Upwind

Upwind Cloud Security Platform bridges intelligence from runtime to build-time, eliminating friction & boosting the productivity of your developers, security engineers, and DevOps.

Cybersecurity Developer tools and cloud

Latest funding

$400M Series B+ · October 28, 2026

Source: hackernoon.com

Total raised: $1.13B across 6 sourced rounds

All 6 rounds ↓

Website: upwind.io.

X: @upwindsecurity · 660 followers.

LinkedIn: upwindsecurity.

Categories: Cybersecurity Developer tools and cloud.

Sectors: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Management, Cloud Security, Cyber Security.

Stage: Series B+.

Based in: San Francisco, United States.

Founded: 2022.

Total raised: $1.13B in 6 sourced rounds.

Last round: Oct 28, 2026 · 18 days ago.

Headcount: 251–500 employees.

On Recent Funding since: Sep 29, 2026.

Signals

X account@upwindsecurity · created Jan 1, 2022 (4 years old) · 660 followers

Website registeredAug 22, 2019 (7 years old)

About Upwind

Upwind delivers comprehensive cloud security, precisely when and where it’s most critical.

TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

Upwind | 248 days from X account to first raise on record

@upwindsecurity·Raised $1128M in 6 sourced rounds·1 signal before the first raise

Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.

Funding rounds

Date	Round	Amount	Lead	Source
Oct 28, 2026	Series B+	$400M	—	hackernoon.com
Sep 2, 2026	Series B+	$300M	BBessemer Venture Partners	siliconangle.com
Jan 29, 2026	Series B+	$250M	BBessemer Venture Partners	techcrunch.com
Dec 2, 2024	Series A	$100M	CCraft Ventures	upwind.io
Sep 5, 2023	Series A	$50M	CCraft Ventures	upwind.io
Sep 6, 2022	Seed	$28M	—	calcalistech.com

Timeline

January 1, 2022
X account created
August 22, 2019
Website created

Founders and team

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Amiram Shachar Co-Founder & CEO

@amiramshachar · LinkedIn · source: upwind.io
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Tal Zur Co-Founder & CTO

source: upwind.io
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Lavi Ferdman Co-Founder & Growth

LinkedIn · source: upwind.io
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Liran Polak Founder

LinkedIn
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Gourav Nagar Head of Infosec and IT
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Rinki Sethi Chief Security Officer
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Tomer Hadassi Chief of staff

Acquisitions

Acquired company	Price	Announced
AAegis	Not disclosed	Sep 23, 2026 · Ynetnews
NNyx Security	Not disclosed	Date not given · ChannelE2E

Investors

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Bessemer Venture Partners portfolio →

Sources and API

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