Cyolo
Israeli secure-remote-access company for industrial and operational-technology networks, founded in 2019 by former commanders of the Israeli Navy's cyber unit
| Cyolo
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| Logo |  Cyolo logo |
| Type | Private company |
| Founded | 2019 |
| Founder(s) | Almog Apirion, Eran Shmuely, Dedi Yarkoni |
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv (according to the company's 2020 launch announcement) |
| Industry | Cyber security |
| Services | Identity-based secure remote access for operational technology (OT) and cyber-physical systems |
| Homepage | cyolo.io |
Cyolo is an Israeli cyber-security company that sells secure remote-access software, particularly for industrial and operational-technology (OT) networks. According to the investment club NevCap, it was "Founded in 2019 by Almog Apirion, Eran Shmuely, and Dedi Yarkoni (former commanders in the Israeli Navy Cyber Unit)" (Almog Apirion, Eran Shmuely, Dedi Yarkoni; Israeli Navy).[1] Its chief executive, Apirion, is described on the company's website as "the founder of the Israeli Navy Cyber Unit".[2]
Founders and military service
Writing on the company blog in 2022, Apirion said: "Before starting Cyolo, I spent years as a security leader, first leading the cyber unit for the Israeli Navy and then as a CISO in high tech." The author note under the post calls him "the founder of the Israeli Navy Cyber Unit".[2] NevCap describes all three founders as "former commanders in the Israeli Navy Cyber Unit".[1]
Funding
Cyolo came out of stealth on 6 April 2020 with a $4.2 million seed round led by Flint Capital, with Global Founders Capital and Differential Ventures; its announcement was datelined Tel Aviv.[3] In June 2022 it announced a $60 million Series B round led by National Grid Partners, the venture arm of the British energy company National Grid, with existing investors Glilot Capital Partners, Flint Capital, Differential Ventures and Merlin Ventures.[2]
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 NevCap, Cyolo NevCap Entrepreneurs Club, accessed 10 November 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Almog Apirion, Announcing Cyolo's $60 Million Series B Financing Cyolo, 28 June 2022, accessed 10 November 2026.
- ↑ Cyolo, Cyolo Raises $4.2 Million to Provide Boundless Secure Business Connectivity Cyolo, 6 April 2020, accessed 10 November 2026.