Upwind: Cloud security that cuts the noise and accelerates the threat response

Company name: Upwind

Presenter full name: Yuval Avidor

Position: Technology Director

Field of business: Cyber Cloud security

Founders: Amiram Shachar, Liran Polak, Lavi Ferdman, and Tal Zuri

Company description: Upwind is redefining cloud security with a real-time platform that combines Shift Left and Shift Right approaches, cutting unnecessary alerts by 95% and accelerating threat response by ten times. Upwind gives you the ability to accelerate productivity and empower your dev, security, and DevOps teams to innovate within a secure and efficient environment. Founded by the team behind Spot.io, which was acquired by NetApp for $450M.

Number of Employees: 130

Year founded: 2022

Funding round: Series A

Amount raised to date: $80 million

Investors: Greylock, Cyberstarts, Leaders Fund, Craft Ventures, Omri Casspi’s VC “Sheva”, Stephen Curry’s VC “Pennyjar”, and Cerca.

Upwind was part of the Israeli startup squad that participated in Calcalist's Mind The Tech London 2024 conference. Calcalist's "Dream Team" included early-stage startup companies in the fields of AI & Data, Fintech & Retail, Cyber, Media & Entertainment, Healthtech, Greentech. The startups joined the official delegation in its journey to London and took part in discussions at the event, presenting their companies to senior executives from the UK and international tech industries.