Island

Island was founded in 2020 by Mike Fey and Dan Amiga. The company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with its core R&D center located in Tel Aviv. Operating as a private entity, Island reached a $3 billion valuation following a $175 million Series D funding round in April 2024, backed by investors such as Sequoia Capital, Insight Partners, and Cyberstarts. The company's sole product category is the Enterprise Browser, designed to secure workplace application access and data.

The primary product is the Island Enterprise Browser, built on the open-source Chromium engine. It functions as the primary workspace for employees, embedding security controls directly into the browser layer. This infrastructure enables security teams to enforce Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies, restrict user actions like copy/paste and file downloads, and audit application telemetry. By securing the browser itself, Island targets the displacement of traditional Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), VPNs, and standalone Secure Web Gateways (SWG). The platform primarily serves enterprise IT and security teams managing hybrid workforces and third-party contractors.

Island operates in the Enterprise Browser market. Its most direct early competitor was Israeli-founded Talon Cyber Security, which Palo Alto Networks acquired in late 2023 for approximately $600 million. Other primary competitors include major browser vendors that have introduced enterprise-managed security tiers, namely Google with Chrome Enterprise Premium and Microsoft with Edge for Business. Island specifically positions its browser as a cost-saving infrastructure replacement that reduces the need for multiple endpoint security agents.

Island's operations in Israel are centralized in Tel Aviv, which serves as the primary hub for the company's research and development. The local office is led by co-founder and CTO Dan Amiga, an IDF Unit 8200 alumnus who previously founded the web isolation startup Fireglass (acquired by Symantec in 2017). The Tel Aviv site consistently hires for deep technical roles, including backend engineers, Chromium/C++ developers, and product security researchers. The company's ties to the Israeli ecosystem are reinforced by early-stage backing from local cybersecurity-focused venture firm Cyberstarts.