Founders of cyber unicorn Aqua Security step down as company names new CEO
Dror Davidoff and Amir Jerbi are leaving their roles as CEO and CTO, respectively, with Mike Dube, formerly president and CRO, to lead the company.
Cybersecurity unicorn Aqua Security announced a major management reshuffle on Wednesday. Co-founders Dror Davidoff and Amir Jerbi will step down from their roles as CEO and CTO, respectively, and will continue to serve as strategic advisors to the company.
Mike Dube, formerly president and chief revenue officer, has been appointed CEO, and former Senior Vice President of Engineering Nir Makowski has been named chief product and technology officer.
Prior to joining Aqua, Dube served as vice president, North America Strategic Sales at CrowdStrike. Before that, he held senior sales leadership roles at Splunk, Cybereason and Check Point.
According to co-founder Dror Davidoff, “In recent months, we have planned these management changes and prepared Mike and Nir for their new roles. Mike has a proven track record of growing cybersecurity sales for large global companies, particularly in the U.S. market, and understands our customers and our mission. This transition represents the next natural step for Aqua as it expands to meet accelerating global demand for AI and cloud security solutions.”
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Aqua Security, which employs around 450 people worldwide, has undergone several rounds of layoffs as part of an ongoing restructuring process: approximately 65 employees in December 2022, 50 in June 2024, and dozens more in January 2025.
Founded in 2015, Aqua Security has developed an integrated platform designed to detect and prevent cyberattacks across the entire lifecycle of cloud-native applications. Headquartered in Boston and Ramat Gan, the company has raised approximately $235 million to date, reaching a peak valuation of about $1 billion.
