Omnipresent Security

Zenarmor provides the industry’s first and only unified, single-pass, single-app SASE solution.

In a world where work happens anywhere and data lives everywhere, traditional network security is no longer enough. Zenarmor® is redefining secure access and network security for the modern, perimeter‑less enterprise. Zenarmor brings inspection closer to where it matters—at the edge, in the cloud, or on the endpoint. With our Plug & Secure Anywhere architecture, we deliver flexible, context‑aware protection that meets users and devices wherever they are, without compromising performance, privacy, or simplicity.

Why we are different: Zenarmor SASE is the only platform in the industry whose inspection engine can run natively at the edge, in the cloud, and on the endpoint—all managed from a single console. This omnipresent design lets you deploy security exactly where it maximizes speed, privacy, and cost efficiency, with zero trade‑offs and zero vendor lock‑in.

No other vendor combines this breadth of deployment with enterprise‑grade protection in one unified solution stack. Whether you are safeguarding branch offices, remote teams, cloud workloads, or legacy and IoT systems, Zenarmor can be deployed in minutes – integrated into your existing infrastructure or running completely standalone – and scales effortlessly as your business evolves. Zenarmor, the pioneer of Plug-and-Secure network protection, is proudly backed by Arché Gruppe, a leading investment office.

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    Murat Balaban

    Founder & CEO

Murat Balaban is the founder and CEO of Zenarmor (formerly known as Sunny Valley Networks). Being a veteran in the industry, he spent over 15 years in building large scale commercial and open source products which are enjoyed by thousands of people around the globe.

Zenarmor being the fourth in the line, he previously co-founded three cyber security startups. He was the co-founder of Vizyon Arge Teknoloji, a high tech incubator which gave birth to two successful startups; Surgate Labs and Inseptra Systems.

Surgate Labs, which got acquired by Comodo Group, had been providing E-mail security solutions to large enterprises. Inseptra Systems, who attracted substantial investor interest with a Series A valuation of 18M USD had been providing enterprises with tools to visualize, optimize and secure their networks.

Being an active member of open source community, Murat is one of the founders of EnderUNIX Software Development Team which in the time was the most active and productive open source community in Turkey. EnderUNIX promoted the use of FreeBSD Operating System and was famous for its open source software projects. EnderUNIX was a real school for geeks, and many open source gurus and activists have graduated from this school. Murat personally created and contributed to many open source tools and papers within EnderUNIX.

Murat holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems from Bosphorus University, Istanbul, Turkey.

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    Asha Kalyur

    VP of Marketing

Asha Kalyur is an accomplished marketing leader with over 20 years of experience spanning strategy, marketing, strategic partnerships, product, and engineering. She brings a rare blend of technical expertise, business acumen, and creative vision to her role at Zenarmor, where she leads go-to-market strategy for the company’s innovative, endpoint-first SASE platform.

With a proven track record in developing and executing product strategies, building high-impact partnerships, and driving growth in global markets, Asha has successfully guided teams across security solutions, networking, and emerging technologies.

Her specialties include GTM strategy, product and partner marketing, messaging and positioning, PR/AR, and technology vision.

Passionate about matching technology to business needs, she thrives on expanding into new markets, crafting compelling narratives, and delivering measurable business results.

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    Dr. Rainer Zimmermann

    Founding Investor, Chairman of the Board

Dr. Rainer Zimmermann is Zenarmor’s founding investor, and chairman of the board. He brings more than 25 years wealth of experience in building, scaling and funding multi-national companies. He is a member of elite group of high tech founders in Europe.

Dr. Zimmermann is one of the founders of world-renowned LHS AG company which was delivering billing and administration software solutions for telecommunications companies. The company went from 3 to 1500 employees, in just 7 years, having operations in Asia, Europe and USA. Company went public on NASDAQ and “Neuer Markt” in Germany, achieving a market valuation over a billion dollar.

He later moved on as an investor in Internet Software and Telecommunications. He repeated his successes with his investments on 360T and ETH AG, reaching valuations over several hundred million dollars.

Dr. Zimmermann’s investments are financed by an investment company he is personally involved in. The focus is in the field of computer software, Internet and Telecommunications. He prefers to invest in companies with an extremely sound technical background and in need for management and technical support besides financial help.

Dr. Zimmermann has a Master’s Degree in Mathematics and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Bochum, Germany.

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    Mahendra Ramsinghani

    Advisor

Mahendra is the founder of Secure Octane, a Silicon Valley based cyber security seed fund. He has invested in leading security startups in security automation, deception networks and cyber risk / insurance.

Mahendra is the organizer of Bay Area Security Startups, a monthly meetup with 750+ members.

He blogs regularly about security business trends in CSOOnline, TechCrunch, MIT Technology Review and Huffington Post. He is the author of two leading books on venture capital and startups – “The Business of Venture Capital” (Wiley Finance, 2014) and “Startup Boards” (Wiley, 2014) co-authored with noted investor Brad Feld.

His educational background includes a B.Eng (Electronics) and MBA (Finance and Marketing) from University of Pune, India.

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    Alper Karaer

    Advisor

Alper is marketing director at VavaCars, one of the fastest growing startups in the used car market.

Prior to joining VavaCars, he held the position of CMO at internet service provider Millenicom.

Previously, Alper held various roles in strategy, business development and marketing at Turkey’s leading telecommunications provider, Turk Telekom.

Alper’s experience includes being co-founder and managing partner of Bluecap Venture Capital and Consulting.

He started his career as a management consultant at Deloitte and later worked at Accenture.