Hunters
Hunters is a cybersecurity company that sells AI-powered security information and event management (SIEM) software to automate threat detection and response. It has raised $118M, most recently in a 2022 Series C, and counts Booking.com and Snowflake as customers.
The growth story
Hunters grew from 101 to 187 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $118M along the way, most recently a Series C in January 2022.
About
Hunters provides software that helps security teams automatically detect and investigate threats by analyzing data across a company's systems. Its platform aims to reduce manual work for security analysts by correlating alerts and prioritizing incidents.
The company has grown to 187 employees since its 2018 founding. Its $118M in funding includes backing from Bessemer Venture Partners and Cisco Investments, with a Series C round in early 2022.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function with 16 employees. The company has a median tenure of 2 years among staff.
The Hunters org chart
Yossi Ben-Yair (VP R&D | 60+ Engineers | Reports to CEO) leads 22 mapped leaders with 5 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Operations 21 (0% YoY), Engineering 20 (-13% YoY), Business Development 17 (-15% YoY), Real Estate 17 (+42% YoY), Entrepreneurship 16 (-6% YoY), Military and Protective Services 12 (+20% YoY).
Talent flow
Many employees come from Israeli military and intelligence backgrounds, including the Israel Defense Forces (10) and Unit 8200 (2). Alumni frequently move to other cybersecurity startups like Clutch Security (8) and Cyera (5).
Most common previous employers of Hunters staff: Israel Defense Forces (10), Israeli Air Force (5), CloudZone (2), We Ankor (2), Forescout Technologies (2), Israeli Military Intelligence - Unit 8200 (2). Former Hunters employees most often moved to Clutch Security (8), Cyera (5), Intezer (4), Sweet Security (3), A Security (3), MIND (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The Hunters mafia
Hunters alumni have founded several cybersecurity companies including Clutch Security (78 staff) and A Security (57 staff).
7Ofir Har-Chen, was Chief Operating Officer until 2023John Brennan, was Seed Investor until 2023Molly Conway, was Senior Director Product Marketing until 2025Michael Yoshpe, was Security Integrations Group Manager until 2024
Or Wilder, was Head of Research Department until 2023Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Hunters: Strategy (28), Python (Programming Language) (28), Microsoft Office (28), Marketing (26), Cybersecurity (25), Team Leadership (24), Project Management (24), Business Development (21).
Where the team actually sits
Hunters people are concentrated in Tel Aviv District, Israel (15), Israel (13), Haifa District, Israel (3), New York, United States (2). 2 offices on record.
Search footprint
Hunters attracts about 269 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $14K a month if bought through ads. It gained 104 ranking keywords and lost 155 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.80 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.40 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.20 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.90 / 5
Frequently asked
Hunters has 187 employees as of September 2026.
Hunters has raised $118M in total, most recently a Series C round in January 2022.
Yossi Ben-Yair (VP R&D | 60+ Engineers | Reports to CEO) sits at the top of Hunters's reporting structure, with 5 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Hunters staff are Israel Defense Forces (10 people), Israeli Air Force (5 people), CloudZone (2 people).
Former Hunters employees most often move to Clutch Security (8), Cyera (5), Intezer (4).
At least 6 companies have a founder who previously worked at Hunters, including Clutch Security, A Security, Holly Ventures.
Hunters attracts about 269 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $14K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Hunters staff are Strategy, Python (Programming Language), Microsoft Office, Marketing, Cybersecurity.
Hunters staff are concentrated in Tel Aviv District, Israel (15), Israel (13), Haifa District, Israel (3).
Hunters has about 21 people in Operations, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Hunters has about 20 people in Engineering, down 13% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 48 current and 247 former Hunters profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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