
Executive Overview
Amiram Shachar
Amiram explains the origins of Upwind, the cloud security problem it set out to solve, how its approach differs, and how it is reinventing runtime security for the future of cloud security.

Upwind is a runtime-powered cloud security platform that unifies posture management, workload and application protection, and threat detection across multi-cloud, Kubernetes, container, and serverless environments.
Its cloud-native application protection spans CSPM, CIEM, DSPM, vulnerability and exposure management, API security, and cloud detection and response, correlating agentless scanning with live runtime signals so teams act on what is actually exploitable.
That same runtime context now extends to AI, where Upwind's AI Security Posture Management discovers the AI models and services running across an organization's cloud and assesses their exposure and posture.
Its Agentic Pack puts AI agents on every finding, pairing a conversational control plane with agents that investigate incidents, validate which vulnerabilities are reachable against the live environment, and deliver remediation as ready-to-merge pull requests.
The platform is built for cloud security and DevSecOps teams in complex multi-cloud environments that need to cut alert noise and focus on real, exploitable risk.
Founded in 2022 by Amiram Shachar, Upwind is venture backed and has raised more than $400 million.
Market segment
Validated as AI native security by analyst Richard Stiennon. The tag opens Upwind’s room on Guardians of the Machine Age in a panel.

Amiram Shachar
Amiram explains the origins of Upwind, the cloud security problem it set out to solve, how its approach differs, and how it is reinventing runtime security for the future of cloud security.

Joshua Burgin, Chief Product Officer at Upwind, walks through the Upwind platform, showing how it maps cloud inventory and risk, filters vulnerabilities by context, detects and responds to threats in real time, and manages identities, compliance frameworks, and issues.




