# Amiram Shachar

> Amiram Shachar is a seed investor at Upwind Security (San Francisco) backing Software and Medical. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Upwind Security](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/upwind-security)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirams/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/amiramshachar?lang=en
- Website: https://x.com/amiramshachar
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amirams

Amiram Shachar is a seed investor at Upwind Security in San Francisco focused on Software and Medical. Amiram Shachar is based out of San Francisco, California and si the Co-Founder & CEO of Upwind Security. Amiram previously worked at NetApp as a Vice President & General Manager, Spot by NetApp. Amiram Shachar attended the The College of Management Academic Studies.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $5M–$16M |
| Series A | $20M–$21M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 33% |
| Medical | 1 | 17% |
| Health Care | 1 | 17% |
| Therapeutics | 1 | 17% |
| Data Management | 1 | 17% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 33% |
| Series A | 2 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Series B | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Israel | 2 | 33% |
| United States | 2 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PointFive | PointFive provides a cloud and AI efficiency platform that helps organizations identify, monitor, and remediate inefficiencies across cloud infrastructure, data platforms, and AI environments. Its technology uses deep detection capabilities to uncover optimization opportunities that may be overlooked by traditional cloud cost management tools,while providing context and remediation workflows for engineering teams. The platform integrates with existing cloud environments and productivity tools, enabling teams to manage efficiency within their regular operational processes. PointFive supports multi-cloud environments and offers visibility into cloud usage, resource allocation, infrastructure performance, and AI-related spending across major cloud providers. By combining continuous monitoring, cost analysis, and automated remediation capabilities, the company helps organizations improve operational efficiency and manage cloud and AI expenditures more effectively. | $60M | Series B | Jun 08, 2026 |  |
| Matia | Matia helps to improve data management by combining uniform ingestion, reverse ETL, observability, and cataloging. It is designed for frictionless collaboration, enabling organizations and the data teams that support them to make faster, smarter decisions with less tool bloat. | $21M | Series A | Feb 10, 2026 |  |
| PointFive | PointFive provides a cloud and AI efficiency platform that helps organizations identify, monitor, and remediate inefficiencies across cloud infrastructure, data platforms, and AI environments. Its technology uses deep detection capabilities to uncover optimization opportunities that may be overlooked by traditional cloud cost management tools,while providing context and remediation workflows for engineering teams. The platform integrates with existing cloud environments and productivity tools, enabling teams to manage efficiency within their regular operational processes. PointFive supports multi-cloud environments and offers visibility into cloud usage, resource allocation, infrastructure performance, and AI-related spending across major cloud providers. By combining continuous monitoring, cost analysis, and automated remediation capabilities, the company helps organizations improve operational efficiency and manage cloud and AI expenditures more effectively. | $20M | Series A | Nov 12, 2024 |  |
| PointFive | PointFive provides a cloud and AI efficiency platform that helps organizations identify, monitor, and remediate inefficiencies across cloud infrastructure, data platforms, and AI environments. Its technology uses deep detection capabilities to uncover optimization opportunities that may be overlooked by traditional cloud cost management tools,while providing context and remediation workflows for engineering teams. The platform integrates with existing cloud environments and productivity tools, enabling teams to manage efficiency within their regular operational processes. PointFive supports multi-cloud environments and offers visibility into cloud usage, resource allocation, infrastructure performance, and AI-related spending across major cloud providers. By combining continuous monitoring, cost analysis, and automated remediation capabilities, the company helps organizations improve operational efficiency and manage cloud and AI expenditures more effectively. | $16M | Seed | Jun 18, 2024 |  |
| Helios | Helios gives you the power to understand, troubleshoot, and test all your applications and services. | $5M | Seed | Jun 29, 2022 |  |
| Pery | Pery is an innovative digital health startup on a mission to build a better, more comprehensive and accessible care model to improve the experience of care for children with ADHD and their families. Our aim is to provide accessible, evidence-based treatment to children and families, empowering parents and children to develop the knowledge andskills they need to thrive. Come be a part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary clinical care team committed to transforming mental health care for children with ADHD and their families. | $6M | Pre-Seed | Jun 02, 2022 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Entrée Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/entree-capital) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Caffeinated Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caffeinated-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Vesey Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/company-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Index Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/index-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Sheva Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sheva-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Salesforce Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/salesforce-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Upwind Security

VC Fund

Upwind Security creates and develops software and online tools that ensures security of cloud infrastructure. It manages runtime environments of the cloud platform.

2 contacts available at Upwind Security.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Amiram Shachar | Co-Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amiram-shachar |
| Rinki Sethi | Chief Security Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rinki-sethi |

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## FAQ

### What does Amiram Shachar invest in?

Amiram Shachar invests primarily in Software, Medical and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Amiram Shachar's check size?

Amiram Shachar typically joins rounds of $5M–$16M at Seed and $20M–$21M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Amiram Shachar participates in.

### When did Amiram Shachar last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Amiram Shachar closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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