Sola Security aims to be the Wix of cyber with $30 million Seed round
The startup, founded by Guy Flechter, former CEO of Cider Security, acquired by Palo Alto Networks, and Ron Peled, former Global CISO of LivePerson, emerges from stealth mode with a platform designed to revolutionize cybersecurity for small businesses and tech startups.
"We want to change the paradigm in cyber. We're used to thinking that building cyber tools is for the elite, but it's time for this industry to undergo the same transformation that other industries have experienced," says Guy Flechter, CEO and founder of the startup Sola Security, whose activities are being revealed on Tuesday for the first time. Flechter is taking on this ambitious challenge.
The company has operated in stealth mode for the past year since its founding in early 2024, though its unusually large Seed round of $28 million was first reported by Calcalist last summer. Now, Sola is officially coming out of stealth and launching its platform, which, according to Flechter (former CEO of Cider Security, acquired by Palo Alto Networks), who founded Sola with Ron Peled (former Global CISO of LivePerson), aims to do for cyber defense what Wix did for website building.
"We want to enable cybersecurity professionals within organizations to do their jobs more easily, without going through a long procurement process that, even if successful, often results in a complex and bloated product that isn't always necessary," Flechter explains. "We want to appeal directly to the professionals within organizations, similar to how software companies like Monday or Figma did in their fields, where interest in the product comes from the professionals themselves."
Sola’s solution is designed to enable the creation of simple and agile cybersecurity tools tailored to specific needs, such as developing a tool to check particular security data. The platform being launched today functions as a studio that allows cybersecurity professionals to build such tools independently. It is primarily aimed at small and medium-sized businesses, as well as young, innovative tech companies that are more open to adopting non-standard solutions. In its initial phase, the platform's tools will be available for free to encourage experimentation and feedback.
Alongside the technology launch, Sola has also announced an additional $2 million in Seed funding from angel investors, bringing its total funding to $30 million. The initial round was led by Haim Sadger and Aya Peterburg’s S Capital venture capital fund, with participation from renowned investor Michael Moritz and the S32 fund, founded by former Google executives, and Glilot Capital Partners. Moritz, who spent four decades as a partner at Sequoia—one of the world’s largest and most influential venture capital firms—earned the nickname the "Michael Jordan" of venture capital. Sola currently employs 44 people.
This is Flechter's second startup. His previous company, Cider Security, which he co-founded with Daniel Krivelevich, was acquired by Palo Alto Networks for $300 million. Before selling Cider, Flechter had already spent two decades in Israel’s cyber industry. He began his career in the Air Force's cyber unit and later held senior roles in Israeli high-tech companies, including serving as the head of the information security division at the Israeli unicorn AppsFlyer before transitioning to entrepreneurship.
