# Ido Geffen

> Ido Geffen is the co-founder and CEO of Novee Security, founded in 2025 with Gon Chalamish and Omer Ninburg. His more than 20 years in offensive and defensive cybersecurity include government cyber work and product leadership at CyberMDX, Orca Security and Oasis Security. Novee develops continuous AI penetration testing and announced $51.5 million in Seed and Series A funding in January 2026.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Novee Security
- **Organizations:** Novee Security, Oasis Security, Orca Security, CyberMDX, Israel Prime Minister’s Office - The Technology Unit, Primary Venture Partners, Forbes Technology Council
- **Education:** B.Sc., Computer Science, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, MBA, Management of Technology, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Tel Aviv University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Novee Security and led it as CEO through its January 2026 public launch., Novee announced $51.5 million in combined Seed and Series A financing from YL Ventures, Canaan Partners and Zeev Ventures., Lists a 2014 Prime Minister’s Prize for Best Technological - Operational Project Achievement on his LinkedIn profile.

## Career timeline

- **2009-2011** — Software engineer at the Technology Unit of the Israel Prime Minister’s Office.
- **2011-2014** — R&D team leader in the same technology unit.
- **2014-2016** — Director of product management in the technology unit.
- **2016-2018** — R&D group manager in the technology unit; published career dates overlap with his next commercial role.
- **2017-2021** — VP of Product at CyberMDX.
- **2021** — Also held a customer success and support leadership role at CyberMDX.
- **2021-2024** — VP of Product at Orca Security.
- **2023** — Became an Expert at Primary Venture Partners.
- **2024-2025** — VP of Product & Customer Success at Oasis Security.
- **2025** — Co-founded Novee Security with Gon Chalamish and Omer Ninburg; company gives May as founding month.
- **2026** — Novee emerged from stealth on January 14 with $51.5 million in combined Seed and Series A funding.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Novee Security and led it as CEO through its January 2026 public launch.
- Novee announced $51.5 million in combined Seed and Series A financing from YL Ventures, Canaan Partners and Zeev Ventures.
- Lists a 2014 Prime Minister’s Prize for Best Technological - Operational Project Achievement on his LinkedIn profile.
- Lists a 2012 Best Achievement Award for a team he headed on his LinkedIn profile.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Novee introduced Workflows and Scheduled Assessments on October 21, extending automation into issue routing, notifications, ticketing and reassessment.
- **2026-09** — His Forbes Technology Council profile lists Enterprise AI Adoption Is Entering Its Second Phase, published September 30.
- **2026-09** — Novee announced a London office on September 24.
- **2026-08** — Discussed Novee’s model, harness and training gym in a published video interview.
- **2026-01** — Novee launched publicly with $51.5 million in combined early-stage funding.

## Links

- Website: https://novee.security/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ido-geffen
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/IdoGeffen
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/geffenido

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Last updated: 2026-10-25