# Yoni Shohet

> Yoni Shohet is the co-founder and CEO of Valence Security, a New York-based company that helps enterprises find and fix risks hiding inside their sprawling web of SaaS apps. A serial cybersecurity entrepreneur, he earned a math degree at 19, led a cybersecurity team inside one of Israel's elite military intelligence units, and previously co-founded SCADAfence, an industrial IoT security pioneer later acquired by Honeywell. He raised a $25M Series A led by Microsoft's M12 in 2022, bringing Valence to $32M in total funding.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Valence Security
- **Organizations:** Valence Security, SCADAfence, Forbes Technology Council
- **From:** Israel
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Education:** BSc, Mathematics (completed at age 19), Bar-Ilan University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and led two cybersecurity companies across a decade-plus career, Co-founded SCADAfence, an industrial IoT/OT security pioneer later acquired by Honeywell (2023), Raised $32M in total funding for Valence Security, including a $25M Series A led by Microsoft's M12

## Career timeline

- **2014** — Co-founded SCADAfence, a pioneer in industrial IoT / operational technology (OT) cybersecurity, with Ofer Shaked
- **2021** — Left SCADAfence and co-founded Valence Security with Shlomi Matichin (CTO)
- **2021** — Valence Security emerged from stealth with $7M seed funding led by YL Ventures
- **2022** — Raised $25M Series A led by Microsoft's M12, bringing total funding to $32M
- **2023** — SCADAfence, the company he co-founded, was acquired by Honeywell

## Achievements

- Co-founded and led two cybersecurity companies across a decade-plus career
- Co-founded SCADAfence, an industrial IoT/OT security pioneer later acquired by Honeywell (2023)
- Raised $32M in total funding for Valence Security, including a $25M Series A led by Microsoft's M12
- Attracted strategic investors including Porsche Ventures, Akamai Technologies, and YL Ventures
- Member of the Forbes Technology Council
- Earned a BSc in Mathematics at age 19

## Latest updates

- **2023-07** — SCADAfence, the industrial cybersecurity company Shohet co-founded, was acquired by Honeywell.
- **2022-10** — Valence Security announced a $25M Series A led by Microsoft's M12, raising total funding to $32M.

## Links

- Website: https://valencesecurity.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yonishohet/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Valencesecurity
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/valencesec

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