Portnox was founded by Ofer Amitai in 2007.

Who are Portnox's investors?

Portnox's investors include Updata Partners, Elsewhere Partners.

How much funding has Portnox raised?

Portnox has disclosed $37.5M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.

Where is Portnox headquartered?

Portnox is headquartered in New York, US.

Portnox

New York, US · Founded 2007 · 100 employees on LinkedIn · 2 known investors

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Portnox is a cloud-native enterprise platform that unifies zero trust access control, passwordless authentication, and policy enforcement across networks, applications, and infrastructure. The platform serves security leaders and CISOs managing complex, distributed IT environments to reduce breach risk and operational overhead.

Cloud Computing Cybersecurity Enterprise Software

Founders & leadership

Portnox was founded in 2007 by Ofer Amitai.

Ofer Amitai Co-founder & CEOOfer Amitai led Portnox from founding through acquisition as CEO, and previously held roles including Regional Director of Security at Microsoft, founder of a cybersecurity services firm, and security division manager at a leading services company. He began his career as a network engineer and established the IT security function in the Israeli Air Force.

Idan Kuperman Idan Kuperman brings over 15 years of experience in customer operations and services, including pre-sales, implementation, and account management roles. He has led customer success organizations across the full lifecycle from initial engagement through support and retention.

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Investors · 2

Updata Partners✓ confirmed by PortnoxWashington · $20M – $200M

How we know: the company's own site · funding news · securityweek.com · Not right? Tell us

Elsewhere Partnerslisted by Elsewhere PartnersAustin · $20M – $50M

How we know: Elsewhere Partners's portfolio page · a partner's Signal profile · funding news · helpnetsecurity.com · Not right? Tell us

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$37.5M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2022–2025

$37.5MSeries BApr 2025 · 3 sources
Elsewhere Partners (lead), Updata Partners (lead)
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Undisclosed amountSeries AJan 2022
Elsewhere Partners (lead)
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In the news

Portnox Raises $37.5M in Series B Fundingfinsmes.com · Apr 2025

Frequently asked questions

What does Portnox do?: Portnox is a cloud-native enterprise platform that unifies zero trust access control, passwordless authentication, and policy enforcement across networks, applications, and infrastructure. The platform serves security leaders and CISOs managing complex, distributed IT environments to reduce breach risk and operational overhead.
Who founded Portnox?: Portnox was founded by Ofer Amitai in 2007.
Who are Portnox's investors?: Portnox's investors include Updata Partners, Elsewhere Partners.
How much funding has Portnox raised?: Portnox has disclosed $37.5M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
Where is Portnox headquartered?: Portnox is headquartered in New York, US.