# Shay Levi

> Shay Levi is the Co-Founder and CEO of Unframe, an enterprise AI platform that delivers working AI solutions to large organizations in days rather than months. A Unit 8200 alumnus, he previously co-founded Noname Security, scaling it to $40M ARR and a $500M acquisition by Akamai in 2024. Undeterred, he immediately founded Unframe in January 2024, which has since reached $100M in total contract value, raised $100M in total funding, and earned the #2 spot on Calcalist's 50 Most Promising Startups of 2026.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Unframe
- **Organizations:** Unframe, Noname Security, ironSource, Vidoplay, Facebook, Israeli Intelligence Corps (Unit 8200)
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Education:** Computer Science, Open University of Israel
- **Known for:** Co-founded Noname Security and scaled it to $40M ARR and 250+ employees before a ~$500M acquisition by Akamai (2024), Co-founded Unframe in January 2024; reached $100M total contract value within 12 months of selling, Led Unframe to $50M Series A (April 2025) and $50M Series B (May 2026) - $100M total raised

## Career timeline

- **2010-2014** — Cyber Software / R&D Software Engineer, Israeli Intelligence Corps (Unit 8200)
- **2014-2016** — Senior Software Engineer, Facebook
- **2016-2017** — R&D Team Leader, ironSource
- **2016-2018** — CTO, Vidoplay (Somoto subsidiary)
- **2020** — Co-founded Noname Security (API security)
- **2020-2024** — Co-Founder & CTO at Noname Security - scaled to $40M ARR and 250+ person team
- **2024** — Noname Security acquired by Akamai for ~$500M
- **2024-01** — Left Noname Security ahead of acquisition and co-founded Unframe
- **2025-04** — Unframe emerged from stealth with $50M Series A funding
- **2025** — Unframe reached $100M total contract value in first 12 months of selling
- **2026-05** — Unframe raised $50M Series B led by Highland Europe; ranked #2 in Calcalist's 50 Most Promising Startups

## Achievements

- Co-founded Noname Security and scaled it to $40M ARR and 250+ employees before a ~$500M acquisition by Akamai (2024)
- Co-founded Unframe in January 2024; reached $100M total contract value within 12 months of selling
- Led Unframe to $50M Series A (April 2025) and $50M Series B (May 2026) - $100M total raised
- Unframe achieved 400% net revenue retention (NRR) - existing customers expand spend 4x
- Named Top 10 Cybersecurity Expert 2021 at Black Unicorn Awards
- Unframe ranked #2 in Calcalist's 50 Most Promising Startups of 2026
- Served in Israel's elite Unit 8200 intelligence cyber unit

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Unframe raised $50M Series B led by Highland Europe; total funding reaches $100M
- **2026-05** — Unframe ranked #2 in Calcalist's 50 Most Promising Startups of 2026
- **2026-05** — Unframe reported $100M in total contract value booked in first year of selling
- **2025-04** — Unframe emerged from stealth with $50M Series A from Bessemer, TLV Partners, Craft Ventures and others
- **2025-04** — Unframe publicly launched its all-in-one enterprise AI platform

## Links

- Website: https://unframe.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaylevi2/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/shaylevi2
- GitHub: https://github.com/shaylevi2

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Last updated: 2026-05-22