Salt Security
API-security company co-founded by Roey Eliyahu, a veteran of an elite IDF cyber-security unit; valued at $1.4bn in 2022
| Salt Security
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| Type | Private |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Founder(s) | Roey Eliyahu, Michael Nicosia |
| Industry | Cyber security (API security) |
Salt Security is a cyber-security company that protects application programming interfaces (APIs). It was founded in 2016 by Roey Eliyahu, its chief executive, and Michael Nicosia. In February 2022 it raised $140 million in a Series D round led by CapitalG, the growth fund of Google's parent company Alphabet, at a valuation of $1.4 billion.[1]
Founders and the IDF
A 2025 company blog post says that "In Roey’s years in one of the most elite cybersecurity units of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), when his charter was offensive and defensive hacking of the government’s military and civilian systems, he found APIs the easiest way to break in."[2] The company does not name the unit.
Funding
Salt said the 2022 round brought its total funding to $271 million, $210 million of it raised in the previous twelve months.[3] Ctech listed earlier investors as Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, Tenaya Capital, S Capital VC, Advent International, Alkeon Capital and DFJ Growth.[1]
See also
- Noname Security
- Israel Defense Forces
- Cyber and tech firms founded by ex Unit 8200 or occupation forces veterans
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Meir Orbach, Salt Security reaches $1.4 billion valuation in $140 million Series D, Ctech, 10 February 2022, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ Salt Security, API Security Disruptor and Globee Gold Winner Salt Security, Salt Security (company blog), 1 May 2025, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ Salt Security, Salt Security Raises $140 Million Series D Round Led by CapitalG at $1.4 Billion Valuation, Salt Security (press release), 10 February 2022, accessed 21 October 2026.