The First:
To Acknowledge
that the identity attack surface is a crucial blind spot, unprotected by existing IAM and security products.
To Solve
the technology challenge of enforcing secure authentication on all users, resources and protocols in the on-prem and multi-cloud environment.
To Build
a Unified Identity Protection platform that delivers real-time protection against all attacks which use compromised credentials to access enterprise resources.
Hed Kovetz
CEO, Co-Founder
Hed serves as Silverfort’s CEO and is one of the company’s Co-Founders. He brings a unique technical and leadership background, including product leadership roles at Verint, where he led the company’s nation-scale cybersecurity product and won the company’s innovation competition for his patent-pending inventions. Hed previously served as a Group Leader at the famous 8200 elite cyber unit of the Israel Defense Forces, where he received the unit’s excellence awards and the Chief of Intelligence Corps Award for Innovation. Hed holds an LL.B. from Tel Aviv University.
Yaron Kassner
CTO, Co-Founder
Silverfort’s CTO and Co-Founder Yaron Kassner is a cybersecurity and big data technology expert. Before co-founding Silverfort, Yaron served as a big data expert consultant for Cisco. He also developed new capabilities involving big data analytics and machine learning algorithms at Microsoft. Prior to that Yaron served at the 8200 elite cyber unit of the Israel Defense Forces, where he led a reputable R&D team, raised to the rank of Captain, and received a prestigious excellence award. He is also a mentor on the 8200 alumni program. Yaron holds a B.Sc. in Mathematics, Summa Cum Laude, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.
Matan Fattal
Co-Founder
Matan is one of Silverfort’s Co-Founders. Before co-founding Silverfort, he was part of the innovation R&D team at Intucell (acquired by Cisco), where he built real-time large scale products. Prior to that, Matan worked as a Software Engineer at Intel. Matan also served at the 8200 elite cyber unit of the Israel Defense Forces as a cybersecurity and big data researcher and received the unit’s excellence award. Matan holds a B.Sc. and completed his studies for M.Sc. in Mathematics at Bar-Ilan University.
Tarah Cammett
CMO
Tarah is responsible for marketing growth, demand generation, brand and industry awareness as Chief Marketing Officer. For the past 22 years she has held key leadership positions in enterprise software and cyber security corporations and most recently was awarded one of the Top 25 Female Leaders in Cybersecurity. Prior to Silverfort, Tarah held senior marketing leadership positions at Immersive Labs, VoltDB, Carbon Black and Compuware. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in human services and psychology from Lesley University.
Irena Meadan
CFO
Irena is a finance and business professional with extensive and diversified experience in economics, corporate finance, risk and business management in both international organizations and start-up companies. Prior to joining Silverfort, Irena held various finance, consulting and business development management roles at Allot Communications, Hedgewiz, Financial Immunities, AIG and Bank of Israel, leading international teams to excellence and success. Irena holds a M.A. degree in Economics and Finance from Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
Ron Rasin
CSO
As Chief Strategy Officer, Ron leads Silverfort’s strategic alliances with technology partners, as well as our growth operations and business strategy. He brings over a decade of hands-on product management experience and cyber security expertise. Prior to joining Silverfort, Ron was the Director of Product Management at Claroty, and held product management roles at Wix and NCR. Before that Ron served as a Team Leader at the 8200 elite cyber unit of the Israel Defense Forces. Ron holds a B.A in Economics from Tel Aviv University.
Drew Schuil
CRO
Drew is responsible for global sales & GTM at Silverfort as Chief Revenue Officer. For the last 22 years, he has held key leadership and sales positions with enterprise software and cybersecurity companies. Prior to Silverfort, Drew was President & COO at Integris Software (acquired by OneTrust), VP of Sales at Skyfence (acquired by Imperva), and VP of Product Strategy at Imperva, meeting with customers and speaking at industry events in 43 countries. Drew has a BA in Political Science, International Relations from University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB).
Michelle Wideman
CCO
Michelle oversees Silverfort’s Customer Success and Support teams and is responsible for the customer experience, driving customer growth and retention. In this role, she works with the cross-functional teams to optimize the customer journey, ensuring customers realize the full value of the Silverfort solution. A people-first leader, she brings over twenty years of experience in Partnerships, Professional Services, Sales, Success, and Support. Prior to joining Silverfort in February 2023, she held executive leadership positions at Onna and Dell Boomi. Michelle has a Bachelor’s in Broadcast Communications & Journalism from Elon University.
Liat Gavrieli Shwartz
SVP HR
Liat leads Silverfort’s Human Resources. Liat brings many years of experience as HR and global talent recruitment for dynamic hi-tech companies. Prior to joining Silverfort, Liat was the Director of HR at Fyber. She led the HR team from their early stages as a start-up to a public company. Liat holds a BA in Behavioral Science, Rectors’ Honors Graduate and MA in Organizational Consulting from Bar Ilan University.
Revital Aronis
SVP Product Management
Revital oversees the continual evolution of Silverfort’s Unified Identity Protection platform. Starting her career at Israel’s elite 8200 Unit, and previously at Illusive Networks, her 15 years’ experience will help the company continually augment the platform to help customers address identity security risks using innovative technology.
Ben Livne
SVP R&D
As VP of R&D, Ben leads Silverfort’s engineering innovation and development efforts. He brings more than two decades of extensive experience in various engineering roles, with a deep technical background and leadership in cutting-edge technology companies. Prior to that Ben served at the MAMRAM elite technology unit of the Israel Defense Forces as a team leader and architect, and received the unit’s excellence award. Ben holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the College of Management, Academic Studies.
Stop Identity Threats Now
Worldwide Recognition
Microsoft Partner of the Year 2024 – Microsoft for Start Ups Award Winner
Dun & Bradstreet named Silverfort the #1 Best Startup Company to Work for in Israel (for startups above 100 employees) for the second year in a row.
Winner – Zero Trust Champion, Microsoft Security Excellence Awards 2023
Silverfort is the #1 best startup to work for in Israel according to DunsTech50 2022 by Dun & Bradstreet.
Silverfort named a Zero Trust champion by Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA)
Silverfort recognized by CRN as an emerging vendor for 2022
About Silverfort
Silverfort was founded in 2016 by Hed Kovetz, Yaron Kassner, and Matan Fattal. It’s headquartered in the United States and has offices in Tel Aviv and Singapore, as well as local Sales teams in over 18 countries across EMEA, NA and APAC.
Silverfort has raised $11.5M in its round A in 2018, $30M in round B in 2020, $65M in round C in 2022, and $116m in round D in 2024, bringing the overall investment to $222M.
Silverfort’s investors in include Brighton Park Capital, Stage 1, Singtel Innov8, TLV Partners, Aspect Ventures, CITI Ventures, Maor Investments, Vintage, Greenfield, GM Ventures, and Acrew.
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