# Nadav Czerninski

> Nadav Czerninski is the co-founder and CEO of Oligo Security, which he started in 2022 with childhood friends Gal Elbaz and Avshalom Hilu. A former captain and cybersecurity researcher in Israeli military units, he studied computational neuroscience at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Based in New York according to his LinkedIn profile, he leads a company focused on runtime protection for applications, cloud workloads and AI systems.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Oligo Security
- **Organizations:** Oligo Security, Israeli Military Intelligence
- **Education:** Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Oligo Security., Received an Award of Excellence from the commander of Unit 8200, as listed on his LinkedIn profile., Received a Certificate of Appreciation for Divergent Thinking from the chief of Military Intelligence, as listed on his LinkedIn profile.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2022** — Served for more than six years as a researcher and team leader in elite IDF cyber units, reaching captain; studied computational neuroscience at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
- **2022** — Co-founded Oligo Security with Gal Elbaz and Avshalom Hilu.
- **2023** — Announced Oligo’s public launch and $28 million in funding in February.
- **2025** — Oligo announced a $50 million Series B led by Greenfield Partners in January.
- **2026** — Oligo announced $60 million in additional funding in August, reporting total funding of $140 million.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Oligo Security.
- Received an Award of Excellence from the commander of Unit 8200, as listed on his LinkedIn profile.
- Received a Certificate of Appreciation for Divergent Thinking from the chief of Military Intelligence, as listed on his LinkedIn profile.
- Oligo announced a $50 million Series B in January 2025 and $60 million in additional financing in August 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Oligo announced $60 million in additional financing and reported $140 million in total funding, 300% year-over-year ARR growth and a valuation more than double its Series B valuation.
- **2026-09** — Oligo research director Uri Katz discussed the team’s research approach and work on AirPlay vulnerabilities in a CTech interview.

## Links

- Website: https://www.oligo.security/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadav-czerninski

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Last updated: 2026-10-25