Anjuna
YC W18San Francisco, US · Founded 2018 · 55 employees · 10 known investors
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Anjuna develops software for secure data sharing and confidential computing in cloud and AI environments. The company serves enterprises seeking to protect data while leveraging cloud and artificial intelligence capabilities.
Also known as Anjuna Security
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareCloud Workload ProtectionSecurityUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaPartly Remote
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W18)
Anjuna was founded in 2018 by Ayal Yogev, Steve Weis, Yan M., and Yan Michalevsky.
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Ayal Yogevin𝕏CEO & Co-founderAyal Yogev has spent two decades developing enterprise security products, including senior product management roles at SafeBreach, Imperva (where he worked through its IPO), and in the OpenDNS Umbrella division acquired by Cisco. He is CEO and co-founder of Anjuna, which develops confidential computing software for cloud and AI environments.
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Steve Weis
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Yan M.inCTO and Co-founder2017–2023Yan M. holds a PhD from Stanford University and has over 20 years of experience in software development, security, and cryptography. He is founder of Anjuna, which develops software for secure data sharing and confidential computing in cloud and AI environments, and co-founder of Cryptosat (now Aptos Orbital), a blockchain and space-based security company.
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Yan MichalevskyinCTO and Co-founder2017–2023Yan Michalevsky holds a PhD from Stanford University and has over 20 years of experience in software development, security, and cryptography. He is co-founder and former CTO of Anjuna, and co-founded Cryptosat (now Aptos Orbital), a blockchain and space venture focused on tamper-proof root-of-trust systems.
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Investors · 10
Insight Partners✓ verifiedNew York · $120M – $350M
M Ventures✓ verifiedLos Angeles · $10.8M
SINEWAVE VENTURES✓ verifiedMclean · $500K – $25M
Alpha Intelligence CapitalSan Francisco
DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M
Dorm RoomBrooklyn · $90K – $250K
Founder CollectiveCambridge
Kindred VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $2M
Playground GlobalPalo Alto · $1M – $20M
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$55M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2021–2024
- $25MraisedAug 2024 · 2 sourcesSource ↗
▶$30MraisedJul 2021 · 13 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$30MraisedJul 2021 · 13 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Ayal YogevExecutive Officer, Director
- Yan MichalevskyDirector
- Peter BarrettDirector
- Lonne JaffeDirector
- Offering amount
- $30M
- Amount sold
- $30M
- First sale
- Jun 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2017
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
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OPAQUE20 shared keywordsOPAQUE provides a hardware-enforced trust layer for AI systems that enables organizations to run AI on sensitive data with independently verifiable proof of data protection. The platform combines software governance with confidential computing to constrain agent behavior and prevent unauthorized data access.
Fortanix19 shared keywordsFortanix provides an enterprise data security platform built on confidential computing, offering cryptographic security posture assessment, data encryption and tokenization, enterprise key management with integrated HSMs, and a secure GenAI solution. It serves enterprises operating across multicloud and on-premises environments, addressing regulatory compliance, post-quantum readiness, and cloud migration.</parameter>
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Netezza17 shared keywordsIBM is a global technology company whose business spans enterprise software (including Red Hat, HashiCorp, and Confluent), IT infrastructure such as mainframes, servers, and storage, and IT consulting services. The company is also investing heavily in quantum computing and AI-based enterprise offerings, including its Lightwell open-source software security clearinghouse and the Anderon quantum wafer foundry.
decentriq16 shared keywordsDecentriq provides a data clean room platform that enables advertisers and brands to activate first-party data, conduct audience targeting, and measure campaign performance in a privacy-compliant environment without relying on third-party cookies.
Edgeless15 shared keywordsEdgeless Systems builds confidential computing software that keeps data and workloads encrypted at runtime using Trusted Execution Environments and remote attestation, removing cloud administrators from the trusted computing base. Its products, including the Privatemode AI service and open-source tools like EGo and MarbleRun, target organizations seeking secure, compliant, and sovereign use of AI and cloud infrastructure.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Anjuna do?
- Anjuna develops software for secure data sharing and confidential computing in cloud and AI environments. The company serves enterprises seeking to protect data while leveraging cloud and artificial intelligence capabilities.
- Who founded Anjuna?
- Anjuna was founded by Ayal Yogev, Steve Weis, Yan M., Yan Michalevsky in 2018.
- Who are Anjuna's investors?
- Anjuna's investors include Insight Partners, M Ventures, SINEWAVE VENTURES, Alpha Intelligence Capital, DCVC (Data Collective), Dorm Room, Founder Collective, Kindred Ventures and 2 more.
- How much funding has Anjuna raised?
- Anjuna has disclosed $55M raised across 2 rounds.
- Where is Anjuna headquartered?
- Anjuna is headquartered in San Francisco, US.