About
Adar Arnon led an R&D group in the Israeli Defense Force's Intelligence Directorate focused on cybersecurity and OS architecture, and holds an MS/MBA from Harvard. His background spans secure protocol design, operating system development, and reverse-engineering team management.
Founder at SafeBaseYC S20
Intro paths
YC
Adar went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Adar can intro founders to SafeBase's investors below.
SafeBase's investors Β· 10
Analog VenturesSan Francisco Β· $500K β $1.5M checksComcast VenturesNew York Β· $2M β $15M checks Β· since 2024Contour Venture PartnersNew York Β· $500K β $2M checksHyphen CapitalSan FranciscoNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park Β· $200K β $40M checksTime Zero CapitalTouring CapitalSan Francisco Β· since 2024Twenty Two VenturesPalo Alto Β· $50K β $250K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2020Zoom Venturessince 2024
Co-founders at SafeBase
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Al YangFounder
Experience
- DrataSVP Engineering, SafeBase by Drata2025 β 2026New York, United States
- SafeBaseCo-Founder & CTO (Acquired by Drata)2020 β 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- Argus Cyber Security Ltd.North America Sales Intern2019Detroit Metropolitan Area
- IDF - Israel Defence ForcesGroup Leader2016 β 2018Tel Aviv Area, Israel
- IDF - Israel Defence ForcesR&D Team Leader2014 β 2016Tel Aviv District, Israel
- IDF - Israel Defence ForcesSoftware Engineer2011 β 2014Tel Aviv District, Israel
- IDF - Israel Defence ForcesCadet2009 β 2011Jerusalem District, Israel
- JobHop - Matching job hoppers and businessesCo-Founder & CTO2014 β 2016Tel Aviv District, Israel
Skills & more
StrategyTeam Leadership1Management1Software Development12Security9Win32 API6CybersecurityProduct ManagementObject Oriented Design6Algorithms4Software Engineering3Integration1
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ProgrammingSystem ArchitectureOOPSoftware DesignNetwork SecurityDesign PatternsMultithreadingEntrepreneurshipAgile MethodologiesComputer SciencePythonC++Languages English Β· Hebrew
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Adar Arnon?
- Adar Arnon led an R&D group in the Israeli Defense Force's Intelligence Directorate focused on cybersecurity and OS architecture, and holds an MS/MBA from Harvard. His background spans secure protocol design, operating system development, and reverse-engineering team management.
- Where does Adar Arnon work?
- Adar Arnon is Founder of SafeBase.
- What companies did Adar Arnon found?
- Adar Arnon founded SafeBase.
- Where did Adar Arnon go to school?
- Adar Arnon studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Y Combinator; Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science).
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