Michael Aminov
Israeli Unit 8200 veteran who worked at CyActive, bought by PayPal, and co-founded the email and collaboration-security company Perception Point, bought by Fortinet in 2024
| Michael Aminov
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|---|---|
| Image |  Aminov, from his SC Media contributor profile |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation | Software engineer; company executive |
| Known for | Co-founder of Perception Point |
| Education | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BA, computer science) |
Michael Aminov is an Israeli cyber-security engineer who co-founded the email and collaboration-security company Perception Point in 2015 and was its chief architect.[1][2] SC Media describes him as "a veteran of the Intelligence Corps of the IDF" (Intelligence Corps), and Globes reported that he served in Unit 8200.[2][1]
Military service and education
According to Globes in 2015, "Pats, Levin, and Aminov worked together in the IDF's elite intelligence section, Unit 8200", and the investment from Pinchas Buchris, "a former commander of the distinguished unit, represents a fitting closure, as the three trained in a select course created by the SOMV founder" (Unit 8200; State of Mind Ventures).[1] Ctech wrote in 2021 that Aminov and Shlomi Levin "both previously served in the technological unit of the Israeli military's Intelligence Corps".[3] SC Media says that he "holds a BA in Computer Science from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev" (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev).[2]
Career
According to Globes, "Aminov worked for newcomer CyActive, which sold to PayPal for $60 million" in 2015 (CyActive; PayPal), before co-founding Perception Point, where he was vice-president of research and development.[1] SC Media says that "Michael was formerly the Chief Architect of CyActive".[2] Perception Point raised $2 million from State of Mind Ventures and Yuval Baharav in 2015.[1] In 2024 the US company Fortinet bought it; Ctech put the price at about $100 million.[4]
See also
- Perception Point
- Shlomi Levin
- Yevgeny Pats
- 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 Roy Goldenberg, Cyber security co Perception Point raises $2m Globes, 4 November 2015, accessed 10 November 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 SC Media, Michael Aminov SC Media, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ Meir Orbach, Perception Point raises $28 million to grow Prevention-as-a-Service solution Ctech, 21 April 2021, accessed 10 November 2026.
- ↑ Meir Orbach, Fortinet buys Perception Point for $100M: A lukewarm exit for Israeli cyber startup Ctech, 12 December 2024, accessed 10 November 2026.