Cybersecurity

heyData: $16.5M Series Closed A To Unify Security And Compliance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

heyData has closed a $16.5 million Series A funding round led by Riverside Acceleration Capital, positioning the company to accelerate product development and expand its footprint across Europe. The company framed the raise as a commitment to making compliance and IT security more intuitive and automated for everyday business teams, rather than a specialized, expert-only function managed through spreadsheets and ad hoc processes.

Mesh Security: $12 Million Series A Raised To Build ‘Execution Layer’ For Cybersecurity Mesh At Enterprise Scale

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 29, 2026

Mesh Security, a Palo Alto and Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity startup positioning itself as the “execution layer” for Cybersecurity Mesh Architecture (CSMA), has raised $12 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Lobby Capital, with participation from S Ventures (SentinelOne’s corporate venture arm) and Bright Pixel Capital.

Memcyco: $37 Million Series A Closed To Target Digital Impersonation And Account Takeover Fraud

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 28, 2026

Memcyco, a real-time digital risk protection platform focused on stopping brand impersonation scams and account takeover attacks, has raised $37 million in Series A funding, bringing total funding to $47 million. The round was led by new investors NAventures, the corporate venture arm of National Bank of Canada, E. León Jimenes, and PagsGroup, the family office of Steve Pagliuca, with participation from existing investors Capri Ventures and Venture Guides.

Pathlock Names Key Executive Leaders To Drive Next Level Of Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 27, 2026

Pathlock, an identity and access governance (IGA) solutions provider, has added two senior executives as it pushes deeper into enterprise identity security and partner-led growth. The company named James Davison as Chief Strategy Officer and appointed Scott Pruitt as Vice President of Global GSI Alliances, positioning both hires as central to its next phase of go-to-market execution and ecosystem expansion.

Upwind Raises $250 Million Series B To Scale Runtime First Cloud Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2026

Upwind, a runtime-first cloud security company, has raised $250 million in Series B financing, bringing total funding to $430 million. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from Salesforce Ventures and Picture Capital, alongside existing investors including Greylock, Cyberstarts, Leaders Fund, Craft Ventures, TCV, Alta Park, Cerca Partners, Swish Ventures, and Penny Jar Capital.

Sprocket Security Names Eric Sheridan As Chief Technology Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Sprocket Security has appointed veteran cybersecurity executive Eric Sheridan as chief technology officer, tapping a longtime security and software engineering leader to guide the company’s technology roadmap as it scales its proactive security platform.

Guardz: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Dor Eisner About The Cybersecurity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 23, 2026

Guardz is a company that provides an AI-powered, unified cybersecurity platform designed specifically for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to secure and insure small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) against a wide range of cyber threats. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Guardz co-founder and CEO Dor Eisner to learn more.

Claroty: $150 Million Series F Raised To Expand CPS Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

Claroty raised $150 million in a Series F financing led by Golub Growth, an affiliate of Golub Capital, as the cyber-physical systems (CPS) security company pushes to broaden its platform and expand globally. The New York-based company said existing investors also committed up to an additional $50 million in the round.

RSA Group Secures $135 Million Capital Infusion And Refinances Debt

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

RSA Group, a cybersecurity company comprised of RSA and Outseer, said it has completed a refinancing transaction with a substantial majority of holders of its existing first- and second-lien term loans, alongside a new $135 million capital infusion backed by existing lenders.

FGS Global Launches AI Advisory Practice And Acquires Threat Intelligence Consultancy Memetica

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 22, 2026

FGS Global announced it has launched a new AI Advisory practice and acquired Memetica, a specialist consultancy focused on AI-driven threat detection and mitigation across social, dark web, and fringe platforms. The firm said the new practice will sit within its recently formed AI and Innovation group, led by Aaron Kwittken, Global Head of AI and Innovation.

Furl: $10 Million Seed Round Closed To Bring Agentic AI To Security Remediation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 21, 2026

Furl, a security remediation startup focused on automating the execution of vulnerability and configuration fixes, has raised a $10 million seed round led by Ten Eleven Ventures. The financing also included participation from Rapid7 CEO Corey Thomas and the Open Opportunity Fund.

Cyb3r Operations Raises £4 Million Seed Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Cyb3r Operations said it has raised £4 million in seed funding in a round led by Octopus Ventures, with follow-on investment from Pi Labs, as the company looks to accelerate product development and expand its team.

Cowbell: Simon Hughes Named As Chief Commercial Officer As It Pushes Next Phase of Global Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 15, 2026

Cowbell has appointed Simon Hughes as chief commercial officer, elevating the executive who built the company’s U.K. operation to oversee worldwide commercial strategy as the cyber and specialty insurer targets its next growth cycle.

Aikido: $60 Million Series B Raised At $1 Billion Valuation For Cybersecurity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Aikido announced it has raised a $60 million Series B financing at a $1 billion valuation, marking one of the fastest reported paths to unicorn status for a European cybersecurity company. The round was led by DST Global’s Tom Stafford, with participation from PSG Equity, Singular, Notion Capital, and other investors.

depthfirst Raises $40 Million Series A To Bring AI Agents to Software Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

depthfirst, an applied AI lab focused on software security, has raised a $40 million Series A funding round as it positions its “General Security Intelligence” platform as a response to a fast-changing threat landscape shaped by AI-generated code and increasingly automated attacks. The round was led by Accel and included participation from Alt Capital, BoxGroup, Liquid 2 Ventures, Mantis VC and SV Angel, alongside angel investors Jeff Dean, Kirsten Green, Colin Evans, Logan Kilpatrick and Julian Schrittwieser, the company said.

