Cybersecurity

Trustifi: $25 Million Series A Raised For Scaling AI Email Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:55 PM

Trustifi, a leading cybersecurity software platform specializing in email security, data loss prevention, and security awareness training, announced the closing of its $25 million Series A funding round. The funding was led by Camber Partners.

Tenable To Buy Apex Security To Help Reduce Cyber Risks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 3:25 PM

Exposure management company Tenable Holdings announced a plan to buy Apex Security, an innovator in securing the rapidly expanding AI attack surface. And Tenable believes the acquisition will enhance Tenable’s ability to help organizations identify and reduce cyber risks. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. And the deal is expected to close later this quarter.

Wirespeed: Seed Funding Raised For MDR Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 30, 2025

Cybersecurity company Wirespeed announced the completion of its seed funding round, backed by cybersecurity legends. The funding group, led by Mairs & Power Venture Capital, is closely tied to Wirespeed’s founders, Tim MalcomVetter and Jake Reynolds, and includes cybersecurity veterans: Gary Fish, founder/CEO of several companies including FishNet Security (now Optiv), Firemon, Fishtech (now Cyderes), Secure Passage, et al; Deke George, co-founder of the world’s largest penetration testing company, NetSPI, where MalcomVetter and Reynolds first worked together; Grossman Ventures, headed by serial cybersecurity luminary Jeremiah Grossman (WhiteHat Security, Bit Discovery); RNP Capital Advisors, led by tech entrepreneurs Alan Dumas and David Bates; and Daren Cotter, successful SaaS entrepreneur turned serial investor.

Astrix Security: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Alon Jackson About The Non-Human Identity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 29, 2025

Astrix Security is the first platform designed to control and manage the lifecycle of non-human identities, enabling enterprises to manage their NHI attack surface and prevent supply chain attacks. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Astrix Security co-founder and CEO Alon Jackson to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Cerby: $40 Million Series B Raised For Automating Identity Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2025

Cerby, a rapidly growing platform for identity security automation globally, announced a $40 million Series B funding round. DTCP led the funding round with participation from existing backers, including Okta Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, and Two Sigma Ventures.

Turnkey: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Bryce Ferguson About The Crypto Infrastructure Powering Billions of Dollars Of Transactions

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2025

Turnkey provides secure, scalable, and programmable crypto infrastructure for embedded wallets and onchain transaction automation. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Turnkey co-founder and CEO Bryce Ferguson to learn more about the company.

Cognyte Buying Cyber Threat Intelligence Company GroupSense

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 27, 2025

Cognyte Software, a leader in software-driven technology for investigative analytics, today announced the acquisition of GroupSense, a digital risk protection services company. And the acquisition will help to expand Cognyte’s customer base and growth potential. Cognyte is buying GroupSense for approximately $4 million plus an earnout of up to approximately $5 million subject to GroupSense meeting defined targets post-closing.

CloudSEK: $19 Million Series B1 Raised For Scaling Cybersecurity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2025

CloudSEK, a leader in AI-based cyber threat prediction and intelligence, announced it has raised $19 million across its Series A2 and B1 funding rounds. The funding round included participation from MassMutual Ventures, Inflexor Ventures, Prana Ventures, Tenacity Ventures, and select strategic investors, including Commvault, the Meeran Family (founders of Eastern Group), StartupXSeed, Neon Fund, and Exfinity Ventures.

BreachRx: $15 Million Series A Raised For Intelligent Incident Response Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 24, 2025

BreachRx, a provider of the first intelligent incident response platform designed for the entire enterprise, announced the closing of an oversubscribed $15 million Series A funding round led by Ballistic Ventures, with participation from SYN Ventures, Overline, and Silver Buckshot Ventures. This brings the company’s total funding raised to over $23 million.

StackHawk: $12 Million Secured For API Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 23, 2025

StackHawk, a shift-left API security platform company, announced it has taken on $12 million in additional funding from Sapphire and Costanoa Ventures to help security teams keep up with the pace of AI-driven development. Sapphire and Costanoa Ventures also co-led StackHawk's Series B funding in 2022, bringing the company's total funding to $47.3 million.

PartnerOne Buying Cybersecurity Leader XYPRO

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 18, 2025

PartnerOne, one of the fastest-growing enterprise software companies, announced the acquisition of XYPRO, a leading cybersecurity provider of risk management and compliance solutions for the world's most critical enterprise environments.

OX Security: $60 Million Series B Raised For Application Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 11, 2025

OX Security, a leader in Application Security, announced $60 million in Series B funding. The round was led by DTCP and included IBM Ventures, Microsoft, Swisscom Ventures, Evolution Equity Partners, and Team8. The company recently hit $10 million in sales and more than tripled its customer base over the past year.

SquareX: $20 Million Raised For Transforming Browser Detection and Response

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 4, 2025

SquareX, a pioneer in Browser Detection and Response (BDR), announced it closed a $20 million in Series A funding led by SYN Ventures, a leading venture capital firm focused on cybersecurity investments, with participation from existing investor Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital SEA).

Allurity Buying Croatian Cybersecurity Company Infigo IS

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2025

Allurity (a leading European group of cybersecurity service providers) announced the acquisition of Croatian cybersecurity company Infigo IS. With deep expertise and one of Europe's strongest offensive security teams, Infigo has unique strengths that accelerate Allurity's journey to become the preferred cybersecurity partner in Europe.

