Upwind

Upwind is a pioneering cloud security company founded in 2022 that has rapidly emerged as a leader in Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) solutions. The company revolutionizes cloud security by combining traditional cloud security posture management with runtime intelligence, enabling security teams to accurately prioritize risks and respond to critical threats in real-time.

Founded by Amiram Shachar and his team from Spot.io (acquired by NetApp for $450 million), Upwind has achieved extraordinary growth, including a 4,000% year-over-year revenue increase. The company serves over 200 enterprise customers including Peloton, Bill, Fiverr, and Agoda, protecting their cloud infrastructure with next-generation runtime-powered security.

Upwind's innovative approach eliminates the noise that plagues traditional cloud security tools by correlating live workload activity with identity, configuration, and vulnerability context. This runtime-first architecture has demonstrated a 90% reduction in false positives while delivering comprehensive security across cloud security posture management, workload protection, detection and response, vulnerability management, identity security, and container security. With $180 million in total funding and a $900 million valuation as of December 2024, Upwind is redefining how organizations secure their cloud environments in an increasingly complex threat landscape.