Novee Emerges From Stealth With $51.5 Million To Counter AI Cyberattacks With A Proprietary AI Hacker

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Novee, an AI offensive security startup based in Tel Aviv, Israel, has launched out of stealth with $51.5 million in total funding as it targets the rise of AI-enabled cyberattacks with continuous, AI-driven penetration testing.

Defense Unicorns: $136 Million Series B Raised At $1+ Billion Valuation For Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Defense Unicorns, a provider of software delivery technology for disconnected and high-security environments, said it has raised a $136 million Series B round led by Bain Capital’s Tech Opportunities fund, pushing the company past a $1 billion valuation.

CrowdStrike To Acquire Seraphic, Aiming To Turn Any Browser Into A Secure Enterprise Browser

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

CrowdStrike announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Seraphic Security, positioning the deal as a move to extend its Falcon platform from endpoint protection deeper into the web browser, the environment where employees increasingly work, collaborate, and access cloud applications.

Zepo Intelligence: $15 Million Seed Round Raised To Protect Workspaces From AI-Driven Social Engineering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Zepo Intelligence, a human-centric cybersecurity startup focused on defending employees against AI-powered manipulation, has raised a $15 million seed round backed by European investors Kibo Ventures, eCAPITAL, and TIN Capital.

OneSpan To Acquire Build38 To Expand Next-Generation Mobile App Protection

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

OneSpan announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Build38, a mobile application protection company, in a move aimed at strengthening OneSpan’s SDK-based security capabilities for banks and other enterprises facing a surge in mobile-channel attacks.

Picus Security: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO H. Alper Memiş About The Validation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Picus Security provides a security validation platform that simulates real-world cyberattacks (breach and attack simulation) to continuously test defenses, pinpoint control gaps, and recommend remediations. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Picus Security co-founder and CEO H. Alper Memiş to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Torq: $140 Million Series D At $1.2 Billion Valuation Raised For Agentic AI-Focused Security Operations Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

Torq, an agentic AI-focused security operations company, said it has raised $140 million in a Series D financing at a $1.2 billion valuation, bringing its total funding to $332 million. The round was led by Merlin Ventures with participation from existing investors Evolution Equity Partners, Notable Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Insight Ventures Partners and Greenfield Partners.

Blackbird.AI: $28 Million Raised As ARR Jumps 118% On Growing Demand To Counter Narrative Attacks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 10, 2026

Blackbird.AI announced it has secured $28 million in new strategic funding as the company reported accelerating growth tied to rising demand from enterprises and national security organizations for tools to detect and counter narrative-based disinformation, misinformation, and deepfake-driven campaigns.

Silverfort: Interview With Director Of Product Management Ido Halevi About The Identity Security Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 10, 2026

Silverfort is a company that focuses on identity security, protecting the identities (human and non-human) that access systems, both on-premises and in the cloud. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Silverfort's Director of Product Management, Ido Halevi, to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

CrowdStrike To Buy SGNL For A Reported $740 Million To Add Risk-Based Access Controls For AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 10, 2026

CrowdStrike announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SGNL, positioning the deal as a step to expand its Falcon Next-Gen Identity Security offering with continuous, real-time authorization that can grant and revoke access based on changing risk signals. The deal size was undisclosed, but sources with CNBC reported it was for $740 million.

Snowflake To Buy Observe For AI-Based Observability At Enterprise Scale

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 10, 2026

Snowflake announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Observe, positioning the deal as a move to bring AI-powered observability directly into the Snowflake AI Data Cloud as enterprises manage growing volumes of telemetry from increasingly complex AI agents and data applications.

Coalfire Names Brad Little As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 7, 2026

Coalfire, a cybersecurity services and solutions company backed by funds advised by Apax Partners, announced it has appointed Brad Little as chief executive officer as it looks to scale its position in cybersecurity, cloud modernization, and AI-led transformation.

Department Of War And Lockheed Martin Establish New Acquisition Model To More Than Triple PAC-3 MSE Production

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 7, 2026

The Department of War (DoW) said it has signed a seven-year framework agreement with Lockheed Martin that sets a new acquisition model designed to expand munitions production and procurement by providing long-term demand certainty and incentivizing industrial investment.

ServiceNow To Buy Armis For $7.75 Billion To Expand Cyber Exposure Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 23, 2025

ServiceNow announced it has agreed to acquire Armis for approximately $7.75 billion in cash, a deal aimed at expanding ServiceNow’s security workflow capabilities across the full attack surface spanning traditional IT environments, operational technology, and connected medical and industrial devices.

Adaptive Security: $81 Million Series B Secured To Counter AI Powered Cyber Threats

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 23, 2025

Adaptive Security has raised an $81 million in Series B funding as it scales a platform designed to help organizations defend against AI-enabled impersonation, deepfakes, and multi-channel social engineering attacks. The round was led by Bain Capital Ventures and included participation from NVentures, NVIDIA’s venture capital arm, the OpenAI Startup Fund, Andreessen Horowitz, Abstract Ventures, Capital One Ventures, and Citi Ventures.