Web3 startup Blockaid, founded by two Israeli former soldiers, received $33 million in funding.
Founded by two former soldiers who worked in the cyber intelligence department of the Israeli army, Blockaid made a name for itself by announcing that it received funding.
Ido Ben-Natan and Raz Niv, who founded the company in September 2022, worked in Unit 8200, which is affiliated with the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office.
Blockaid raises $6 million in seed funding with a Series A round $27 million collected. Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners and Cyberstarts contributed to this round.
Ben-Natan, one of the company’s founders, said that the investment round how it is organized, to the company how much it is valued and investors to the company Whether he participated as a manager or not He did not give details about it.
blockchain, cryptocurrency scams, phishing and hacking attacks develops tools to prevent it. The company is simultaneously blockchain transactions It can also examine signatures outside the blockchain.
According to the statements made by Ben-Natan, Blockaid has been More than 450 million transactions reviewed, More than 1.3 million attacks prevented and thus More than $7.1 billion in assets provided security.
The company’s customers include MetaMask, OpenSea, Zerion Wallet and Rainbow Wallet. Blockaid, with the funding it receives to more customers aims to open
The company, which has a team of approximately 25 people, has offices in New York and Tel Aviv.