# Roni Fuchs

> Roni Fuchs is the co-founder and CEO of Legit Security, an application security posture management (ASPM) company protecting software supply chains for customers including Google, NYSE, Kraft Heinz and Palo Alto Networks. A Unit 8200 veteran who grew up in Jaffa, he founded Legit in 2020 with two IDF comrades after stints at Microsoft (via Aorato) and Checkmarx (via his prior startup Lumobit). Legit has raised roughly $80.5M through Series B.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Legit Security
- **Organizations:** Legit Security, Checkmarx, Lumobit, Microsoft, Aorato, Unit 8200 (IDF)
- **From:** Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Education:** BSc, Computer Science, Tel Aviv University, MSc, Computer Science, Reichman University (IDC Herzliya)
- **Known for:** Co-founded Legit Security, a category leader in Application Security Posture Management (ASPM), Raised approximately $80.5M in venture funding across Seed, Series A, and Series B, Built a customer roster including Google, NYSE, Kraft Heinz, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, P&G, AIG, Freddie Mac, and Palo Alto Networks

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Joins Unit 8200 as R&D Cyber Software Engineer
- **2012** — Promoted to R&D Cyber Team Leader in Unit 8200
- **2014** — Aorato acquired by Microsoft; Fuchs stays on as Senior Software Engineer
- **2018** — Founds Lumobit; joined shortly after by Liav Caspi and Lior Barak
- **2018** — Lumobit merges into Checkmarx; Fuchs becomes Senior Director, Head of SCA
- **2020** — Co-founds Legit Security with Caspi and Barak in September
- **2022** — Raises $26.5M Series A led by CRV to protect software supply chains
- **2023** — Raises $40M Series B in September, bringing total funding to about $80.5M

## Achievements

- Co-founded Legit Security, a category leader in Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)
- Raised approximately $80.5M in venture funding across Seed, Series A, and Series B
- Built a customer roster including Google, NYSE, Kraft Heinz, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, P&G, AIG, Freddie Mac, and Palo Alto Networks
- Prior startups Aorato and Lumobit acquired by Microsoft and Checkmarx respectively
- Rang the NYSE bell / Floor Talk feature as a rising cybersecurity founder

## Latest updates

- **2023-09** — Raised $40M Series B led by CRV, bringing total funding to ~$80.5M.
- **2024-03** — Featured in Forbes profile by Bruce Rogers on Legit Security's ASPM leadership.
- **2024-04** — Floor Talk interview with NYSE, discussing software supply chain security.

## Links

- Website: https://legitsecurity.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronifuchs/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/legitsecurity1
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inGsVR1uboI

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Last updated: 2026-07-08