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Israeli Cyber Entrepreneur Plans Record-Breaking AI Startup After Multiple Successful Exits

An Israeli entrepreneur with multiple successful cybersecurity exits has launched Oak, an AI-driven identity management startup, aiming to break national exit records. After serving in the IDF's 8200 unit and leading several sold startups, he raised $60 million for Oak in 2026 and plans rapid growth.

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Israeli Cyber Entrepreneur Plans Record-Breaking AI Startup After Multiple Successful Exits
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What happened

  1. 01Israeli entrepreneur founded and sold multiple cybersecurity startups, including Integrity Project, Secdo, and Armatix.
  2. 02Secdo was sold to Palo Alto Networks for about $100 million in 2018.
  3. 03Armatix was acquired by Tenable for over $300 million, where he served as chief product officer.
  4. 04In 2026, he founded Oak, an AI-based identity management startup, raising $60 million seed funding.
  5. 05Oak aims to grow to 100 employees by year-end and break Israel's startup exit record.
  6. 06He has invested as an angel in about 20 startups and enjoys competitive bridge and poker.

His career spans military intelligence, tech leadership, and angel investing.

Translated and summarized by baba from Globes, the latest report. Read Globes’s original

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