Eon is a next-generation cloud backup platform that replaces static backups with fully-accessible, continuously protected and instantly recoverable cloud backups. It combines autonomous data resilience, ransomware protection, and threat hunting – all in a single platform. Eon is the first and only solution offering logically air-gapped cloud backups, uniquely positioned to change the cloud data resilience space.
Pulse 2.0 interviewed Eon co-founder and CEO Ofir Ehrlich to gain a deeper understanding of the company.
Ofir Ehrlich’s Background
What is Ofir Ehrlich’s background? Ehrlich said:
“My background is deeply rooted in tech, specifically in data storage and cloud infrastructure. I have had the privilege of facilitating pivotal moments and helping businesses adapt to new and exciting ways to manage their enterprise data. I’ve founded four startups, including CloudEndure, a Disaster Recovery and Migration solution, which was acquired by Amazon Web Services (AWS) in 2019. After the acquisition and drawing on previous experience, I led the engineering teams at AWS, which launched and scaled the AWS Migration and Disaster Recovery services. Before CloudEndure and AWS, I co-founded AcceloWeb, which Limelight Networks acquired.
“When I’m not at work, I love working with other entrepreneurs and startups in the ecosystem. I’m a board member of the 8200 Alumni Association, advise several VCs, and have invested in about 30 tech startups as an angel investor.”
Formation Of The Company
How did the idea for the company come together? Ehrlich shared:
“It stemmed from our experience at CloudEndureworking closely with the world’s largest enterprises at AWS. We repeatedly saw large enterprises with the best tech teams face the complexities and inefficiencies of cloud backups..”
“For example, a huge enterprise had a straightforward request. They wanted to apply different backup policies based on data sensitivity: production workloads with customer data with PII (personally identifiable information) for 90 days, 45 days for production workloads without PII, and 14 days for non-production workloads.”
“Making that happen required manually tagging tens of thousands of individual resources. After three months of manual tagging, they got frustrated, gave up, and decided to put everything into 90-day backups, which came at a huge extra cost. For us, that was a lightbulb moment – why should companies need to choose between compliance and cost efficiency? And why did it have to be so difficult?”
“Shortly afterward, a large financial services company came with a problem. They had millions of resources in the cloud and were spending tens of millions of dollars a year on backups, and they were being audited. The auditor wanted to see the evidence that they were backing up the data properly, but the person who had handled the backup procedures for what they wanted to see was no longer with the company, and they didn’t know where the data was.”
“After searching for days, the team found the snapshot they thought contained what they needed. When they went to restore the files, it got automatically flagged and quarantined by the security team as it was from an old system with vulnerabilities It took a few weeks to patch, and only once they accessed the data did they realize it was not what they needed. They had to repeat the process until they found the right one.”
“Incidents like these were a clear sign that enterprises need backups that are more intuitive, searchable, and accessible. We decided to approach the problem with a fresh perspective, and that led us to create Eon and develop autonomous Cloud Backup Posture Management (CBPM), a new category we’re defining.”
“Today, Eon is not only solving these pain points with autonomous CBPM but also transforming backups into a live, AI-ready data lake and a frontline defense against ransomware. Our research has found that 1 in 4 cloud data loss incidents are due to ransomware, yet 71% of companies lack layered protection—a critical vulnerability which traditional backup systems are not equipped to handle.”
Favorite Memory
What has been your favorite memory working for the company so far? Ehrlich reflected:
“Recalling early conversations with my partners at Eon, Gonen Stein and Ron Kimchi, VCs, we were excited about Eon but knew we still had a lot of work ahead of us. When we initiated conversations with VCs, the response was great – we actually didn’t have a chance to create our pitch deck.. The excitement from our investors across the board and right out of the gate was incredible, it reinforced what we already knew, that we were on to something that has huge potential.”
“The reactions from our first customers are another highlight. Nearly all of them had spent years in the backup and storage industry, and when they saw what Eon could do, they were genuinely blown away. Hearing seasoned professionals say, ‘I’ve never seen backups work like this before,’ is incredibly rewarding.”
