Upwind Security
Upwind Security, or Upwind, is an Israeli-American cloud security company founded in 2022 and headquartered in San Francisco, California[1] with other office locations in Israel, the United Kingdom, and Iceland.[2] Upwind is led by its co-founder Amiram Shachar.[3] The company positions its product as a runtime-powered Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) for enterprises to monitor and secure their cloud-native applications.[4]
History
Upwind was founded in 2022 by former Spot.io founder Amiram Shachar and former Spot.io employees Lavi Ferdman, Tal Zuri, and Liran Polak.[3]
In 2024, the company experienced an over 4,000% revenue growth year over year according to Frost & Sullivan.[5] On December 2, 2024, Upwind closed a US$100 million Series A funding round led by Craft Ventures at a $900 million valuation.[6][7]
On January 26, 2026, Upwind announced a $250 million Series B funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, reporting a $1.5 billion valuation and achieving unicorn status.[3][8]
Products and services
Upwind describes its offering as a "runtime-powered CNAPP," which integrates "vulnerability management, CSPM, DSPM, container security, CWPP, CDR, API security and identity security" into one platform.[4] The platform claims to use an eBPF-based sensor to provide real-time visibility into "workloads, configurations and applications." [9]
Recognition
In 2025, Upwind was included in Gartner's 2025 Market Guide for CNAPP and was listed in three of the firm's Hype Cycles.[10] In the same year, Frost & Sullivan named Upwind as its Company of the Year in the Cloud-Native Application Detection & Response (CNADR) market.[10]
References
- ↑ Wrobel, Sharon (2026-01-26). "Israeli-founded cyber startup raises $250m, attains unicorn status at $1.5b valuation". The Times of Israel. ISSN 0040-7909. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
- ↑ "Cloud security startup Upwind nets $100M in Series A, triples valuation to $900M". ctech. 2024-12-02. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Israeli-founded Upwind hits unicorn status | The Jerusalem Post". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2026-01-26. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Upwind CNAPP | Documentation | Upwind Security". docs.upwind.io. 2024-10-27. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ↑ "2026 Company of the Year: Recognized for Best Practices in the Global Cloud-Native Application Detection & Response (CNADR) Industry" (PDF). Frost & Sullivan. 2026. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ↑ Lunden, Ingrid (2024-12-02). "Cloud security specialist Upwind confirms it raised $100M at a $900M valuation". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ↑ "Cloud security startup Upwind nets $100M in Series A, triples valuation to $900M". ctech. 2024-12-02. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ↑ Loten, Angus (2026-01-26). "Exclusive | Upwind Raises $250 Million to Expand Cloud Security". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ↑ "Cloud Security Startup Upwind Lands $250M Funding Round, $1.5B Valuation". CRN. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Knowles, Catherine. "Upwind named CNADR company of the year & praised by analysts". IT Brief Canada. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
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