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Two years after coming out of stealth, Upwind has become the unicorn that solves cloud security better than anyone else. Today, we are raising $250M in our Series B funding round, bringing total investment in Upwind to over $430M. This makes Upwind one of the most capitalized companies in the world focused on solving the […]

Cloud infrastructure has become more complex than ever. Environments are bigger, faster, and more interconnected. The explosion of data and the rapid adoption of AI have accelerated that complexity. Security teams are now managing risk in systems that change constantly and operate at unprecedented scale. The tools that got us here cannot take us where […]

I’m proud to share that Upwind has raised $250 million – a strong endorsement of our mission and direction. But this milestone is more than a number. It reflects strong customer confidence in our ability to address evolving AI and cloud security challenges. Today’s attackers leverage AI and autonomous agents to scan, exploit, and evade […]

AWS re:Invent 2025 marked a major milestone for Upwind. Throughout the week, we introduced significant platform innovations, expanded our leadership in runtime-first cloud security, and met thousands of builders, security engineers, and executives invested in securing the future of cloud and AI infrastructure. Below is a full recap of every announcement, event, and moment from […]

The newly released ISMG 2025 CNAPP Market Guide doesn’t just map the rapid evolution of cloud-native security – it highlights the vendors defining its future. Among the 19 platforms evaluated, Upwind stands out as one of the clearest examples of where the market is heading: runtime-powered, AI-driven, and built for the speed and complexity of […]

The QKS Group 2025 SPARK Matrix™: Cloud Native Application Protection Platform report captures a shift that many security engineering teams have been anticipating for years. Cloud environments have become too dynamic, too identity-driven, and too interconnected for configuration-centric CNAPP tools to keep pace. According to QKS Group, the vendors advancing most quickly are those that […]

Upwind is advancing federal cloud security with the pursuit of FedRAMP Moderate Equivalency, in partnership with Coalfire, the leading FedRAMP advisor and assessor. This milestone clears the way for the enterprises, integrators, and software vendors that serve government agencies to deliver live runtime protection with the compliance assurances their customers demand. By working with Coalfire […]

We are excited to announce that Upwind has been recognized by Latio as a leader in both Cloud Security and Cloud Application Detection and Response (CADR) in the newly released 2025 Latio Cloud Security Market Report. In this report, analyst James Berthoty highlights how the cloud security landscape is rapidly evolving beyond traditional CNAPP models, […]

From an idea in stealth to acquisition — the journey of NYX and the future with Upwind Fourteen months ago, my partner Gili Yankovitch and I started working on a bold idea: what if we could help security & appsec teams with better prioritization of their risks and detect not just what code should run, […]

This year at AWS re:Inforce, Upwind CSO Rinki Sethi and Alteryx CISO Lucas Moody explored how leading CISOs approach cloud security strategically. This talk highlights key considerations, common pitfalls, and proven practices for securing cloud environments, helping CISOs walk away with actionable insights from industry veterans to elevate their organization’s security posture