About
Idan Plotnik is a serial business entrepreneur and angel investor, investing in early-stage deals. He has a passion for business, technology, and innovation around DevSecOps, App & Cloud Security He is currently serving as the Co-founder & CEO of Apiiro, which developed a code security platform, designed to automate visibility, compliance assurance, and risk remediation across applications and infrastructure before production. In addition, he is an LP at Cyberstarts - The Cybersecurity Founders Powered VC, and an Official Member at Forbes Technology Council. Prior to this position, he has founded Aorato, which developed a Network Security Solutions for MS Active Directory. The company was acquired by Microsoft for $200m in 2014. Following the acquisition, he was appointed as a Director of Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA) and Azure Advanced Threat Protection (Azure ATP). He served in this position until 2017. Prior to founding Aorato, Idan was the co-founder and CEO at Foreity an MS security subcontractor acquired by Aman Group in 2012. Earlier his in career, he was the founder and CTO of MSecurity, which provided security consulting and development services. Idan also holds the MicrosoftMost Valuable Professional (MVP) award for enterprise security.
Portfolio · 3
Investment activity
1 portfolio exit on record.
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Q&A
- What is Idan Plotnik's primary investment focus?
- Idan Plotnik is an angel investor with a passion for business, technology, and innovation around DevSecOps, App & Cloud Security. He invests in early-stage deals.
- Has Idan Plotnik had any notable exits?
- Yes, Idan Plotnik saw an exit with Vulcan Cyber, which was acquired by Tenable for $150M in January 2025.
- What stages does Idan Plotnik typically invest in?
- Idan Plotnik typically invests in Pre-Seed, Seed, and A Round stages.
- Can you name some of Idan Plotnik's portfolio companies?
- Idan Plotnik's portfolio includes Coneuron, an AI solution for improving virtual life, and Vulcan Cyber, a cyber risk management platform that was acquired.
- What is Idan Plotnik's background in the tech industry?
- Idan Plotnik is a serial entrepreneur. He co-founded and is currently CEO of Apiiro. Previously, he founded Aorato, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2014, and Foreity, acquired by Aman Group in 2012.
- In which sectors has Idan Plotnik made investments?
- Idan Plotnik has made investments primarily in the Cyber Security sector, and also in Media & Entertainment Technologies.
- When was Idan Plotnik's most recent portfolio company added?
- Idan Plotnik added a new portfolio company in May 2018.
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External links
| linkedin.com/in/idanplotnik | |
| facebook.com/plotnikidan |
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Patents
| EPO | 8 |
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GitHub
| Top repos | elasticsearch |
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