The problem
Open-source base images ship with thousands of known CVEs that security and engineering teams must endlessly triage and patch
What they do
Vulnerability-free container images, libraries, OS packages and VMs, kept patched by AI agents
Traction 100 customers in first year of selling (CEO-stated); headcount ~3x in 12 mo; customers incl. UiPath, Varonis
Hiring trend
- Open roles
- 16
- Ops roles
- 2
- Headcount
- ~80
Headcount ~30 → ~82 YoY (+173%, LinkedIn est.); was 25 in Jul 2025, 37 in Dec 2025; 16 open roles
Hiring in
- Tel Aviv
- West Coast
- East Coast
- Remote
Funding
- Last round
- $35M
- Stage
- Series A
- Date
- Dec 2025
Led by N47 (Series A); Notable Capital, Hyperwise Ventures (seed)
- Hiring+1.516 open roles on the live job board (10–29 roles = +1.5)
- Funding recency+1Series A · $35M, Dec 2025 (10 months ago): 6–12 months = +1
- Traction+1.5Strong growth: 100 customers in first year of selling (CEO-stated); headcount ~3x in 12 mo; customers incl. UiPath, Varonis
- Red flags0None found in the last 24 months
- Total4.01.5 + 1 + 1.5 − 0 = 4.0 → Tempo (3.5–4.24)
Distance (10K) is a separate read on how long the lead can last. It doesn't change the score.
Distance
10K
Fast-growing hardened-image specialist, but Docker and Red Hat now give similar images away free.
Sources: TechTarget: Echo buys Minimus as hardened-image market consolidates (Aug 2026) ↗
Last checked Oct 25, 2026