Core Products
What are the company’s core products and features? Ehrlich explained:
“At its core, Eon is designed to simplify and optimize cloud backup with a fully autonomous cloud backup posture management (CBPM) platform. We want to unlock the true potential of backups and provide instant access whenever needed, and we do that with a combination of several capabilities.”
“Eon’s autonomous cloud backup posture management (CBPM) eliminates the need for constant mapping, classification, and policy assignment. Whether it’s production, development, QA, or handling sensitive data like financial records, Eon intelligently categorizes everything and applies the right backup policies based on compliance and business needs – so companies can stay secure and efficient without the hassle. This is all done without requiring any manual tagging, freeing up time and eliminating the errors that manual tagging entails.”
“We’ve also introduced the industry’s first fully cloud-native ransomware protection package. This integrates immutable, logically air-gapped storage with intelligent threat detection and clean file recovery, aligning with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. Customers can now restore only clean, uncompromised files in minutes—without reintroducing old vulnerabilities.”
“And perhaps most transformative is our AI-ready data lake. By unifying backup data into a live, searchable platform, we enable enterprises to run analytics, perform forensic investigations, and interact with backup data using LLMs. For instance, organizations can ask natural-language questions like “Where are my customers located and how has that changed over time?” and receive instant insights, empowering AI systems with full historical context from day one.
Challenges Faced
What challenges have Ehrlich and the team faced in building the company? Ehrlich acknowledged:
“One of the biggest challenges was that much of our core technology needed to be built from the ground up and reinvent how snapshots could operate. Our team includes some of the brightest minds in backup technology, and we’ve had to innovate at every step to make our solutions powerful and easy to use. It’s been a challenge but also a lot of fun.”
Evolution Of The Company’s Technology
How has the company’s technology evolved since launching? Ehrlich noted:
“We are constantly developing new capabilities as we work with our partners and customers. We listen to what they are struggling with or feel they are wasting time with and start building solutions that address them directly.”
“That’s how we’ve expanded from backup automation into ransomware recovery, AI data readiness, and full-stack cloud visibility. Eon has become more than backup—it’s now a platform for resilience, insight, and control.”
Funding/Revenue
When asking Ehrlich about the company’s funding details, he revealed:
“In just a year, Eon raised $200 million from some of the most respected investors in the industry, including:
— $70 million Series C funding round led by BOND.
— $77 million Series B led by Greenoaks with participation from Quiet Ventures.
— $30 million Series A led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and participation from Sheva
— $20 million Seed led by Sequoia Capital with participation from Vine Ventures, Meron Capital, and Eight Roads.
We have become a trusted backup and data resilience partner for Fortune 500 enterprises across financial services, retail, and media. That rapid adoption and validation has been huge for us.”
Differentiation From The Competition
What differentiates the company from its competition? Ehrlich affirmed:
“Eon was purposefully built to evolve with enterprise data needs. The backup solutions that other storage companies in the industry offer are based on traditional cloud provider snapshots like EBS and RDS, which are expensive, difficult to manage, and inevitably lead to out-of-control resource sprawl.”
“Our approach is fundamentally different. We developed Eon Snapshots, a new tier of storage that is optimized for backup and easily accessible. Eon allows global search, instant access to backed-up data, and seamless mobility between cloud providers. This flexibility, combined with instant and precise data retrieval, reduces costs and operational burdens, drastically improves recovery times, and makes backups valuable instead of just sitting there.”
“We also built automation into every aspect of Eon so as much could be taken off the plates of those who manage and maintain the backups. By eliminating the need for manual tagging, Eon provides full visibility into data across multi-cloud environments and then automatically applies context-aware backup policies.”
“With Eon, enterprises also get ransomware resilience, a live AI-ready data lake, and powerful analytics capabilities—all in one platform. It’s a complete shift from static backups to intelligent, secure, and dynamic data infrastructure.That combination of cost-efficiency, searchability, and automated cloud backup posture management is what truly sets us apart.”
Future Company Goals
What are some of the future company goals? Ehrlich concluded:
“Looking ahead, our mission is to redefine enterprise data resilience—from autonomous protection to AI-ready access. We want every backup to be searchable, secure, and strategically valuable.”
