
A Year in Review: Looking Back at Upwind in 2024
This year has been one of market penetration, expansion and innovation for Upwind. From exiting stealth in September 2023 to a little more than a year later, we expanded our global presence with offices in the UK, Iceland, Israel and the US, held a Series A, maintained a robust schedule of product innovation, and had […]

Upwind Makes Waves at AWS re:Invent 2024
It has been a big week for Upwind here at AWS re:Invent 2024! Our team has been on the ground in Las Vegas, Nevada this week for AWS’s largest annual conference. Here’s a quick look at what we’ve been up to. Monday, December 2. We announced our $100 million Series A, which was featured in […]

The Upwind Cloud Security Platform is now available in the EC2 Image Builder on AWS
December 4, 2024 — Upwind, the next-generation cloud security platform, announced today that the Upwind Cloud Security Platform is available as a software component in the EC2 Image Builder console of Amazon Web Services (AWS). EC2 Image Builder is a fully-managed service that simplifies the customization, testing, distribution, and lifecycle management of Amazon Machine Images […]

Upwind Secures $100M to Power Next-Generation Cloud Security
Customers have always been our north-star. Being “Driven By Customers” is not just a paragraph written on our Careers page – it’s the way we operate on a daily basis. It is how we hire, promote, and give each other feedback at Upwind. It is also how we build products, prioritize features, and think about […]

How Petrofac Leverages Upwind for AKS Protection
In a multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud reality, Upwind provides comprehensive cloud security to accelerate productivity and empower their development, security and DevOps teams to innovate within a secure and efficient environment, including managed Kubernetes services like Microsoft’s AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service). Upwind customer Petrofac leverages Upwind to protect their AKS resources across a number of areas: […]

Upwind is Named in Fortune’s 2025 Cyber 60
We are excited to announce that Upwind has been named by Fortune and Lightspeed Venture Partners in the 2025 Fortune Cyber 60. This list recognizes the 60 fastest-growing cybersecurity startups, highlighting our commitment to innovation and delivering an industry-leading cloud security platform. This is the second year in a row that Upwind has been named […]

Upwind Named In The Information’s 50 Most Promising Startups for 2024
Upwind has been named by The Information as one of the most promising startups in the SaaS & Security category, highlighting our commitment to building an industry-leading cloud security platform. The Information’s annual list focuses on 50 companies that have the potential to be the most valuable businesses in their categories, based on their revenue, […]

Upwind’s Record-Breaking Sensor Scans 30GB Container Images Using Only 3% of its Image Size
Upwind’s eBPF sensor is lightweight and high performance, which was recently shown in a record-breaking image scan with customer H2O.ai. When scanning H2O.ai’s 30GB container image with multiple dependencies, the Upwind sensor consumed less than 1GB of RAM, about 3% of the image size, demonstrating how Upwind ensures comprehensive runtime security coverage with a lightweight […]

Upwind Named in Top Ten Cloud, Data & Identity Security Startups to Watch
We are excited to announce that Upwind has been named by CRN as one of the top ten up-and-coming players in the cloud, identity and data security segments. The list features startups founded since 2020 with major announcements or achievements in 2024. Upwind was also recently named as the Fastest Growing AppSec Company in the […]
Upwind CEO Amiram Shachar on NYSE TV
Upwind CEO Amiram Shachar joins NYSE TV to discuss Upwind’s next-generation cloud security platform, including its use of AI and machine learning to ensure comprehensive cloud security.