Unit 8200 is Israel's effort to dominate the world through cyber technology. I explained the cycle yesterday:
STEP 1: U.S. government-sponsored tech from places like DARPA and the CIA's In-Q-Tel is funded and developed with our tax dollars.
STEP 2: It's then given to Israeli intelligence free of charge through intelligence partnership agreements. Israel's Unit 8200 then employs the technology for Israeli intelligence.
STEP 3: After a couple of years, Israel "graduates" Unit 8200 cyber commandos who take that same technology to Silicon Valley as "private citizens", where they launch for-profit start-ups with bottomless Jewish funding sources.
STEP 4: The tech start-ups make billions for the Unit 8200 commandos in the private sector, using the technology developed by U.S. taxpayers, and selling it now to the private sector.
STEP 5: The technology (apps, software, etc.) then collects troves of data on U.S. Citizens (including politicians), and it's given back to Israeli Intelligence, who know more about us than our government knows, or even that we know about ourselves. It's the greatest bank of blackmail information known to man.
Here's a list of the Tech industry companies founded by, funded by, or ran by Unit 8200 graduates. Keep in mind, they're the equivalent of our NSA employees, gone private:
Check Point Software — founded by Gil Shwed and Marius Nacht; created the first commercial firewall; Israel's largest cybersecurity firm; ~$16B market cap
Palo Alto Networks — founded by Nir Zuk; largest publicly traded cybersecurity company in the world
CyberArk — founded by Udi Mokady; acquired by Palo Alto Networks for $25B
Wiz — all four co-founders (Assaf Rappaport, Ami Luttwak, Yinon Costica, Roy Reznik) are 8200 alumni; acquired by Google for $32B
SentinelOne — founded by Tomer Weingarten and Almog Cohen; AI-driven endpoint security; went public at $10B valuation
Waze — co-founded by Uri Levine; navigation app acquired by Google
Viber — founded by Talmon Marco; instant messaging platform
Wix — founded by Avishai Abrahami; website builder platform; publicly traded
ICQ — one of the original instant messaging platforms
Mobileye — autonomous vehicle technology; acquired by Intel, then relisted; one of the largest Israeli tech exits ever
NICE Systems — communications analytics used globally in call centers and law enforcement
Verint Systems — surveillance and communications intelligence; sold to governments worldwide
Comverse Technology — telecom infrastructure; core product based directly on 8200 surveillance technology per company insiders
AudioCodes — voice networking equipment
Gilat Satellite Networks — satellite communications
EZchip (now Mellanox/Nvidia) — network processors
Imperva — web application and data security
Cellebrite — mobile device forensics used by FBI, police departments, and Putin's Investigative Committee (confirmed 26,000 uses against Russian opposition)
NSO Group — founded by Niv Karmi, Shalev Hulio, Omri Lavie (initials = NSO); creators of Pegasus spyware used against journalists, dissidents, and linked to Jamal Khashoggi surveillance
Cybereason — founded by Lior Div, Yossi Naar, Yonatan Striem-Amit; ran "Operation Blackout" in 2019 simulating election day infrastructure sabotage and psyops against American citizens
Armis Security — co-founded by Nadir Izrael and Yevgeny Dibrov; IoT device security
Guardicore — founded by Pavel Gurvich, Ariel Zeitlin, Dror Sal'ee; data center and cloud security; acquired by Akamai
Cyera — co-founded by Yotam Segev and Tamar Bar-Ilan; cloud data security; raised $400M at $9B valuation (Blackstone-led, 2025)
Orca Security — co-founded by Avi Shua; cloud security unicorn
Noname Security — co-founded by Oz Golan and Shay Levi (met in Unit 8200); API security; raised $135M at $1B valuation
Argus Cyber Security — founded by Ofer Ben-Noon; connected vehicle cybersecurity
Indegy — founded by Barak Perelman, Mille Gandelsman, Shahar Zini; industrial/critical infrastructure security; acquired by Tenable
Aqua Security — founded by Amir Jerbi; container and cloud-native security
Sentra — founded by former 8200 cyber department commander Yoav Regev; cloud data security
Zafran — founded by Sanaz Yashar (former 8200 officer); exposure management
Toka — founded with former Prime Minister Ehud Barak and 8200 officers; infiltrates any internet-connected device including smart TVs, fridges, and Amazon Echoes; described by journalist Whitney Webb as a front group for Israeli government spying
