# Ariel Assaraf

> Ariel Assaraf is the co-founder and CEO of Coralogix, the observability company he helped rebuild from a near-shutdown into a global data platform. A former Unit 8200 intelligence practitioner and Verint product leader, he became CEO during Coralogix's decisive pivot toward analyzing telemetry in motion, before storage, and now argues that the same architecture can give engineers and AI agents a more useful view of production systems.

- **Role:** CEO and co-founder at Coralogix
- **Organizations:** Coralogix, Verint Systems, Israel Defense Forces Unit 8200, ControlMonkey
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Education:** Bachelor's degree in Economics and Mathematics, The Open University of Israel
- **Known for:** Co-founded Coralogix and led its pivot from an add-on analytics layer to a full observability platform., Took over as CEO in 2019 after initially serving as chief product officer., Helped scale Coralogix from a five-person near-shutdown in 2017 to more than 5,000 customers by 2026.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2010** — Served in Israel Defense Forces Unit 8200, working with data analysis and large-scale intelligence systems.
- **2010-2014** — Worked at Verint Systems in quality architecture, automation, integration, and QA leadership roles.
- **2014** — Co-founded Coralogix and initially led product as chief product officer.
- **2017** — With roughly $100,000 left and a five-person team, Coralogix faced a board-level decision about whether to close; its first paying revenue arrived in October.
- **2019** — Became CEO as Coralogix changed leadership, product architecture, and go-to-market strategy.
- **2021** — Coralogix raised a $55 million Series C to expand its streaming analytics platform.
- **2025** — Coralogix acquired Aporia, opened an AI center, and raised a $115 million Series E at a valuation above $1 billion.
- **2026** — Coralogix raised a $200 million Series F, reporting more than 5,000 customers and total funding of about $550 million.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Coralogix and led its pivot from an add-on analytics layer to a full observability platform.
- Took over as CEO in 2019 after initially serving as chief product officer.
- Helped scale Coralogix from a five-person near-shutdown in 2017 to more than 5,000 customers by 2026.
- Led the company through a $115 million Series E in 2025 and a $200 million Series F in 2026.
- Backed infrastructure automation company ControlMonkey as an angel investor.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Argued that AI-agent safeguards must be enforced at the action layer and evaluated by consequences, not merely by prompt compliance.
- **2026-07** — Discussed observability as business intelligence, AI-agent interfaces, and the value of complete telemetry on two technology podcasts.
- **2026-06** — Announced Coralogix's $200 million Series F, bringing reported total funding to about $550 million and supporting its AI-era observability strategy.
- **2025-06** — Coralogix raised a $115 million Series E at a valuation above $1 billion after acquiring Aporia and establishing an AI center.

## Links

- Website: https://coralogix.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ariel-assaraf-ab621896
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Coralogix
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Coralogix/

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Last updated: 2026-09-26