Shay Banon, Angel Investor

Shay Banon is Chief Technology Officer at Elastic, where he has helped scale the company into a global leader in search, observability, and security solutions. Since joining in 2012, he has been central to advancing Elastic’s open‑source roots into enterprise‑grade products used by organizations worldwide. His career reflects deep expertise in distributed systems, search technology, and open‑source innovation, with a focus on building platforms that empower developers and enterprises to manage and secure data at scale. Banon’s leadership has positioned Elastic as a cornerstone in modern data infrastructure. As an angel investor, Shay has backed startups including Airweave, Prequel, Keep, Valence Security, Xata.io, and Airbyte, underscoring his commitment to supporting founders building next‑generation platforms in AI, security, and developer tools. His portfolio highlights a passion for advancing technologies that shape the future of data and software ecosystems.