Noname Security
Noname Security sells API security software to large enterprises, including 20% of the Fortune 500. The company reached unicorn status within a year of launch and has raised $220M.
The growth story
Noname Security grew from 166 to 379 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $220M along the way, most recently a Series C in December 2021.
About
Noname provides tools to monitor, test and secure APIs across three areas: posture management, runtime protection and security testing. Its customers are primarily large corporations with complex API environments that need centralized security controls.
The company has grown rapidly since its 2020 founding, reaching a $1B+ valuation by late 2021. Its Series C round closed in December 2021 with backing from major investors including Insight Partners and Georgian.
Founders and leadership
Engineering makes up the largest function at 34% of staff. The company operates remotely with a headquarters in San Jose, though its talent pipeline suggests strong Israeli defense sector ties.
The Noname Security org chart
Oz Golan (Co-Founder & CEO) leads 18 mapped leaders with 9 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 57 (-10% YoY), Operations 32 (+3% YoY), Sales 29 (-9% YoY), Military and Protective Services 24 (0% YoY), Information Technology 21 (0% YoY), Administrative 20 (+25% YoY).
Talent flow
Nearly 10% of analyzed employees came from Israeli military intelligence units, with Unit 8200 being the most common. Alumni frequently move to other cybersecurity firms, with Akamai being the top destination.
Most common previous employers of Noname Security staff: Israel Defense Forces (6), Israeli Military Intelligence - Unit 8200 (6), Israeli Military Intelligence (5), Palo Alto Networks (4), VMware (3), VMware Avi Load Balancer (3). Former Noname Security employees most often moved to Akamai Technologies (41), Unframe (8), Onyx Security (6), Gambit Security (5), Lema AI (5), Cyberstarts (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The Noname Security mafia
Noname alumni have founded at least 11 companies, including Unframe (177 staff) and Lema AI (51 staff). Multiple spinouts focus on adjacent security products like browser security and vulnerability management.
15Larissa Schneider, was Senior Director, Regional and Partner Marketing until 2024Shay Levi, was Co-Founder & CTO until 2024Adi Azarya, was R&D Group Manager until 2024Eddie Dovzhik, was Director of Product Management until 2023Tomer Roizman, was Research Team Lead until 2023Matt Tesauro, was Distinguished Engineer, Noname Labs until 2023
Dor Dankner, was Head of Research until 2023
Guy Ben Simhon, was Innovation Team Lead until 2024
Nevo Poran, was Security Researcher until 2023
Alissa Valentina Knight, was Advisor, Board of Advisors until 2024
Eyal Miller, was Investor until 2024
Valery Levchenko, was Head of DevOps and Security until 2022
Daniel Roman Wolf, was Regional Director D/A/CH until 2023
Andrew Robinson FREC, was External Global Head Hunter until 2025
Bob Young, was Board Advisor until 2024Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Noname Security: Security (44), Cybersecurity (38), Software as a Service (SaaS) (31), Python (Programming Language) (28), Microsoft Office (28), Linux (24), JavaScript (23), Java (21).
Where the team actually sits
Noname Security people are concentrated in Israel (21), Tel Aviv District, Israel (13), United States (3), Center District, Israel (3).
Frequently asked
Noname Security has 379 employees as of September 2026.
Noname Security has raised $220M in total, most recently a Series C round in December 2021.
Noname Security was founded in 2020 by Oz Golan.
Oz Golan (Co-Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Noname Security's reporting structure, with 9 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Noname Security staff are Israel Defense Forces (6 people), Israeli Military Intelligence - Unit 8200 (6 people), Israeli Military Intelligence (5 people).
Former Noname Security employees most often move to Akamai Technologies (41), Unframe (8), Onyx Security (6).
At least 11 companies have a founder who previously worked at Noname Security, including Unframe, Lema AI, DefectDojo.
The most common skills among Noname Security staff are Security, Cybersecurity, Software as a Service (SaaS), Python (Programming Language), Microsoft Office.
Noname Security staff are concentrated in Israel (21), Tel Aviv District, Israel (13), United States (3).
Noname Security has about 57 people in Engineering, down 10% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Noname Security has about 32 people in Operations, up 3% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 57 current and 288 former Noname Security profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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