Itamar Apelblat
Israeli former Unit 8200 officer and R&D group manager who co-founded a fintech start-up and the machine-identity security company Token Security, of which he is chief executive
| Itamar Apelblat
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|---|---|
| Image |  Apelblat, from his SC Media contributor profile (cropped) |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation | Company executive |
| Known for | Co-founder and chief executive of Token Security |
Itamar Apelblat is an Israeli cyber-security entrepreneur who co-founded the machine-identity security company Token Security in 2023 with Ido Shlomo, and is its chief executive.[1] According to his Forbes Technology Council profile, he "served as an officer and R&D group manager in Israel’s elite Unit 8200, where he led advanced cybersecurity initiatives" (Unit 8200).[2]
Military service
TechCrunch reported in 2025 that "The startup's co-founders met at Israel's Unit 8200 military intelligence unit", where "Apelblat worked on defensive security at the unit while Shlomo led work against nation-state actors on the offensive side — that is, actually getting into an enemy country's tech to gather intelligence or disrupt their operations" (Unit 8200; Intelligence Corps).[1] Shlomo told TechCrunch: "Itamar and I met 16 years ago when I helped him tie his bootlaces on our first day being recruited into Unit 8200".[1]
Career
SC Media says that Apelblat is "A second-time entrepreneur" who "previously co-founded a successful fintech startup"; the start-up is not named.[3] TechCrunch reported that the idea for Token Security came when, at a previous job, he found that an old contractors' service account still had full access across the organisation.[1] Token Security was founded in 2023 and in January 2025 raised a $20 million Series A round led by Notable Capital, bringing its total funding to $27 million.[1][4]
See also
- Token Security
- Ido Shlomo
- Unit 8200
- Cyber and tech firms founded by ex Unit 8200 or occupation forces veterans
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Charles Rollet, Hackers are targeting machine identities. Token Security just raised $20M to stop them. TechCrunch, 27 January 2025, accessed 10 November 2026.
- ↑ Forbes Technology Council, Itamar Apelblat Forbes Councils, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ SC Media, Itamar Apelblat SC Media, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ Token Security, Token Security raises $20M to secure enterprises' machine identities -- from legacy applications to AI agents PR Newswire, 28 January 2025, accessed 10 November 2026.