# Dr. Doron Chema

> Dr. Doron Chema is a cybersecurity co-founder, enterprise architect and writer whose work connects automated API protection with the governance of persistent AI agents. He co-founded L7 Defense in 2015, helped develop the Ammune platform, holds a PhD in bioinformatics from Tel Aviv University and publishes essays on runtime intelligence, continuity and emergent AI systems.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at ammune.ai
- **Organizations:** ammune.ai, L7 Defense
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Education:** PhD in Bioinformatics, Tel Aviv University
- **Known for:** Co-founded L7 Defense and helped develop its Ammune API-security platform., L7 Defense received Frost & Sullivan’s 2018 Global New Product Innovation Award and 2020 Global Product Leadership Award., Co-authored cybersecurity research on smart-grid IT-OT dependencies.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2015** — Held senior architecture, CTO and R&D roles in Israeli technology companies.
- **2015** — Co-founded L7 Defense and served as CEO; originated the early platform idea.
- **2018** — Presented an innovation talk and participated in an AI cybersecurity panel at the Cybersecurity Leadership Summit in Berlin.
- **2020** — Co-authored Modelling DoS Attacks & Interoperability in the Smart Grid.
- **2021** — L7 Defense announced a $4 million Series A from TRUMPF Venture and Quick Heal Technologies.
- **2026** — Published essays on AI-agent identity, continuity, distributed agent systems and false-positive detection.

## Achievements

- Co-founded L7 Defense and helped develop its Ammune API-security platform.
- L7 Defense received Frost & Sullivan’s 2018 Global New Product Innovation Award and 2020 Global Product Leadership Award.
- Co-authored cybersecurity research on smart-grid IT-OT dependencies.
- Introduced the Continuity Attack Matrix in a June 2026 essay.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Published The Self Is Not in the Model on May 16.
- **2026-06** — Published the Continuity Attack Matrix on June 9 and its trajectory-focused follow-up on June 11.
- **2026-06** — Published In the Beginning Were the Three Laws on June 16.
- **2026-09** — Published The False-Positive Hell Coming for AI Agent Security on September 11.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doronchema/

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Last updated: 2026-10-13