Guy Podjarny is an Israeli entrepreneur, tech executive, software engineer, and prominent figure in the Israeli tech ecosystem. He is the founder and CEO of Snyk, a developer-first security platform that helps organizations secure their software development lifecycle. Born in 1979 in Israel, Podjarny served in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in an elite cyber intelligence unit, gaining expertise in cybersecurity and software engineering. Following his military service, he worked at Akamai Technologies as a Principal Software Engineer and former CTO, contributing to web performance optimization and security projects. In 2015, Podjarny co-founded Snyk in London, UK, initially as a side project to address vulnerabilities in open-source code. Under his leadership, Snyk has grown rapidly, achieving unicorn status, raising over $1 billion in funding, and serving thousands of enterprises worldwide. He remains a key advocate for innovation in cybersecurity and mentors startups, based primarily in London while maintaining strong ties to Israel and the US tech scenes.