Elite Cyber Veterans Launch Blast Security with $10M to Revolutionize Cloud Security

Key Findings

• Blast Security, a cybersecurity startup, has launched from stealth with a $10 million seed round co-led by 10D and MizMaa Ventures.

• The company is founded by industry veterans from Solebit (acquired by Mimecast) and elite IDF units.

• Blast is introducing a new operating model for cloud security with its first-of-its-kind Preemptive Cloud Defense Platform.

• The platform replaces reactive response with continuous prevention, turning native cloud control into a preventive defense fabric.

• Blast's solution aims to eliminate cloud risks by using preventive guardrails to ensure environments remain secure by design.

• The company is already working with numerous global enterprises, preventing cloud risk by over 90% and significantly shrinking the blast radius.

Background

Blast Security was founded by a team of cybersecurity veterans who have a proven track record of building scalable prevention products, including at Solebit, which was acquired by Mimecast. The founding team, consisting of Boris Vaynberg, Ido Bukra, and Roi Panai, has over a decade of collaborative experience.

The team's lightbulb moment came when they were called to reserve duty to lead a national-level cloud security project. During this critical time, they realized that security must match the cloud's speed, scale, and complexity with prevention measures built-in.

Preemptive Cloud Defense Platform

Blast's Preemptive Cloud Defense Platform marks an inflection point for organizations shifting from reactive alert-chasing to proactive, continuously enforced prevention. The platform turns native cloud control into a preventive defense fabric, where every change is modeled, tested, and enforced safely.

This approach ensures prevention never breaks production or slows innovation, addressing the growing critical need in the market for truly proactive cloud defense. Blast's solution enables organizations to prevent threats rather than merely reacting to them.

Customer Testimonial

"At Via, we see the shift from alert-chasing to prevention as a strategic program to strengthen our overall defense. Blast enables us to enforce preventive guardrails at scale – making our cloud environments more resilient with the same resources, less manual effort, and the trust to ensure zero disruption to the business," said Oren Hogery, CISO of Via.

Investor Perspective

"Blast's founding team has a remarkable history of solving complex security challenges," said Itay Rand, General Partner at 10D Capital. "Their preemptive approach to cloud security meets a growing critical need in the market, enabling organizations to prevent threats rather than merely reacting to them. We're thrilled to back Blast as they set a new standard for truly proactive cloud defense."

Sources

• https://hackread.com/elite-cyber-veterans-launch-blast-security-with-10m-to-turn-cloud-detection-into-prevention/

• https://securityonline.info/elite-cyber-veterans-launch-blast-security-with-10m-to-turn-cloud-detection-into-prevention/