Candiru — founded by 8200 alumni; has no public website or address; linked to malware attacks in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Singapore, Qatar, and Uzbekistan
Black Cube — private intelligence firm; 8200 alumni in leadership; caught attempting to blackmail American officials to undermine the Iran nuclear deal
Circles — NSO Group sister company; locates any person's physical location using only a phone number
Axonius — asset management cybersecurity platform; 8200 alumni founders
Hunters. — threat detection; founded by 8200 alumni
XM Cyber — attack path management; founded by 8200 alumni including former national cybersecurity chief
Pentera — automated penetration testing; 8200 alumni-founded
Rein Security — AppSec platform; founded 2024 by 8200 alumni Matan Bar-Efrat and Netanel Rubin
Koi Security — software supply chain security; founded 2024 by 8200 alumni; protects 500,000 endpoints including OpenAI; in acquisition talks with Palo Alto Networks for ~$400M
Lacoon Security — mobile threat defense; 8200 alumni-founded; raised $10M
WireX Systems — network forensics; 8200 alumni-founded
LightCyber — behavioral analytics; 8200-founded; acquired by Palo Alto Networks
Dig Security — cloud data security; 8200-founded; acquired by Palo Alto Networks
Talon Cybersecurity — enterprise browser security; 8200-founded; acquired by Palo Alto Networks
Secdo — endpoint detection; 8200-founded; acquired by Palo Alto Networks
Bridgecrew — cloud security posture management; 8200-founded; acquired by Palo Alto Networks
Cyvera — endpoint protection; IDF intelligence-founded; acquired by Palo Alto Networks
Twistlock — container security; IDF cyber-founded; acquired by Palo Alto Networks
PureSec — serverless security; IDF cyber-founded; acquired by Palo Alto Networks
Laminar — data security; 8200 alumni founders; acquired by Rubrik
Illusive Networks — deception technology (creates false network copies to trap hackers); Team8/8200 founded
Claroty — industrial control network security; Team8/8200 founded; backed by major multinationals
Sygnia — cyber incident response; explicitly founded by 8200 veterans via Team8 foundry; backed by Microsoft, Intel, Cisco, Qualcomm, Temasek
Hysolate — endpoint isolation; Team8/8200 founded
Au10tix — identity verification; active chairman Ron Atzmon is 8200 alumnus; father closely tied to Netanyahu's Likud party; parent company ICTS International operates in airports globally
Carbyne911 — emergency call handling and caller identification; implemented in multiple American municipalities
Sanctum — web application firewall; founded by Gili Ra'anan (8200 alumnus); sold 2004; Ra'anan went on to become the Sequoia partner who now backs multiple 8200-founded unicorns
BillGuard (now Prosper) — financial security; founded by Raphael Ouzan (8200 alumnus)
Metacafe — early video platform; co-founded by Eyal Herzog (8200 alumnus)
Innoviz — lidar sensors and autonomous vehicle perception technology
Intuition Robotics — companion robots for elderly; co-founded by Dor Skuler (8200 officer)
Leadspace — B2B customer data platform
Monday — work management platform; 8200-connected founders
Team8 — venture creation foundry; founded by former Unit 8200 commander Nadav Zafrir and 8200 veterans Israel Grimberg and Liran Grinberg; backed by Microsoft, Cisco, Intel, Qualcomm, Temasek; has spawned 20 companies
Glilot Capital Partners — early-stage fund; founded by 8200 alumnus Kobi Samboursky; 84.1% annual returns since founding; almost exclusively invests in 8200-founded startups
Cyberstarts — founded by Gili Ra'anan (8200 alumnus); the single most connected fund in the Israeli cyber ecosystem; Sequoia's Doug Leone has co-invested in four 8200 companies alongside Cyberstarts
Sequoia Capital (Israel operations) — hired Israel-based 8200-connected partners; Doug Leone has personally backed four 8200-founded companies
Greylock Partners (Israel operations) — hired Israel-based 8200-connected partners
8200 EISP — the official accelerator of the Unit 8200 Alumni Association; accepts 20 entrepreneurs per year; 75% of graduates lead active startups
Meanwhile, companies not founded or owned by Unit 8200 alum but staffed with dozens of Unit 8200 alumni in key positions of cyber security include Microsoft, Google, Meta, Amazon, Nvidia, Intel, and Apple.