is amplified, and where coordinated activity is shaping perception, translating evidence into clear mitigation steps. By reducing ambiguity and misdirected response, Cyabra enables proportionate, evidence-led action when clarity matters most.
For more information, visit www.cyabra.com.
Contact:
Investors: ir@cyabra.com
Media: pr@cyabra.com
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical statements of fact and statements regarding Cyabra's intent, belief, or expectations, including, but not limited to, statements regarding Cyabra's future results of operations and financial position, planned products and services, business strategy and plans, market size and growth opportunities, competitive position and market trends. Some of these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking words, including "may," "should," "expect," "intend," "will," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "predict," "plan," "targets," "projects," "could," "would," "continue," "forecast" or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar expressions. For example, the Company is using forward-looking statements in this press release when it discusses the benefits, advantages and capabilities of its platform and technology, continued demand for its AI-powered narrative intelligence platform, its ability to capitalize on the growing need for digital trust solutions, the expected benefits of its strategic initiatives and collaborations, the expansion of its commercial and public sector business, the continued adoption of its platform by customers, that is revenue growth, together with continued expansion within its existing relationships, demonstrates increasing commercial traction for its platform, that its recent milestones strengthen its commercial foundation and support the next phase of its growth, its belief that it believes it is operating at the convergence of several powerful trends — the rapid adoption of AI, the proliferation of AI-generated content, increasing cybersecurity threats, and the growing need for governments and enterprises to understand what is authentic online, and its belief that it is building the commercial foundation to scale Cyabra and create long-term value for shareholders. These statements relate to future events and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include those set forth in Cyabra's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Cyabra undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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