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Israel Defense Forces alumni who just went stealth

105 Israel Defense Forces alumni started a company in stealth in the last 1783 weeks.

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Gal Zabib

Co-Founder & CEO
Left
Israeli Military Intelligence
Engineering Manager
Before that
Went stealthNov 2026
Work
  • Engineering Manager at Israeli Military Intelligence2007-2014 · left Apr 2014
  • Senior Product Manager at Akamai Technologies2025-2026
  • Co-Founder & CEO at Altostra2018-2025
  • Head of Product & Engineering at Babator2015-2018
Education
  • The college of Management- Academic StudiesBachelor's

Mor Sela

Founder
Left
Israel Defense Forces
Special Projects Manager
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Special Projects Manager at Israel Defense Forces2007-2014 · left Feb 2014
  • Head of Engineering, Insights at Miro2024-2026
  • CTO & Founder at Cardinal (YC W23)2023-2024
  • Senior Director Of Engineering at Epic Games2019-2022
  • Engineering Manager, Mobile at Houseparty (part of Epic Games)2017-2019
  • Engineer in Residence at Aleph2016-2017
  • Director of R&D at Docady2014-2016

Ariel E.

Founder
Left
Israel Defense Forces
Intelligence & Investigations Coordinator
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Intelligence & Investigations Coordinator at Israel Defense Forces2019-2021 · left Oct 2021
  • Product Security Engineer at Playtika2025-2025
  • Senior Penetration Tester & Team Lead at Scorpiones2022-2025

Ilay Kenig

Co-Founder & CEO
Left
Israeli Navy
Instructor & Team Commander - Naval Academy
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Instructor & Team Commander - Naval Academy at Israeli Navy2018-2026 · left May 2026
Education
  • University of HaifaBA

Roee Bracha

Co-Founder
Left
Israeli Navy
Air defense and electronics officer & XO
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Air defense and electronics officer & XO at Israeli Navy2018-2024 · left Mar 2024
  • Instructor at Israeli Naval Academy2024-2026
  • Volunteer at FIRST2015-2017
Education
  • University of HaifaBachelor's

Liav Ben Shoshan

Co-Founder
Left
Israel Defense Forces
Special Forces
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Special Forces at Israel Defense Forces2021-2025 · left Jan 2025
  • Founder & CEO at Olympus Meets2025-2026
  • Sales Representative at Uranus2025-2025
  • Founder at Vincai2025-2025

Alon Knafo

Co-Founder
Left
Israel Defense Forces
Special Forces, Haruv Reconnaissance Unit
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Special Forces, Haruv Reconnaissance Unit at Israel Defense Forces2022-2025 · left Mar 2025

Omer Shalev

Co-founder & CEO
Left
Israeli Air Force
Operations Research Officer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Operations Research Officer at Israeli Air Force2022-2024 · left Sep 2024
  • Cyber-AI Innovation Lead at Prime Minister's Office (Israel)2024-2026
  • Researcher, BCT Lab at Reichman University2025-2026
  • Security Researcher at Prime Minister's Office (Israel)2020-2021
Education
  • Reichman UniversityMA
  • The Open University of IsraelBS
  • Reichman University

Matan Edri

Co-Founder
Left
Israeli Military Intelligence
Israeli Military Intelligence
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Israeli Military Intelligence at Israeli Military Intelligence2015-2020 · left Dec 2020
  • Head of Business Innovation at zap group2025-2026
  • Director of sales at BE ALL at BE ALL2024-2025
  • General Manager, Israel at Spacing2023-2024
  • Director of Unistream’s Entrepreneurship Center in Netanya at Unistream - יוניסטרים2021-2022
  • Co-Founder & CEO at Mishka2019-2022
Education
  • Reichman University (IDC Herzliya)GreenBiz
  • Netanya Academic College

Ron Liberman

Co-Founder & CTO
Left
Israel Defense Forces
Head Of Cyber Security R&D Department
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Head Of Cyber Security R&D Department at Israel Defense Forces2010-2019 · left May 2019
  • Director of Engineering at Delinea2024-2026
  • Co-Founder & VP R&D at Authomize, now part of Delinea2019-2024
  • Cadet at IDF Talpiot Program2007-2010
Education
  • Tel Aviv UniversityMaster's
  • Hebrew University of JerusalemBachelor's

