Last updated 2026-09-23
- Acquired CyberX for $165M, Jun 2020
- Acquired Hexadite for $100M, Jan 2017
- Acquired Secure Islands for $150M, Nov 2015
Total raised
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Stage
Mature
Founded
1991
Headcount
3,000
HQ
Herzliya, Israel
Sector
Business Software
About
The Microsoft Israel R&D Center is one of Microsoft's most strategic global development centers, leading strategic products and services by leveraging Israel's technological and entrepreneurial assets. It focuses on cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, business applications, analytics, and developer platforms, with engineering teams contributing to major Microsoft divisions and collaborating with global product groups. The center also supports Microsoft's broader innovation ecosystem initiatives in Europe and Israel, including M12 (Microsoft's venture investment arm), Microsoft ScaleUp for startups, and Microsoft Reactor for developer engagement.
Acquisitions · 10
Offices
Herzliya, Israel · HQ / main office
Team · 6
Ohad Jassin
Managing Director, Israel R&D Center & Corporate Vice President, International Sovereign Clouds
Michal Braverman-Blumenstyk
Corporate Vice President, CTO Microsoft Security, and Microsoft Israel R&D Center Managing Director (until Dec 2026)
Erez Einav
CVP/Microsoft Threats Protection- MDC
Alona Eyal-Fried
Israel HR Senior Director
Raviv Tamir
Vice President for Product Strategy, Security Division
Alon Haimovich
General Manager, Microsoft Israel (until May 2026)
Sectors & technology
Primary sector
Business Software
Technologies
Target customers
Business model
B2B
Highlights
Patents
Tags
software-developmentcybersecurityartificial-intelligencecloud-computingbusiness-applicationsanalyticsdeveloper-platformsr&d
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External links
| Website | microsoftrnd.co.il |
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Identifiers & details
| Legal name | Microsoft Israel Research & Development Ltd. |
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| Founded | 1991 |
| Employees (exact) | 3000 |
Acquisitions & public offerings
| Acquired | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| CyberX | 2020-06 | $165.0M |
| Secure Islands | 2015-11 | $150.0M |
| Equivio | 2015-01 | |
| Aorato | 2014-01 | $200.0M |
| Adallom | 2015-09 | $320.0M |
| Hexadite | 2017-01 | $100.0M |
| VideoSurf | 2011-01 | |
| Kidaro | 2008-01 | |
| YaData | 2008-01 | |
| Peach Networks | 2000-01 |