# Itamar Apelblat

> Itamar Apelblat is the co-founder and CEO of Token Security, a cybersecurity company focused on securing non-human identities (NHIs) - the service accounts, API tokens, workloads, and AI agents that now vastly outnumber human users inside enterprises. A veteran of Israel's Unit 8200 with more than 15 years in cybersecurity, he founded Token Security in 2023 with Ido Shlomo after encountering a forgotten contractor service account that still had full access to a company's systems. The company emerged from stealth in 2024 and raised a $20M Series A in January 2025, relocating its headquarters to New York as enterprises race to secure the machine-first, AI-agent era.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Token Security
- **Organizations:** Token Security, Fibo, Israeli Military Intelligence (Unit 8200)
- **From:** Israel
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Education:** Reichman University (IDC Herzliya)
- **Known for:** Co-founded Token Security, a leader in non-human identity (NHI) security, Raised $27M+ across seed and Series A rounds within roughly a year of emerging from stealth, Attracted backing from Notable Capital, TLV Partners, SNR, and cyber veterans including Kevin Mahaffey (Lookout) and Shlomo Kramer (Cato Networks, Check Point, Imperva)

## Career timeline

- **~2008** — Joined Israel's Unit 8200, working on defensive cybersecurity and meeting future co-founder Ido Shlomo
- **Unit 8200 tenure** — Progressed from security research & development to team leader, working directly with the IDF's CISO
- **pre-2023** — Co-founded and served as CTO of Fibo, a fintech startup
- **2023** — Co-founded Token Security with Ido Shlomo, focused on non-human identity security
- **2024-05** — Token Security emerged from stealth with $7M seed funding led by TLV Partners
- **2025-01** — Token Security raised $20M Series A led by Notable Capital; announced HQ relocation to New York
- **2025** — Expanded platform to secure AI agents and agentic AI identities; featured at RSAC Conference Innovation Sandbox

## Achievements

- Co-founded Token Security, a leader in non-human identity (NHI) security
- Raised $27M+ across seed and Series A rounds within roughly a year of emerging from stealth
- Attracted backing from Notable Capital, TLV Partners, SNR, and cyber veterans including Kevin Mahaffey (Lookout) and Shlomo Kramer (Cato Networks, Check Point, Imperva)
- Signed enterprise customers including HPE and HiBob
- Second-time founder after co-founding fintech startup Fibo
- Served as an officer and R&D group manager in Israel's elite Unit 8200
- Named to the Forbes Technology Council

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Token Security raised a $20M Series A led by Notable Capital and announced its headquarters move to New York.
- **2025** — Expanded the platform to discover, govern, and secure AI agents, introducing intent-based access management and being featured at the RSAC Conference Innovation Sandbox.

## Links

- Website: https://token.security
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/itamar-apelblat

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Last updated: 2026-07-17