Upwind Security
Upwind is a runtime-powered cloud security platform (CNAPP) that provides real-time visibility and proactive threat detection for modern cloud and AI environments.
At a Glance
- Cloud-native enterprises
- SaaS companies
- Financial services
- E-commerce
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Cloud Native Application Protection
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Products & Services
A unified cloud security platform that uses runtime context to identify, prioritize, and remediate security risks across multi-cloud environments.
A managed service providing 24/7 monitoring and response leveraging Upwind's runtime visibility.
Market Position
Upwind differentiates itself by being 'runtime-first,' using live workload data to provide 10x better risk prioritization than static-only security tools.
Leadership
Founders
Amiram Shachar
Co-founder & CEO. Previously Founder & CEO of Spot.io (acquired by NetApp for $450M) and VP & GM at Spot by NetApp. Former Team Leader at Mamram (Israel Defense Forces).
Lior Avi-hai
Co-founder. Previously Co-founder of Spot.io and engineer at Spot by NetApp.
Tal Regev
Co-founder. Previously Co-founder of Spot.io and lead roles at NetApp.
Amir Jerusalem
Co-founder. Previously Co-founder of Spot.io.
Yuval Fernbach
Co-founder & CTO. Previously Lead Architect/Engineer at Spot.io and NetApp.
Executive Team
Amiram Shachar
Co-Founder & CEO
Former Founder/CEO of Spot.io.
Yuval Fernbach
Co-Founder & CTO
Cloud infrastructure expert, formerly at Spot.io.
Board of Directors
Founding Story
Upwind was founded by the team behind Spot.io (acquired by NetApp) to solve the lack of 'runtime context' in cloud security, aiming to bridge the gap between DevOps and security operations.
Business Model
Revenue Model
SaaS subscription model based on cloud workload volume and platform usage.
Pricing Tiers
Full CNAPP platform with runtime protection, API security, and compliance.
Target Markets
- Cloud-native enterprises
- SaaS companies
- Financial services
- E-commerce
- Protecting Kubernetes and container workloads
- Securing ephemeral and serverless compute
- Reducing alert fatigue via risk prioritization
- Real-time threat detection and response
- Wix
- Bill.com
- Booking.com
- Roku