Zafran Security
Israeli exposure-management start-up founded in 2022 by Unit 8200 veterans Sanaz Yashar and Snir Havdala and Unit 81 veteran Ben Seri
| Zafran Security
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| Trade name | Zafran |
| Type | Private |
| Founded | 2022 |
| Founder(s) | Sanaz Yashar, Ben Seri, Snir Havdala |
| Headquarters | Israel and the United States |
| Industry | Cyber security (threat exposure management) |
| Number of employees | About 40 (2024) |
Zafran Security (Zafran) is an Israeli cyber-security start-up whose platform identifies which of an organisation's vulnerabilities can actually be exploited and reduces the risk by using the security controls it already has. It was founded in 2022 by chief executive Sanaz Yashar, chief technology officer Ben Seri and chief product officer Snir Havdala. In March 2024 it announced a $25 million Series A round led by Sequoia Capital and Cyberstarts, after an earlier undisclosed seed round of $5 million.[1]
Founders, Unit 8200 and Unit 81
According to Ctech, Sanaz Yashar, who was born in Tehran and moved to Israel in her youth, "served for about 15 years in the IDF Intelligence Corps Unit 8200 and was discharged with the rank of major". She later led cyber-threat research groups at FireEye–Mandiant. Snir Havdala "served for about a decade in Unit 8200", winning the Israel Defense Award and the Chief of Staff's Technology Award, and was also discharged as a major. Ben Seri "served in Unit 81 and also won the Israel Defense Award".[1]
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Meir Orbach, After fleeing Iran and an illustrious career in Israeli intelligence, Sanaz Yashar raises $30M for cyber startup, Ctech, 28 March 2024, accessed 21 October 2026.