Idan Plotnik
Israeli cybersecurity entrepreneur; co-founder and CEO of Apiiro; formerly Aorato
| Idan Plotnik
| |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation | Cybersecurity entrepreneur |
| Known for | Co-founder and CEO of Apiiro; founder of Aorato |
Idan Plotnik is an Israeli cybersecurity entrepreneur. He is co-founder and chief executive of Apiiro, an application-security company. Company and press materials describe him and co-founder Yonatan Eldar as alumni of the IDF cybersecurity unit Matzov. Before Apiiro he founded Aorato, which Microsoft acquired for about $200 million, and later worked as a director of engineering at Microsoft.[1][2]
Aorato and Microsoft
Plotnik was founder and CEO of Aorato, a user-and-entity behaviour analytics (UEBA) company acquired by Microsoft. He and Eldar then worked at Microsoft as engineering executives.[1]
Apiiro
Apiiro launched publicly in October 2020 with $35 million from Greylock and Kleiner Perkins. Ctech later reported a $100 million raise after talks of a Palo Alto Networks acquisition did not complete, and earlier deal talk of a roughly $600 million Palo Alto acquisition.[1][3][4]
See also
- Apiiro
- Yonatan Eldar
- Unit 8200
- Cyber and tech firms founded by ex Unit 8200 or occupation forces veterans
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 apiiro Disrupts DevSecOps Market with Company Launch; Raises $35 Million from Greylock and Kleiner Perkins, PR Newswire, 13 October 2020.
- ↑ Israel's apiiro comes out of stealth announcing $35 million series A, Ctech, 2020.
- ↑ Apiiro raises $100 million after Palo Alto acquisition falls through, Ctech.
- ↑ Meir Orbach, Palo Alto Networks on verge of $600 million acquisition of Apiiro, Ctech, 19 September 2022.