Upwind, the runtime-first cloud security leader, announced a $250 million Series B funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Salesforce Ventures and Picture Capital, bringing total funding to $430 million. The round follows 900% year-over-year revenue growth and 200% logo growth as enterprises adopt runtime-powered cloud security. “Cloud infrastructure has changed faster than the security models designed to protect it,” said Amiram Shachar, CEO & Co-founder at Upwind.
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“The next era of cloud security requires a fundamentally different approach, centered in realtime signals…This funding round is a small milestone in our journey, but it marks a big day, and it reflects a growing recognition and validates what customers and the market see.” Upwind’s platform protects millions of enterprise workloads, such as Siemens, Carvana, Roku, Wix, and Peloton, cutting down on non-relevant alerts by 98% and CVEs by 60%. The firm will utilize the funds to grow its presence worldwide, enhance its runtime-first AI offering in the realms of data, AI, and code, and further develop partnerships with hyperscalers and ISVs.