Sesame IT (Jizô AI)

Sesame IT, rebranded as Jizô AI in February 2025, is a French cybersecurity company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Paris. The company develops and operates a network observability platform designed to help organizations anticipate, identify, and block cyberattacks in real time. The core product, Jizô AI, leverages artificial intelligence for threat detection and classification across organizational networks. The platform is positioned for deployment within critical infrastructure environments, having been validated on networks belonging to large corporations and government agencies. The solution has been qualified by ANSSI (France's national cybersecurity agency) since 2021, reflecting compliance with French national security standards. Sesame IT targets French and European organizations, with a focus on supporting their broader cyber defense strategies. The company's stated mission centers on reducing the economic and human costs of cybercrime, countering over-reliance on technology as a sole solution to cyber risk, and equipping organizations with tools to proactively manage threats. As of 2023, the company reached profitability and secured a €10 million funding round from French investors focused on digital sovereignty. The company employs over 50 people. Its published content covers threat intelligence topics including OT/IoT-targeting malware and critical infrastructure threats, reflecting areas of operational focus alongside its platform capabilities.