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{{short description|'''Israeli automotive cyber-security company in Herzliya, founded in 2017 by an IDF "special unit" veteran and a veteran of a technological unit in the Intelligence Corps'''}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Upstream Security
| trade_name = Upstream Security Ltd.
| logo = Upstream_Security_logo.png
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Upstream Security logo
| type = Private company
| founded = {{Start date|2017}}
| founder = [[Yoav Levy]], [[Yonatan Appel]]
| hq_location = 7 Sapir Street, Herzliya 4685211, Israel; US office at 280 North Old Woodward, Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009
| industry = Cyber security; automotive data analytics
| services = Cloud-based cyber-security and data analytics for connected vehicles; vehicle security operations centre
| key_people = [[Yoav Levy]] (chief executive)
| homepage = [https://upstream.io/ upstream.io]
}}
'''Upstream Security''' (Upstream Security Ltd.) is an Israeli company, based in Herzliya, that sells cloud-based cyber-security and data-analytics services for connected cars and vehicle fleets. It was founded in 2017 by [[Yoav Levy]] and [[Yonatan Appel]]. According to the company's seed-funding announcement, Levy "served in a special unit in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF)" and Appel "served in a technological unit in the IDF's Intelligence Corps" ([[Israel Defense Forces]]; [[Aman|Intelligence Corps]]).<ref name="PRNUpstream2017">Upstream Security and Glilot Capital Partners, [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/upstream-security-raises-2m-to-protect-connected-and-autonomous-fleets-630815303.html Upstream Security Raises $2M to Protect Connected and Autonomous Fleets] ''PR Newswire'', 26 June 2017, accessed 10 November 2026.</ref>

== Founders and military service ==
The June 2017 announcement said that "Upstream Security was founded by security veterans Yoav Levy and Yonatan Appel in 2017. Mr. Levy, CEO, has 18 years' experience working for leading companies, including Check Point, Juniper Networks, and Broadcom. He served in a special unit in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). Mr. Appel, CTO, specializes in application security and network security, with 18 years' experience, including in Check Point, Imperva, and Microsoft. He served in a technological unit in the IDF's Intelligence Corps" ([[Check Point Software Technologies]]; [[Imperva]]; [[Microsoft]]).<ref name="PRNUpstream2017"/>

== Funding ==
Upstream's $2 million seed round in 2017 was led by [[Glilot Capital Partners]], with [[Maniv Mobility]].<ref name="PRNUpstream2017"/> In August 2021 it announced a $62 million Series C led by [[Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance]], a subsidiary of [[MS&AD Insurance Group]], bringing its total funding to $105 million. The company said that it was backed by [[Alliance Ventures]] (of [[Renault]], [[Nissan]] and [[Mitsubishi Motors|Mitsubishi]]), [[Volvo Group Venture Capital]], [[Hyundai]], [[Nationwide Insurance]], [[Salesforce Ventures]], [[CRV]], Glilot and Maniv, and that [[Delek US]] was among its existing investors.<ref name="UpstreamSeriesC">Upstream Security, [https://upstream.io/press-releases/upstream-completes-round-c-financing/ Upstream Security Raises $62M in Series C Financing Round] ''Upstream'', 24 August 2021, accessed 10 November 2026.</ref> ''[[TechCrunch]]'' reported that close to four million connected vehicles from six manufacturers were then on its platform, across the United States, Europe and Japan.<ref name="TCUpstream2021">Rebecca Bellan, [https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/24/automotive-cybersecurity-startup-upstream-raises-62m-series-c-to-scale-cloud-based-security/ Automotive startup Upstream raises $62M Series C to scale cloud-based security] ''TechCrunch'', 24 August 2021, accessed 10 November 2026.</ref>

The company's website gives its Israeli address as 7 Sapir Street, Herzliya, with further offices in Birmingham, Michigan, and Tokyo.<ref name="UpstreamContact">Upstream Security, [https://upstream.io/contact-us/ Contact Us] ''Upstream'', accessed 10 November 2026.</ref>

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

== External links ==
* [https://upstream.io/ Official website]

== Notes ==
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[[Category:Israel]]
[[Category:Companies]]
[[Category:IDF]]
[[Category:Israeli intelligence]]
[[Category:Security Industry]]

Upstream Security - Revision history

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