Or Ekstein

Co-Founder & CTO
Left
Israel Defense Forces - Unit Matzov
Software Engineering Team Lead
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Software Engineering Team Lead at Israel Defense Forces - Unit Matzov2013-2018 · left Oct 2018
  • Software Engineering Group Lead at Guardio2023-2026
  • Manager Software Engineer at Datto2021-2023
  • Software Developer at BitDam (Acquired By Datto)2018-2021
Education
  • Tel Aviv UniversityMBA
  • The College of Management Academic StudiesBachelor's

Idan Lazar

Co-Founder & CEO
Left
Israel Defense Forces
Head of Platform Engineering ("Digital IDF")
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Head of Platform Engineering ("Digital IDF") at Israel Defense Forces2019-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Web Developer at Storrsoft2019-2019
Education
  • Bar-Ilan UniversityMaster's
  • The College of Management Academic StudiesBachelor's

Ran I.

Co-Founder and CEO
Left
Israel Defense Forces
Captain
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Captain at Israel Defense Forces1992-1997 · left Jan 1997
  • VP, Strategy and Product at PlaxidityX (Formerly Argus)2023-2026
  • Principal PM Manager at Microsoft2021-2023
  • Sr. Product Manager - Cyber Security / SOC / IoT and Cloud (SaaS) at Check Point Software2018-2021
  • Dir. Contact Center Solutions at AudioCodes2011-2018
  • VP, Strategy and BD, Mobile Cyber Security at OnPage®2009-2010
  • Sr. Architect APS at Akamai Technologies2008-2009
Education
  • Northeastern UniversityMBA
  • Tel Aviv UniversityBS

Nuriel Rogel

Co-Founder & CTO
Left
IDF
EW Wireless Communication R&D Team Leader
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • EW Wireless Communication R&D Team Leader at IDF2010-2016 · left Jul 2016
  • Senior VP of Product R&D at CUJO AI®2024-2026
  • VP Research (1st Hire) at LEVL (a CUJO AI Company)2017-2023
Education
  • Tel Aviv UniversityMS
  • Psagot
  • Tel Aviv UniversityBS

Dor Bitton

Co-founder & CTO
Left
Israel Defense Forces
Artillery Corps Team Leader
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Artillery Corps Team Leader at Israel Defense Forces2013-2016 · left Nov 2016
  • AI lead at Lynxight2022-2026
  • AI Algorithm Developer at Rafael Advanced Defense Systems2021-2022
Education
  • TechnionBS

David Shiran

Co-Founder
Left
Israeli Military Intelligence
Senior Product Manager
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Senior Product Manager at Israeli Military Intelligence2016-2021 · left Jul 2021
  • Product Manager Defender for Endpoint(MDE) at Microsoft2025-2025
  • Cyber Operations Leader at Israeli Military Intelligence - Unit 82002022-2025
  • Research Fellowship at University of Pennsylvania2024-2024
  • Cyber Security Engineer at Israeli Military Intelligence - Unit 82002021-2022
Education
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • The College of Management Academic Studies
  • Mamas

Greg Artman

Founder and CEO
Left
Israel Defense Forces
Infantry Team Leader
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Infantry Team Leader at Israel Defense Forces2016-2018 · left Jun 2018
  • Agency MBS Trader at Marek Capital2024-2026
  • Agency Passthrough Trading Analyst at Citi2020-2024
  • Real Estate Summer Analyst at Atlantic Realty Development Corporation2019-2019
Education
  • Rutgers Business SchoolBS

David .A

Founder
Left
Israeli Navy
Naval combat
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Naval combat at Israeli Navy2021-2023 · left Dec 2023
  • Account Manager at ORS Group2025-2026
  • Co-Founder at IsraelFMS2023-2025
  • Security Professional at Moked Emun מוקד אמון2024-2024

