Meet the Team

Staying Secure. Empowering DevOps. Zero Friction.

At Apono, we strive to help companies become secure and compliant while maintaining their productivity and agility.

Our Story

Organizations are required to move faster than ever to bring immediate value to their customers. To do so, they need to grant access to privileged assets and sensitive data repositories, while keeping them secure and adhering to compliance regulations.

Legacy privileged access management solutions do not stand at the pace of value delivery that is required of businesses today and were not designed to secure cloud assets With that in mind we founded Apono!

The Founders

Rom Carmel

CEO and Co-Founder

>“We come with the message that business productivity should not come at the cost of security, nor should security come at the cost of productivity. Our clients come to us because they are tired of compromising.”

“Permissions get in the way of employees’ ability to fix bugs, support customers or develop new features. Yet organizations are required to be secure and compliant, the tradeoff is clear, Apono changes the market paradigm and provide DevOps with the tools they need to provide frictionless access”

Ofir Stein

CTO and Co-Founder

Leadership Team

Sharon Kisluk

Dir. Product Management

Tamir Verthim

Sr. Dir. Technical Services

Stephen Lowing

VP Marketing

Dan Parelskin

SVP Sales

“Apono is solving
a real industry pain point.”

“Apono is solving real industry pain points that I can personally relate to from my experience, and they do it elegantly and simply.”

Oren Mor

Product Group Lead

“Apono is one unique solution.”

“Ofir and Rom identified a pain point that many companies are struggling with today. With their unique solution, it’s not long before every company will be using Apono to manage permissions and access to their cloud assets and data repositories.”

Liron Azrielant

Managing Partner at Meron Capital

“Apono is innovative.”

“We are witnessing very challenging times when it comes to protecting assets in organizations from cyber attacks. We’ve seen companies struggle with securely managing privileges and identity governance especially as they mature. Apono brings an innovative solution to an ever-growing challenge that companies are facing today.“

Gilad Zinger

Investment Director & Cybersecurity SME at YYM Ventures

“Apono is touching on a widespread problem.”

“As a founder of two security companies, I can tell you that Apono is touching on a problem that almost every company is facing today. Their solution to securely manage access and permission is something any DevOps can easily start using to make his company more secure and compliant”

Shlomi Boutnaru

Former Chief Technologist at Paypal

“Apono delivers AI-powered context capabilities”

“By supporting the principles of least privilege while delivering AI-powered, dynamic context capabilities, Apono aims to achieve what the security organization needs while maintaining productivity within their cloud environments. I am excited to see an innovative company in the space receive funding to further develop their technology and reach a wider customer base.”

Todd Thielmann

Senior Analyst, IAM & Data Security, Enterprise Strategy Group

“Apono helps bridge
the gap between teams.”

“In response to the growing complexity and security threats associated with cloud adoption, forward-thinking organizations are increasingly aligning the goals and workflows of their security and engineering teams. Cloud identity and privilege management are central to these alignment efforts. Apono’s approach to cloud privileged access management aligns with these goals and helps bridge the gap between security and engineering teams.”

Katie Norton

Research Manager, DevSecOps and Software Supply Chain Security at IDC

“Apono revolutionizes identity and access security.”

“We are thrilled to support Apono in their mission to revolutionize identity and access security. Apono’s innovative platform addresses critical challenges in the cloud access management space, providing organizations with robust, scalable solutions. This investment reflects our confidence in Apono’s vision and their ability to lead the market with cutting-edge technology and exceptional customer focus. We look forward to supporting Apono’s continued growth and success as they redefine how businesses manage and secure access in today’s dynamic environments.”

Ziv Conen

Partner at New Era Capital Partners

“We can now provide the necessary access with confidence.”

“We manage sensitive databases and various hybrid cloud data repositories, and it’s crucial for our engineering and data analysts to access this information securely and efficiently. We needed a solution that allowed them to access only what they needed, when they needed it, while also meeting the audit requirements of our Fortune 500 clients. Apono has been instrumental in achieving this. Their just-in-time and just-enough access solution has not only streamlined our processes but has also ensured robust access control and compliance. We can now provide the necessary access with confidence, knowing that our data remains secure and our clients are satisfied.”

Avner Cohen

Architect

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