Gil Geron
Unicorn founderCEO & Co-founder at Orca Security
New York, New York, United States
FoundedOrca Security$1.8B
About
Gil Geron is CEO and Co-Founder of Orca Security, having previously served as the company's chief product officer since its inception. He has more than 20 years of experience in cybersecurity products and previously directed a team of cyber professionals at Check Point Software Technologies.
CEO & Co-founder at Orca Security
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Orca Security's investors · 11
CapitalGSan Francisco · $50M – $100M checksCisco InvestmentsSan JoseFlyover CapitalKansas City · $500K – $2M checksHarmony PartnersNew YorkICONIQSan FranciscoLauder PartnersLos AltosMerlin VenturesMclean · $2M – $6M checksNotable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checksRedpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checksStoneMill VenturesWashington · $100K – $1M checksYL VenturesNew York · $100K – $5M checks
Co-founders at Orca Security
AS
Avi ShuaChief Innovation Officer & Co-founder
ES
Ety Spiegel HubaraFounder
LA
Liran AntebiFounder
MB
Matan Ben GurFounder
MB
Matan Ben-GurFounder
SF
Shay FilosofFounder
WZ
Wagde ZabitFounder
Experience
- Orca SecurityCEO & Co-Foundercurrent2023 — present
- Orca SecurityCPO & Co-Founder2018 — 2023Tel Aviv District, Israel
- YL VenturesInsidercurrent2019 — present
- Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.Director, Cyber Security Gateway and Cloud Products2017 — 2019Tel Aviv District, Israel
- Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.Group Manager, Advanced Threat Prevention2014 — 2017Israel
- Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.Team leader, Mobile Framework and VPN2011 — 2014Israel
- Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.Software Developer, Identity Awareness2008 — 2011Israel
Skills & more
Object Oriented Design32Software Development32Network Security26Security15Mobile Applications11Multithreading7OOP6System Architecture9Cloud Computing7Design Patterns5Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP)5Win32 API3
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Software EngineeringSoftware DesignTCP/IPCyber-securityMachine LearningJavaObjective-CC++LinuxManagementTeam ManagementLanguages English · Hebrew
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gil Geron?
- Gil Geron is CEO and Co-Founder of Orca Security, having previously served as the company's chief product officer since its inception. He has more than 20 years of experience in cybersecurity products and previously directed a team of cyber professionals at Check Point Software Technologies.
- Where does Gil Geron work?
- Gil Geron is CEO & Co-founder of Orca Security.
- What companies did Gil Geron found?
- Gil Geron founded Orca Security.
- Where did Gil Geron go to school?
- Gil Geron studied at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Physics and Computer Science).
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Also attended The Hebrew University of Jerusalem186
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Shared employers
Also worked at Orca Security11
Sai SenthilkumarPartner at Redpoint VenturesGlenn SolomonInvestor at GGV CapitalOren YungerInvestor at GGV CapitalJahanvi SardanaInvestor at Index VenturesBryan GertzogPartner at StripesJohn BrennanFounder & Managing Partner at Holly Ventures
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Also worked at Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.24
Mark KraynakInvestor at Aspect VenturesAsheem ChandnaPartner at Greylock focused on enterprise, cybersecurity, and infrastructure softwareMichael B. MoradzadehVenture Partner at LegalTechMike GilleyVenture Partner at Mighty CapitalYoni OsherovInvestor at Entree CapitalRavit AvidorFounding Partner at Lighthouse Ventures
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