# Idan Plotnik

> Idan Plotnik is the co-founder and CEO of Apiiro, an application security company he founded with Yonatan Eldar. He previously led Aorato, acquired by Microsoft in November 2014, and subsequently held engineering leadership roles at Microsoft. His work focuses on understanding software architecture and business context to help developers and security teams prioritize and address risks.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Apiiro
- **Organizations:** Apiiro, Microsoft, Aorato, Foreity
- **Education:** Amal Bet College
- **Known for:** Founded and led Aorato before its acquisition by Microsoft in November 2014., Co-founded Foreity, acquired by Aman Group in 2012., Co-founded Apiiro and presented its winning 2021 RSA Conference Innovation Sandbox pitch.

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Co-founded security consulting company Foreity; Crunchbase dates his CEO tenure from January 2009.
- **2012** — Foreity was acquired by Aman Group. Founded and led Aorato.
- **2014** — Microsoft announced the acquisition of Aorato on November 13; Plotnik joined Microsoft.
- **2014-2017** — Held Microsoft engineering leadership roles associated with Advanced Threat Analytics and identity security.
- **2019** — Co-founded Apiiro with Yonatan Eldar.
- **2020** — Apiiro emerged from stealth with $35 million in funding from Greylock and Kleiner Perkins.
- **2021** — Presented Apiiro at the RSA Conference Innovation Sandbox contest, which Apiiro won.
- **2022** — Apiiro announced a $100 million Series B led by General Catalyst on November 3.
- **2026** — Discussed security for AI-driven development and announced Apiiro’s participation in Chainguard’s Athena coalition.

## Achievements

- Founded and led Aorato before its acquisition by Microsoft in November 2014.
- Co-founded Foreity, acquired by Aman Group in 2012.
- Co-founded Apiiro and presented its winning 2021 RSA Conference Innovation Sandbox pitch.
- Led Apiiro through a $100 million Series B announced in November 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Apiiro announced joining Chainguard’s Athena coalition and offering AutoFix free to open source maintainers.
- **2026-03** — Discussed AI-driven development and application risk in a sponsored Security Weekly interview published by SC Media.
- **2026-02** — Appeared in an executive panel with Thomas Dohmke, Liora Shechter and Yevgeny Dibrov discussing AI development speed and security.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/idanplotnik/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/idanplotnik
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/plotnikidan

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Last updated: 2026-10-23