VC Catalog · venture ecosystem research library
VC Catalog home Beta

Partner

Noam Shaar

Smart Money RatingBased on the data VC Catalog holds.

Smart Money Rating: 90 out of 100

Other at Lightshield Ventures

Firm
Lightshield Ventures
Role
Other
Claim, correct or request removal

Record updated 21 September 2026

About

Noam is a founder and the former Head of the Cyber Defense Division of the IDF, which grew under his leadership from a team of 150 to 1,500. In his role, Noam was responsible for the IDF's cyber defense - from strategy to large scale implementation. Prior to that, Noam was the Commander of the Cyber and Crypto Center at Unit 8200, building and leading the unit's deep cyber operations. Noam is a recipient of the prestigious Israel National Defense Award, granted for extraordinary contributions and advanced technological development. Upon his retirement from service, Noam was a General Partner at Team8 and a co-founder of Wing Security. Noam brings proven multidisciplinary technological experience in cyber, software, AI, cryptography, and complex hardware systems. Noam holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering with honors from Technion and an MBA from Tel Aviv University.

Source (opens in a new tab)

Is this you? Remove my profile

Loading relationship preview

Cookies on VC Catalog

We use necessary cookies to run the site (sign-in, security, remembering this choice). With your permission we also use Google Analytics to understand how the site is used. Analytics cookies are set only if you accept all cookies. Privacy policy