Shaping the Future of Intelligence Gathering
Toka develops groundbreaking intelligence gathering technologies that empower
law enforcement and intelligence agencies to strengthen homeland security.
About Toka
Toka Empowers Government Agencies with Unprecedented Capabilities to Effectively Fight Terror and Crime
In the fight against terror and crime, effective intelligence is the difference between success and failure, life and loss.
Law enforcement and security agencies need increased operational sophistication to make actionable decisions with speed and accuracy—and with minimal risks and errors.
Toka unlocks the vast opportunities created by today’s digitally-connected world, leveraging advanced cyber technologies to help agencies enhance their operational effectiveness and ultimately, save lives.
Our Products
Groundbreaking Intelligence Gathering Platforms
Toka builds targeted and lawful intelligence gathering platforms to effectively gather intelligence from various sensors.
The platforms suit multiple use cases and scenarios, including targeted intelligence, forensic investigations, covert operations and public emergencies.
These first-of-their-kind software platforms are simple to use, scale quickly, and offer complete operational control to enable smarter, faster, and easier investigations and operations.
Our Services
National level Cyber Capacity Building for Governments
A strong national cyber defense and resilience are the keys to protecting any country’s systems, people and digital economy from dynamic threats.
Toka unique Cyber Designers services provide agencies with the full-spectrum strategies, customized projects and technologies needed to keep critical infrastructure, the digital landscape, and government institutions secure and durable, while adhering to leading industry-recognized security standards.
Toka has been selected by the World Bank as well as for the Inter-American Development Bank, to lead national level cyber strategy and capacity building projects in Africa and Latin America.
Our Investors
Toka is backed by world-class investors
Our Leadership Team
Toka was co-founded by four leaders with unparalleled experience in the political, military, and corporate worlds:
Brig. General (Ret.) Yaron Rosen
Founder, President & CRO
Brig. General (Ret.) Yaron Rosen, Founder, President & CRO
General Rosen is the former Chief of Israel Defense Forces Cyber Staff, where he was the lead architect of all cyber activities. He served in Israel’s Air Force for more than 3 decades, including as a pilot and as Air Division Commander. General Rosen received a Master’s degree in strategic studies from the U.S. Air Force’s Air War College at the Air University and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Bar Ilan University.
Kfir Waldman
Founder, Co-CEO
Kfir Waldman - Founder, Co-CEO
Waldman is the former CEO of Kayhut, a cyber company, and was also the co-founder and CEO of Go Arc, a mobile startup. Formerly, Waldman was director of engineering at Cisco, as well as a member of Cisco’s Israel Board of Directors. Waldman received a master’s of business administration from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a bachelor’s degree in computer science and economics from Tel Aviv University.
Alon Kantor
Founder, Co-CEO
Alon Kantor - Founder, Co-CEO
Kantor is the former vice president of business development for Check Point, a provider of cybersecurity solutions to governments and enterprises globally, where he led worldwide partnerships and mergers & acquisitions activity. He received his bachelor’s degrees in Computer Science and The Laws from Tel Aviv University.
Ehud Barak
Founder, Director
Ehud Barak - Founder, Director
Barak is the former prime minister of Israel and its minister of defense. He also has served in other senior ministerial positions including deputy prime minister, minister of the interior, and minister of foreign affairs. Before entering politics, Barak had a long and distinguished career in the military spanning senior positions in special forces, armored, intelligence, and general staff positions. His military service culminated in being appointed a Lieutenant General and Chief of the IDF General Staff. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Physics and Mathematics from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and a master’s degree in Engineering-Economic Systems from Stanford University.
Nir Peleg
VP Strategic Projects
Nir Peleg – VP Stratigic Projects
Mr. Peleg is the former Head of R&D Division in the Israeli National Cyber Directorate (INCD). Mr. Peleg led the national cyber security projects such as the National CERT, Security Operation Centers such as the government SOC. In addition, Mr. Peleg led R&D government initiatives and collaborations with international partners and Israeli cyber security innovative companies. Mr. Peleg has more than 20 years of experience in leading positions at IDF’s elite technology unit, managing large scale mission-critical projects. Mr. Peleg holds a B.Sc. degree from Ben-Gurion University, M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Tel Aviv University and a Master’s degree in public administration from Harvard University.
Michael Volfman
VP R&D
Michael Volfman – VP R&D
Mr. Volfman was Cyber R&D Group Manager at IDF leading technology Unit, Director of Engineering at GuardiCore, a cyber security company and CTO and founder at Miyagi, an internet startup. Mr. Volfman is a cyber security expert with more than 15 years in the domain and headed numerous engineering groups and mission-critical projects. Mr. Volfman holds a Master’s degree in Computer Sciences from IDC Hertzlia.
Michael Anderson
VP Global Sales
Michael Anderson – VP Global Sales
Based in the US, Michael has spent 25 years in the IT and Cybersecurity industry. As VP of both Global Strategic Sales and Global Sales Operations at Check Point Software Technologies he had responsibility for product offerings, large deals, global partnerships, as well as running the advanced solution center and Incident Response Practice. Prior to joining Toka, he worked as Managing Director for a global systems integrator, responsible for teams building data centers for tier one financial institutions and delivering solutions for advanced security automation. He spent the first 13 years of his career in the financial technology space building payments and foreign exchange platforms.
Our People
What Makes us Different
Michael Volfman – VP R&D
Mr. Volfman was Cyber R&D Group Manager at IDF leading technology Unit, Director of Engineering at GuardiCore, a cyber security company and CTO and founder at Miyagi, an internet startup. Mr. Volfman is a cyber security expert with more than 15 years in the domain and headed numerous engineering groups and mission-critical projects. Mr. Volfman holds a Master’s degree in Computer Sciences from IDC Hertzlia.
Our team at Toka includes technology experts who have first-hand field experience along with a deep understanding of the Intelligence gathering domain and the complex challenges facing our customers.
We leverage our extensive knowledge and ‘out of the box’ thinking to design the most innovative and advanced technologies to tackle these challenges, helping our customers stay ahead in the game.
Press
Toka Launches to Help Strengthen Countries’ Cyber Defenses
July 15, 2018
All-star founding team raises $12.5 million in funding from global top-tier investors
Toka is Advising Nigeria on its National Cyber
Security
February 24, 2020
Toka is now serving as an advisor to Nigeria’s government under a project to design and bolster the country’s national cyber resilience
Toka Selected by Chile and Inter-American Development Bank to Support Chile’s National Cyber security Readiness
May 19, 2020
The IDB-funded project will help Chile respond to emerging cyber security threats
Toka, the cyber capacity-building company, announced today that it has raised $12.5 million in seed funding to help governmental agencies tasked with keeping their citizens and government institutions safe transform their cyber-defenses. Toka will design and help these agencies build a unique cyber strategy and suite of software products.
The investors include: Andreessen Horowitz, Eclipse, Entrée Capital, Dell Technologies Capital, Launch Capital, and Ray Rothrock, CEO of cyber analytics firm RedSeal.
The company was selected by the World Bank for the project to enhance Nigeria’s cyber development.
Toka recently participated in a series of meetings with stakeholders in the Nigerian capital to discuss the challenges facing the country’s cyber ecosystem.
Toka has been selected by the Government of Chile and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to advise Chile on next steps for the country’s national cybersecurity readiness and operational capacity building. Toka will assess current cybersecurity gaps and challenges in Chile and support the IDB project implementation by recommending specific cybersecurity readiness improvements.