Token Security
Israeli machine-identity security company founded in 2023 by Unit 8200 veterans Itamar Apelblat and Ido Shlomo
| Token Security
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| Logo |  Token Security logo |
| Type | Private company |
| Founded | 2023 |
| Founder(s) | Itamar Apelblat, Ido Shlomo |
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Industry | Cyber security |
| Services | Non-human (machine) identity and AI-agent identity security |
| Homepage | token.security |
Token Security is an Israeli cyber-security company that sells software to find and control "non-human" identities, such as the service accounts and AI agents that run automated processes in company systems.[1] It was founded in 2023 by Itamar Apelblat and Ido Shlomo, who met in Unit 8200, the Israel Defense Forces signals intelligence unit.[1] The company itself describes them as "8200 security experts".[2]
History
TechCrunch reported that Token Security was founded in 2023 and came out of stealth in 2024.[1] On 28 January 2025 the company announced from Tel Aviv a $20 million Series A round led by Notable Capital (formerly GGV Capital), with the existing investor TLV Partners and executives from Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike and Check Point, bringing its total funding to $27 million.[2][1]
Founders and military service
TechCrunch wrote that "The startup's co-founders met at Israel's Unit 8200 military intelligence unit", where "Apelblat worked on defensive security at the unit while Shlomo led work against nation-state actors on the offensive side — that is, actually getting into an enemy country's tech to gather intelligence or disrupt their operations".[1]
- Itamar Apelblat, co-founder and chief executive: Unit 8200 (Intelligence Corps), defensive security.[1]
- Ido Shlomo, co-founder and chief technology officer: Unit 8200, offensive operations against "nation-state actors". He told TechCrunch: "Itamar and I met 16 years ago when I helped him tie his bootlaces on our first day being recruited into Unit 8200".[1]
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Charles Rollet, Hackers are targeting machine identities. Token Security just raised $20M to stop them. TechCrunch, 27 January 2025, accessed 10 November 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Token Security, Token Security raises $20M to secure enterprises' machine identities -- from legacy applications to AI agents PR Newswire, 28 January 2025, accessed 10 November 2026.