Pelanor
Category: AI in Cybersecurity
An AI-powered FinOps platform for cloud cost management and financial operations. Pelanor was founded in 2022. The company is led by Matan Mates. Based in Tel Aviv, Israel. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: Not publicly available. Latest round: Incubator/Accelerator. Key investors include Intel Ignite, TLV Partners.
- Founded
- 2022
- Headquarters
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Team size
- 11-50
- Total funding
- Not publicly available
Value proposition
To provide real-time, end-to-end visibility across the entire cloud and SaaS environments, transforming complex cloud data into organizational knowledge and enabling better decision-making.
Products and solutions
A platform for analysis and tracking of cloud spending across diverse SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS platforms., Customizable dashboards., Anomaly detection., Real-time insights.
Unique value
Pelanor's uniqueness lies in its AI-powered approach to transform complex cloud data into actionable insights and its universal layer 2 platform that provides automatic and accurate cost allocation across diverse SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS platforms.
Target customer
Platform & business leaders, engineering, finance, and leadership teams, and Managed Service Providers (MSPs).
Industries served
Technology, Sectors that rely on cloud infrastructure
Technology advantage
The platform's deep integrations with modern cloud environments like Kubernetes, Snowflake, and Databricks, combined with real-time insights and anomaly detection, provide a significant technological advantage. This allows for data-driven strategic decision-making and effective budget management.
How they differentiate
Pelanor differentiates itself as an AI-powered FinOps platform that provides a universal, end-to-end view of cloud and SaaS costs. It focuses on transforming complex and messy cloud data into actionable financial insights, leveraging the data analysis and intelligence background of its founding team from Unit 8200.
Main competitors
Pointfive, CloudGenera, nOps
Key partnerships
Kela (Acquirer), Intel Ignite (Incubator/Accelerator funding)
Notable customers
Not publicly available
Major milestones
Selected for the Intel Ignite accelerator program., Acquired by defense tech company Kela for tens of millions of dollars.
Growth metrics
Not publicly available
Market positioning
Pelanor is positioned as a next-generation cloud cost management and FinOps platform, designed for modern, complex cloud environments. It targets platform and business leaders to help them regain control and understanding of their cloud expenditure.
Geographic focus
Based in Tel Aviv, Israel, Pelanor's primary focus appears to be the Israeli tech ecosystem, with ambitions for a broader international market, including North America and Europe.
Patents and IP
Information not publicly available.
About Matan Mates
Unit 8200 alumnus, with previous roles at companies such as SentinelOne and Pasten.
Official website: https://www.pelanor.io