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We’re thrilled to announce that our latest venture-creation company, Orchid Security, has raised $36 million in seed funding.

The round was led by Team8 and Intel Capital, with support from Capital One and industry leaders, including Jeff Williams (FireEye, Cisco, McAfee), Dror Davidoff (Aqua), and Zohar Alon (Dome9, Check Point).

Orchid delivers an identity-first security orchestration platform. It enables organizations to continuously discover both self-hosted and SaaS applications, assess their native identity controls (and gaps), and remediate compliance and cyber exposure from a single point of control— without extensive effort or application recoding. By leveraging AI and LLMS, their innovative solution simplifies compliance, reduces costs, and enhances security with customers like Costco and Repsol already benefiting from their approach.

This funding will accelerate Orchid Security’s platform development, expand its sales and support teams, while building its go-to-market engine, enabling enterprises to achieve continuous visibility and control over fragmented identity environments.

Congratulations to the founding team Roy Katmor (Co-Founder and CEO), Robert Wiseman (Co-founder and VP of Operations), Ido Kelson (Co-founder and CTO), and the entire Orchid team on this milestone.

Make sure to follow them and their story and read all about it in Axios!
https://www.axios.com/2025/01/14/ai-cybersecurity-startup-intel-funding

What a morning at the Fintech Founders Breakfast and Pitch Competition in Tel Aviv! Next Up: NYC 🇺🇸

Last week, we heard from 14 cutting-edge startups alongside Olympians and thought leaders, making for a truly inspiring morning for the local fintech ecosystem.

And we're not stopping there! Registration for our flagship event, 'Fintech Village NYC' on November 20th is now open— secure your spot at the link below 👇
https://team8.vc/events/fintech-village-2024