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{{short description|'''Israeli SaaS-security start-up founded by veterans of IDF intelligence Units 81 and 8200; backed by Daniel Loeb's Third Point'''}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Grip Security
| type = Private
| founded = {{Start date|2021|02}}
| founder = [[Lior Yaari]], [[Idan Fast]], [[Alon Shenkler]]
| hq_location = Tel Aviv, Israel; Boston, United States
| industry = Software-as-a-service (SaaS) security
| num_employees = 75 (August 2023)<ref name="CtechGrip">Sophie Shulman, [https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/wnq5c27ae Grip Security raises $41 million led by Daniel Loeb's Third Point Ventures] ''Ctech'', 22 August 2023, accessed 21 October 2026.</ref>
}}
'''Grip Security''' is an Israeli cyber-security company that secures the software-as-a-service applications used by organisations. It was founded in February 2021 by chief executive [[Lior Yaari]], chief technology officer [[Idan Fast]] and [[Alon Shenkler]], and has offices in Tel Aviv and Boston.<ref name="CtechGrip" />

== Founders and military intelligence ==
''Ctech'' reported that the founders "met during their military service in units 81 and 8200" ([[Unit 8200]]; [[Aman|Intelligence Corps]]).<ref name="CtechGrip" />

== Funding ==
In August 2023 Grip raised $41 million in a round led by [[Daniel Loeb]]'s [[Third Point Ventures]].<ref name="CtechGrip" />

== See also ==
* [[Unit 8200]]
* [[Cyber and tech firms founded by ex Unit 8200 or occupation forces veterans]]

== Notes ==
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[[Category:Israel]]
[[Category:Unit 8200]]
[[Category:Companies]]
[[Category:Security Industry]]

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