Yuval Lapidot is a founder and CTO with 11 years of experience blending security research and software engineering into product-driven AI ventures. After nearly eight years researching security and data at IBM and earlier cyber-security research at Deutsche Telekom Innovation Labs, he now co-leads two startups focused on agentic AI and practical AI tooling that turn creative ideas into actionable business solutions. He brings deep hands-on experience from engineering roles at Intel and EMC through to leading research programs, enabling a rare mix of rigorous threat-aware design and fast product delivery. Based in southern Israel and holding an MS in Information Systems and Software Engineering from Ben-Gurion University, he pairs academic depth with entrepreneurial execution. Notably, his career arc shows a shift from low-level software and QA into security research and finally into AI product leadership, reflecting both technical breadth and an ability to translate complex research into commercial impact.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Inforamtion Systems and Software Engineering, Master of Science - MS, Inforamtion Systems and Software Engineering at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
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