Ariel Assaraf
Israeli Unit 8200 veteran and former Verint team leader who co-founded the observability company Coralogix, of which he is chief executive
| Ariel Assaraf
| |
|---|---|
| Image |  Assaraf, from the Coralogix website |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation | Software executive |
| Known for | Co-founder and chief executive of Coralogix |
Ariel Assaraf is an Israeli software executive who co-founded the observability and data-analytics company Coralogix and is its chief executive.[1][2] The company has described him as "A veteran of Israel’s elite intelligence organization (unit 8200)" (Unit 8200).[1]
Military service
A 2022 biography for the Revaia podcast Inflection Point says that Assaraf spent "his early civilian career as team leader at Verint Systems following his service as Product Manager in Israeli Military Intelligence Unit 8200" (Intelligence Corps).[3]
Career
Coralogix's former leadership page says: "After 4 years at Verint leading the automation, integration and QA teams, Ariel co-founded Coralogix in 2014."[1] Globes reported in 2025 that Coralogix was founded by four former employees of Verint: Assaraf, Farin, Kroupp and Lior Redlus.[2] Sources differ on the founding year: the company's former leadership page gives 2014, and a 2022 podcast biography of Assaraf gives 2015.[1][3] In June 2025 Coralogix raised $115 million at a valuation of more than $1 billion,[4] and in June 2026 it announced a $200 million Series F round, bringing its total funding to $550 million. Globes reported that it had 600 employees, 300 of them in Israel.[5]
See also
- Coralogix
- Yoni Farin
- Guy Kroupp
- Verint
- Unit 8200
- Cyber and tech firms founded by ex Unit 8200 or occupation forces veterans
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Coralogix, About Coralogix Coralogix (version on the company's development host), accessed 10 November 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Meytal Vaizberg, Coralogix raises $115m to become newest Israeli unicorn Globes, 17 June 2025, accessed 10 November 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Revaia, Episode 6: Ariel Assaraf, CEO of Coralogix Inflection Point: The Path to IPO (podcast), 2 December 2022, accessed 10 November 2026.
- ↑ Meir Orbach, Coralogix raises $115 million Series E at over $1 billion valuation Ctech, 17 June 2025, accessed 10 November 2026.
- ↑ Globes correspondent, Israeli observability co Coralogix raises $200m Globes, 3 June 2026, accessed 11 November 2026.