Helios (company)
Tel Aviv developer-observability start-up co-founded by Unit 8200 alumnus Eli Cohen; bought by Snyk in 2024
| Helios
| |
|---|---|
| Logo |  Helios logo (Snyk acquisition announcement) |
| Type | Private; acquired |
| Founder(s) | Eli Cohen, Ran Nozik |
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Industry | Software observability and runtime data |
| Parent | Snyk (from 2024) |
Helios was a Tel Aviv-based start-up that collected runtime data to help developers troubleshoot distributed applications. It was founded by chief executive Eli Cohen and chief technology officer Ran Nozik, and Snyk bought it in January 2024.[1] Snyk describes Cohen as "an alumnus of the elite Israeli intelligence unit 8200".[2]
History
In June 2022 TechCrunch reported that Helios had launched generally and raised "a $5 million seed round co-led by Entrée Capital and Amiti VC". Angel investors in the round included Guy Podjarny ("co-founder of Snyk"), Adi Sharabani and Yair Amit (co-founders of Skycure), Benny Schnaider and Guy Fighel.[3]
On 16 January 2024 Snyk announced that it had acquired Helios, "an industry pioneer capturing application runtime data", to extend its application security posture management product.[4] Globes said no financial details were disclosed.[1] Ctech later reported that by the end of 2023 Snyk had spent "more than $40 million on acquisitions, including Israel-based Enso Security and Helios".[5]
Unit 8200 link
Snyk Labs' biography of Eli Cohen says he "co-founded Helios, which was acquired by Snyk in 2024", and that "He is an alumnus of the elite Israeli intelligence unit 8200".[2] Angel investor Guy Podjarny has said he served in Unit 8200.[6]
See also
- Snyk
- Eli Cohen (entrepreneur)
- Unit 8200
- Cyber and tech firms founded by ex Unit 8200 or occupation forces veterans
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Globes correspondent, Snyk buys Israeli runtime data co Helios Globes, 16 January 2024, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Snyk Labs, Eli Cohen – Director of Technology Incubation Snyk Labs (Snyk-side), accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ Frederic Lardinois, Helios wants to tame the microservices development chaos TechCrunch, 29 June 2022, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ Snyk, Snyk Acquires Runtime Data Pioneer Helios, Empowering Global AppSec Teams with Unparalleled Cloud-to-Code Risk Visibility Snyk (press release, Snyk-side), 16 January 2024, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ CTech, Snyk’s CEO steps aside, arguing the AI era demands a different kind of leader Ctech, 22 February 2026, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ Jon Sakoda, Guy Podjarny, founder of Snyk: building conviction on a contrarian bet The Decibel Podcast (transcript), accessed 21 October 2026.