Upwind Security

Upwind Security

San Francisco, CA, USA
444 employees
Cybersecurity
Growth · $430M

About Upwind Security

Upwind Security is a runtime-first cloud security platform (CNAPP) that bridges intelligence from runtime to build-time, providing real-time visibility, threat detection, and root cause analysis across cloud infrastructure, workloads, and applications. The platform serves security engineers, developers, and DevOps teams at enterprises, consolidating posture management, vulnerability and identity security, container protection, and cloud detection and response into a single environment. Founded in 2022 by the team behind Spot.io (acquired by NetApp), Upwind brings deep cloud infrastructure experience to modern cloud and AI security.

Company details

Team Size444
LocationSan Francisco, CA, USA
IndustryCybersecurity

Funding

Total raised

$430M

Last stage

Growth

Investors

Bessemer Venture Partners
PPicture Capital

Founders

Amiram Shachar

Amiram Shachar

Amiram Shachar is the Founder and CEO of Upwind Security. He shares experiences from engineering, DevOps, and enterprise reality that led to building a runtime-first approach to cloud security.

LinkedIn
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Lavi Ferdman

Co-founder from the original Spot.io team; leads growth at Upwind Security.

LP

Liran Polak

Co-founder from the original Spot.io team; serves as Chief Architect at Upwind Security.

What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.