Ariel Munafo

Co-Founder & CEO
Left
Israel Defense Forces
IDF - Mamram CCoE Member (Cloud Center of Excellence)
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • IDF - Mamram CCoE Member (Cloud Center of Excellence) at Israel Defense Forces2022-2024 · left Dec 2024
  • Co-Founder at IndiaGate2025-2026
  • Co-Founder at SpainGate2025-2026
  • Angel Investor at Ovvio.io2024-2026
  • Founder at EuropeClouds2020-2026
  • Private Investor at illustria.io2022-2025
  • FOUNDER & CEO at CloudEx2022-2025
Education
  • The Open University of Israel
  • Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Opher Suhami

Founder & CEO
Left
Israeli Navy
Classified
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Classified at Israeli Navy1997-2001 · left Jan 2001
  • CEO at Jungo Connectivity Ltd2013-2025
  • Product & Sales Engineering Management at Cisco RG Israel LTD (formerly Jungo Ltd.)2005-2013
  • QA Eengineer at Bamboo2001-2003
  • QA Eengineer at AppStream2000-2001
  • QA at Pix.com (ColorDesk)1995-1997
Education
  • The Academic College of Tel-Aviv, YaffoBS

Eli Levin

Co-Founder
Left
Israel Defense Forces
IDF- classified
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • IDF- classified at Israel Defense Forces2007-2012 · left Dec 2012
  • Former GRC, Security Advisory at Credito2018-2026
  • Former CISO at Acro Nadlan | אקרו נדל"ן2023-2025
  • Founder & Ceo at ELPC - IT & SECURITY2012-2024
  • Co-Owner at Mandarin events loft TLV2017-2020
Education
  • Bar-Ilan UniversityCiso & DPO
  • המרכז הארצי להכשרת דירקטוריםDirector
  • Reichman University

Tzakhi Freedman

Founder
Left
Israel Defense Forces
Staff Sergeant
Before that
Went stealthLaunched YedaBase
Work
  • Staff Sergeant at Israel Defense Forces1996-1999 · left Jan 1999
  • Venture Partner at Feld Ventures2024-2024
  • Founder and CEO at NATIVE LEAD2021-2024
  • CEO and Co-Founder at CFG - CrowdFunding.Guide2020-2022
  • Adjunct Lecturer at Tel Aviv University2014-2020
  • Country Representative, Israel at Solidaridad Network2017-2020
  • Founder at Lucid IL2016-2020
Education
  • Hebrew University of JerusalemMaster's
  • Tel Aviv University
  • The Maharaja Sanskrit College, Mysore

Gabe Mendelsohn

Founder
Left
Israel Defense Forces
Staff Sergeant
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Staff Sergeant at Israel Defense Forces2020-2022 · left Oct 2022
  • Partnerships Manager / Account Executive at Woo.io2024-2026
  • Franchise Founder at Phyllotex Israel2022-2025
  • GTM Lead & Senior Business Development at Woo.io2023-2024
Education
  • Tel Aviv UniversityBS

Ronen J.

Founder
Left
Israel Defense Forces
Red Team
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Red Team at Israel Defense Forces2020-2023 · left Apr 2023
  • Co-Founder, CIO at Clerix2025-2026
  • Security Research Engineer at Cato Networks2023-2025
  • Technical Consultant at J6 & Cyber Defense Directorate, IDF2023-2023
Education
  • John Bryce

Jonathan Eshel

Founder
Left
Israel Defense Forces
Computer Network Technician
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Computer Network Technician at Israel Defense Forces2019-2021 · left Oct 2021
  • AI Engineer at Cenevo (Formerly Labguru & Titian Software)2023-2026
  • Data Entry Specialist at Neomatix2016-2016
Education
  • The Open University of IsraelBachelor's

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      { "field": "experience.employment_details.current.company_name",
        "type": "[.]", "value": "stealth" },
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What "stealth" means here: the person's current job is a founder title (Founder, Co-Founder, Founder & CEO…) at a company listed as "Stealth", "Stealth Startup" or similar, because they haven't announced it yet.

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The company on each row is the most recent job before going stealth, with the title they held there. Where we can, we skip internships, advisor seats and freelance stints. On a "former employer" page it shows the job at that employer instead. Click a row for their full work history and education.