PureSec
Israeli serverless-security start-up whose founders came from elite IDF cyber, intelligence and commando units; bought by Palo Alto Networks in 2019
| PureSec
| |
|---|---|
| Type | Acquired (part of Palo Alto Networks) |
| Founder(s) | Shaked Zin, Avi Shulman, Ory Segal |
| Industry | Cyber security (serverless application security) |
| Parent | Palo Alto Networks (from 2019) |
PureSec was an Israeli cyber-security start-up that made security tools for "serverless" cloud applications, covering vulnerability management, access permissions and threats while functions are running. On 29 May 2019 Palo Alto Networks announced that it had agreed to buy PureSec, together with Twistlock, to add to its Prisma cloud-security suite. The terms of the PureSec deal were not disclosed.[1]
Founders and the IDF
The Australian venture firm Square Peg, which invested in PureSec's $7 million Series A round, wrote that "Shaked Zin and Avi Shulman came from elite units in the Israel Defence Forces across cyber, intelligence and commando units." It said they then brought in Ory Segal, an application-security specialist, and that it had been introduced to the company by its co-investors TLV Partners.[2] The source does not name the units.
Sale to Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks said that PureSec's co-founders, Shaked Zin, Ory Segal and Avi Shulman, would join the company.[1]
See also
- Twistlock
- Israel Defense Forces
- Cyber and tech firms founded by ex Unit 8200 or occupation forces veterans
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Palo Alto Networks, Palo Alto Networks Announces Intent to Acquire Two Companies to Extend Its Cloud Security Leadership, Palo Alto Networks (press release), 29 May 2019, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ Dan Krasnostein, Investment notes: Puresec US$7m Series A, Square Peg (investor), accessed 21 October 2026.