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.
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Adar Arnon @adararnon
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Jun 3, 2021 Β· β₯ 2
Adar Arnon @adararnon
Everyone is complaining about WhatsApp's new privacy policy, but I have yet to meet an American that doesn't use SMS.
Jan 9, 2021
Adar Arnon @adararnon
Good morning Zuckerberg https://t.co/BQUyV0ywuQ
Jan 6, 2021 Β· β₯ 1
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· 8
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
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA2018 β 2020
- Y Combinator2020
- Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and SciencesMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science2018 β 2020
- The Hebrew University of JerusalemBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science2009 β 2013
- Ironi Dalet High School, Tel Aviv2007 β 2009
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
From Adar's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,863
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Also attended Y Combinator1,475
Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City
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Also attended Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences10
Danny CrichtonPartner, Research at Lux Capital, publishing the Securities newsletter and RiskgamingDavid BorcsokPartner at Mucker CapitalConnie LiPrincipal at F-Prime Capital PartnersTyler HollowayInvestor at E14 FundRyan PeerAssociate at Frazier Life SciencesErik KnallInvestment Associate at Prime Impact Fund
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Also attended The Hebrew University of Jerusalem150
Lisa CohenInvestment Director at Intel CapitalMiri FentonAssociate at Maverick Ventures IsraelTamar YehoshuaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Rutie AdarInvestments & Innovation Sr. Director, Israel at Samsung Catalyst FundJack LevyInvestor at Israel Cleantech VenturesRony Patishi-ChillimInvestor at Israel Cleantech Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Drata21
Houman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesSydney SloanChief Marketing Officer at Scale Venture PartnersGlenn SolomonInvestor at GGV CapitalOren YungerInvestor at GGV CapitalJake SeidGeneral Partner at Ballistic VenturesChrisInvestor at Perceptive Ventures Management Company, Llc
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Also worked at SafeBase10
Dave LuFounder at Hyphen CapitalPriya SaiprasadInvestment Advisory Council at Neythri Futures FundPriya SaiprasadGeneral Partner at Touring CapitalEvan WijayaPrincipal at Touring CapitalHilarie Koplow-McAdamsVenture Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Kyle McNultyInvestor at In-Q-Tel
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Also worked at Argus Cyber Security Ltd.4
Also worked at IDF - Israel Defence Forces121
Juriaan DuizendstraalInvestor at Index VenturesMatan RoetAssociate at Redpoint VenturesRon ZoriVenture Partner at Lerer HippeauDaniel SimonVenture Partner at FJ LabsGal GitterPartner at Alpha PartnersLior AvisarVenture Investor at Alpha Partners
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