Guy Podjarny
Israeli co-founder and chairman of Snyk; founder of Tessl; Unit 8200 veteran
| Guy Podjarny
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|---|---|
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation | Technology entrepreneur |
| Known for | Co-founder and chairman of Snyk; founder and CEO of Tessl; former CTO of Akamai |
Guy Podjarny is an Israeli technology entrepreneur and Unit 8200 veteran who co-founded the developer-security company Snyk in 2015. He was its chief executive until 2019, and has chaired its board since March 2026. He is also founder and chief executive of the London-based AI software start-up Tessl.[1][2]
Unit 8200 and Snyk
Globes reported in 2021 that Snyk "was founded in 2015 by Guy Podjarny, Assaf Hefetz and Danny Grander – all graduates of the Israel Defense Forces 8200 intelligence unit". In July 2019 Peter McKay, an early investor and "an old friend of Podjarny", replaced him as CEO. In March 2021 the company raised $300 million at a $4.7 billion valuation.[3] According to Snyk, Podjarny remained president and a board member until early 2025, then became an adviser, and rejoined the board as chairman in March 2026.[1]
Akamai and Tessl
Before Snyk, Podjarny founded Blaze, a website-acceleration start-up acquired by Akamai, and then became Akamai's chief technology officer.[2][4] In November 2024 TechCrunch reported that Tessl had raised $125 million across seed and Series A rounds, led by GV, Boldstart and Index Ventures, at a valuation it put at $750 million. The same report said Snyk had last been valued at $7.4 billion, in 2022.[2]
See also
- Snyk
- Unit 8200
- The Sunday Times Rich List 2022
- Cyber and tech firms founded by ex Unit 8200 or occupation forces veterans
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Snyk, Snyk Board Snyk, accessed 19 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ingrid Lunden, Tessl raises $125M at $500M+ valuation to build AI that writes and maintains code TechCrunch, 14 November 2024.
- ↑ Uri Berkovitz, Snyk raises $300m at $4.7b valuation Globes, 10 March 2021.
- ↑ Guy Podjarny, About guypo.com (personal website), accessed 19 October 2026.