Assaf Hefetz
Israeli software engineer and co-founder of Snyk; Unit 8200 graduate
| Assaf Hefetz
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|---|---|
| Image |  Assaf Hefetz (Heavybit profile) |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation | Software engineer and entrepreneur |
| Known for | Co-founder and former chief technology officer of Snyk |
Assaf Hefetz is an Israeli software engineer who co-founded the developer-security company Snyk in 2015 with Guy Podjarny and Danny Grander. Globes reported that the three founders are "all graduates of the Israel Defense Forces 8200 intelligence unit".[1]
Career
According to his profile on the Heavybit community site, Hefetz was co-founder and chief technology officer of Snyk, and before that "Director of Innovation at Supercom, where he led the development and innovation of the company's security products, and a senior developer at Skycure".[2] The companies are SuperCom and Skycure.
Guy Podjarny told The Decibel Podcast that he found Danny Grander through his past networks, and that "him and Assaf Hefetz were about to found their own thing". He said the pair dropped their own venture, which "already had committed funding", to join him, and "built the team in Israel".[3]
Snyk's leadership page, as accessed in October 2026, lists Manoj Nair as chief technology officer and does not list Hefetz.[4] Companies House does not list him among the current or former officers of Snyk Limited, the company's UK entity.[5]
Unit 8200
Globes described all three founders of Snyk as graduates of the Israel Defense Forces' 8200 intelligence unit (Unit 8200).[1] No source found so far describes Hefetz's own role in the unit.
See also
- Snyk
- Guy Podjarny
- Danny Grander
- Unit 8200
- Cyber and tech firms founded by ex Unit 8200 or occupation forces veterans
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Uri Berkovitz, Snyk raises $300m at $4.7b valuation Globes, 10 March 2021, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ Heavybit, Assaf Hefetz Heavybit (community profile), accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ Jon Sakoda, Guy Podjarny, founder of Snyk: building conviction on a contrarian bet The Decibel Podcast (transcript), accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ Snyk, Snyk Leadership Team Snyk (Snyk-side), accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ Companies House, SNYK LIMITED (09677925): officers Companies House, accessed 21 October 2026.