July 24, 2024 at 03:01PM
Zest Security, founded in November 2023, secured $5 million funding and offers an AI-powered platform for managing cloud security risks. CEO Snir Ben Shimol highlights the challenge of lengthy manual risk remediation. The platform aims to rapidly mitigate risks using existing cloud controls and then aid in triaging and providing a resolution path for full remediation.
Key takeaways from the meeting notes are as follows:
1. Zest Security has emerged from stealth with $5 million funding from Hanaco and Silvertech Ventures, offering an AI-powered platform that focuses on resolving the root source of risk in complex cloud environments.
2. The main problem is not visibility into the cloud, but rather the time it takes to fix identified risks, which currently involves a lengthy manual process.
3. Zest’s AI-powered platform aims to simplify and automate risk resolution at speed and scale by rapidly mitigating risks using existing cloud controls, followed by providing triaging to locate the root cause and offering a resolution path for full remediation.
4. The company was founded in November 2023 by Snir Ben Shimol, CEO, and Uri Aronovici, CTO, both with strong backgrounds in cybersecurity and technology.
These takeaways reflect the main points discussed in the meeting notes, highlighting Zest Security’s approach to addressing cloud security risks and the expertise of its leadership team.