Defining Unified Security Posture Management: Manoj Srivastava On Transforming Cyber Defenses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

Blackpoint Cyber is a technology-driven cybersecurity company founded by former U.S. Department of Defense and intelligence security experts. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Blackpoint Cyber Chief Technology and Product Officer Manoj Srivastasa to learn more about the company and its technology.

SquareX: $20 Million Series A Raised For Browser Detection And Response

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

SquareX, a Browser Detection and Response (BDR) company, announced it is closing $20 million in Series A funding led by SYN Ventures, a leading VC firm focused on cybersecurity investments, with participation from existing investor Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital SEA).

EC-Council: $100 Million Committed For Cybersecurity Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

EC-Council, a leader in cybersecurity education and training, and the creators of Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) credential, announced it is taking a transformative step to reshape the future of digital security. And EC-Council has announced the launch of a $100 million investment to drive the development of next-gen technologies aimed to accelerate cybersecurity breakthroughs and strengthen global digital defense.

Pillar Security: $9 Million (Seed) Closed To Address Evolving Threat Landscape

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2025

Pillar Security, an AI-based security startup that helps enterprises build and run secure AI software, announced it has raised $9 million in seed funding. Shield Capital led the round, which was joined by Golden Ventures, Ground Up Ventures, and other strategic angel investors. The funds will support expanding Pillar’s R&D and go-to-market efforts.

Terra Security: $8 Million (Seed) Secured For Agentic AI Pen Testing Solution

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 21, 2025

Terra Security, an Agentic AI-native penetration testing service-as-software platform, announced it has raised $7.5 million in a seed round led by SYN Ventures and FXP Ventures with participation from Underscore VC and notable angel investors, including former Google CISO Gerhard Eschelback and Ofer Ben-Noon and Ohad Bobrov, founders of Talon Security.

Kenzo: $4.5 Million Raised For Transforming Security Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 21, 2025

Kenzo Security announced it emerged from stealth after 18 months with $4.5 million in funding from The General Partnership and Michael Coates (former CISO of Mozilla and Twitter). And its Agentic AI Security Operations Platform is purpose-built to help CISOs and security teams do more with less while reducing risk.

Cy4Data Labs: $10 Million Funding Raised For Data Protection Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 18, 2025

Cy4Data Labs, a leader in next-generation data protection, announced the closing of its funding round, led by Pelion Venture Partners. This strategic deal will advance Cy4Data Labs' growth in sales and marketing, enabling more organizations to access its breakthrough solution. And with Cy4Data Labs, data remains encrypted and protected—not only at rest and in motion, but for the first time while in use.

BreachBits: Investment Raised From Lloyd’s For Enhancing Cyber Insurance Performance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 18, 2025

BreachBits announced it has received investment from Lloyd’s through its central fund. This is Lloyd’s third strategic innovation investment from among over 150 alumni of the Lloyd’s Lab. This funding follows BreachBits' successful co-development project in Lloyd's Lab cohort 13, which ran from September to December 2024.

GitGuardian: Interview With CEO Eric Fourrier About The Cybersecurity Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 15, 2025

Menlo Security: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Amir Ben-Efraim About The Secure Enterprise Browser Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2025

Menlo Security protects organizations from cyber threats that attack web browsers and beyond. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Menlo Security co-founder and CEO Amir Ben-Efraim to learn more about the company.

Akeyless: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Oded Hareven About The Identity Security Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2025

Akeyless is redefining identity security for the modern enterprise, delivering the world's first unified Secrets & Machine Identity platform designed to prevent the #1 cause of breaches - compromised identities and secrets. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Akeyless co-founder and CEO Oded Hareven to learn more about the company.

incident.io: $62 Million (Series B) Raised To Help Engineering Teams Fix Issues Faster

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2025

incident.io, an end-to-end incident management platform used by engineering teams at companies like Netflix, Linear, Ramp, and Etsy, announced it has raised $62 million in Series B funding. This funding round was led by Insight Partners and with continued support from Index Ventures and Point Nine Capital. And this round brings the total funding to over $96 million.

Spektion: $5 Million (Seed) Raised For Software Vulnerability Management Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 9, 2025

Software vulnerability management leader Spektion announced the general availability of its purpose-built solution, Spektion, which enables vulnerability management teams to address software risks based on their runtime behavior proactively. The company also revealed that it is backed by $5 million in seed funding led by LiveOak Ventures. The funding round also included participation from Tau Ventures and Dauntless Ventures.

Aurascape: $50 Million Raised For AI-Native Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 9, 2025

Aurascape, a provider of AI-native security, announced its launch after one year of stealth operations with $50 million in funding. The lead investors include Mayfield Fund and Menlo Ventures, along with a strategic set of investors such as Celesta Capital and security industry leaders, including former Palo Alto Networks CEO Mark McLaughlin, former Symantec CEO Greg Clark, the Chairman of Walden International Lip-Bu Tan, and former Zscaler Chief Strategy Officer Manoj Apte.

Portnox: $37.5 Million (Series B) Closed To Transform Zero Trust Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 8, 2025

Portnox, a provider of cloud-native, zero-trust access control solutions, today announced it has closed a $37.5 million Series B funding round, led by Updata Partners. This brings the total investment in the company to $59.5 million.

Cyberhaven: $100 Million (Series D) Raised At $1 Billion Valuation For AI-Based Data Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 6, 2025

Cyberhaven, a leader in AI-based data security, announced $100 million in Series D funding, led by StepStone Group and new investors Schroders and Industry Ventures, to advance its growth and cement its position as the leader in AI-based data protection.