Cybersecurity

DataKrypto: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Ravi Srivatsav About Data Privacy As A Human Right

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2024

DataKrypto, the first and only fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) solution for protecting all data types in real-time throughout their lifecycle, including data in use, is a data protection software company launched as a spin-off of data retention leader DRSlab. DataKrypto’s advanced data encryption solutions protect data throughout its lifecycle. Pulse 2.0 interviewed DataKrypto co-founder and CEO Ravi Srivatsav to learn more about the company.

HUMAN: Cybersecurity Company Raises $50+ Million (Growth Capital)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2024

HUMAN Security - a leading cybersecurity company committed to safeguarding every step of the customer’s online journey by defending against bots, fraud, and digital risk - announced $50+ million in growth capital led by WestCap with additional investment from Goldman Sachs, ClearSky, NightDragon, and Vertex Ventures US to support its mission in protecting the integrity of the digital world by ensuring every online interaction, transaction, and connection is authentic, secure, and human.

SeeMetrics: Interview With Co-Founder/CEO Shirley Salzman About This Transformative Cybersecurity Performance Management Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2024

SeeMetrics is a Cybersecurity Performance Management (CPM) platform that transforms the way security leaders measure, track, and improve stack performance. Pulse 2.0 interviewed SeeMetrics CEO and co-founder Shirley Salzman to learn more about the company.

Halon Security: Investment Raised From Intera Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2024

Intera Partners announced it has invested in Halon Security, a global leader in email infrastructure software based in Sweden. This new funding will enable Halon to accelerate its global expansion and continue leading innovation in carrier-grade email solutions.

Harmonic Security: $17.5 Million (Series A) Raised To Bring Zero-Touch Data Protection To Enterprises

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 4, 2024

Harmonic Security announced it has secured $17.5 million in Series A funding to bring its unique zero-touch data protection capabilities to enterprises. Since the company launched in October last year, the total funding has reached over $26 million, with enterprise customers already in double figures.

Menlo Security: Secure Enterprise Browser Company Surpasses $100 Million In ARR

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2024

Menlo Security, a pioneer of Secure Enterprise Browsers, announced that it has surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) and achieved 50% growth in the last 24 months. Over 1,000 global enterprises and government agencies rely on Menlo Security to provide a safe and secure browsing experience on any browser and device.

University Of Ottawa And Cisco Partnering To Help Students With Cybersecurity Skills

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 29, 2024

Cisco, a leader in networking and security, and the University of Ottawa have announced a partnership to better prepare students for careers in the technology industry. Funded through Cisco’s Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) program, Cisco will integrate industry-recognized Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification into the university’s Computer and Software Engineering curriculum. The CCNA certification validates a broad range of fundamentals for all IT careers - from networking technologies to security to software development - proving that the holder has the skills businesses want and candidates need to meet market demands.

TRG Merges Capabilities With Inversion6

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 29, 2024

TRG, a privately owned global managed services provider, announced that it has merged capabilities with its TruWest Holdings sister company, Inversion6, and added cybersecurity to its comprehensive endpoint management capabilities list.

Tamnoon: Managed Cloud Security Remediation Company Raises $12 Million (Series A)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 26, 2024

Tamnoon, a leader in Managed Cloud Security Remediation, announced it has raised $12 million in Series A funding. The funding round was led by cybersecurity investment firm [Bright Pixel Capital (formerly Sonae IM), with participation by new investors Blu Ventures and Mindset Ventures and existing investors Merlin Ventures, Secret Chord Ventures, Inner Loop Capital, and Elron Ventures.

Element Security: $5 Million Raised To Develop Proprietary Exploit Engine

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2024

Element Security is an innovative Israeli cybersecurity startup that has emerged from stealth mode after two and a half years to unveil its advanced Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) solution. Element Security announced it raised $5 million in funding from senior investors, including the Q Fund VC, Eddy Shalev, Danny Yamin (former CEO of Microsoft Israel), and Kobi Rosengarten (former General Partner at JVP).

Picus Security: Security Validation Company Raises $45 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2024

Security validation company Picus Security announced it closed a $45 million growth investment round led by Riverwood Capital with the participation of existing investor Earlybird Digital East Fund, bringing Picus’ total funds raised to $80 million. Picus has 500+ enterprise customers worldwide today, and this latest investment will advance Picus’ continued product innovation and expand customer success, sales, and marketing.

Device Authority: Interview With CEO Darron Antill About The Zero Trust Security Automation Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 25, 2024

Device Authority is a company that secures the connected future by automating Zero Trust security at scale, and is a recognized global leader in Identity and Access Management (IAM) for Enterprise IoT ecosystems. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Device Authority CEO Darron Antill to learn more about the company.

Sequent: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Shai Bargil About The Cryptographically-Secure Online Voting Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 23, 2024

Sequent is a company that is pioneering the world's first open-source and cryptographically-secure online voting platform for private and public sector elections. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Sequent co-founder and president Shai Bargil to learn more about the company.

Hydden: Identity Visibility Company Closes $4.4 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 22, 2024

Identity visibility company Hydden announced it raised $4.4 million in seed funding led by Access Venture Partners. And the other investors include Lockstep, the venture fund of CISOs Rinki Sethi and Lucas Moody, Service Provider Capital, and several cybersecurity angel investors including Andy Grolnick and Paul Trulove.

Realm.Security: Security Fabric Solution Company Raises $5 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 20, 2024

RunSafe Security: $12 Million (Series B) Raised To Immunize Software From Cyberattacks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 18, 2024

RunSafe Security, a pioneer of a patented process to immunize software from cyberattacks without developer friction, announced the completion of a $12 million Series B financing round. This funding round, which includes participation from new and existing investors, will accelerate new product development and market expansion to EMEA and APAC.

Simbian: Interview With Co-Founder And CEO Ambuj Kumar About This AI-Based Security Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2024

Simbian is a mission-driven AI security company based in Mountain View, CA, backed by Silicon Valley investors, and founded by serial security entrepreneurs. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Simbian co-founder and CEO Ambuj Kumar to learn more about his background and the company.

Intel Receives Award Of Up To $3 Billion For Secure Enclave Program By Biden-Harris Administration

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2024

The Biden-Harris Administration announced that Intel has been awarded up to $3 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act for the Secure Enclave program. This program was designed to expand the trusted manufacturing of leading-edge semiconductors for the U.S. government.

Acuvity: AI Security And Governance Company Raises $9 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2024

Acuvity, the creator of a comprehensive AI security and governance platform for employees and applications, announced a $9 million seed funding round led by Foundation Capital, with participation from individual investors like Basil Alwan, Sri Reddy and Jonathan Siddharth. And Acuvity will use the funding to accelerate the development of its products and protect the rapid expansion of AI adoption in the enterprise.

P0 Security: IGA and PAM Platform Company Raises $15 Million (Series A)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2024

P0 Security, the provider of the first unified IGA and PAM platform for the cloud designed to secure all enterprise cloud identities, announced the closing of its $15 million Series A round, bringing the total raised since founded to $20 million. This funding was led by SYN Ventures with participation from Zscaler and existing investor Lightspeed Venture Partners. The company also announced the appointment of SYN Ventures Operating Partner, Ryan Permeh, to the Board of Directors.

Mastercard Buying Global Threat Intelligence Company Recorded Future For $2.65 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 12, 2024

Today, Mastercard expanded its cybersecurity services with an agreement to acquire global threat intelligence company Recorded Future from Insight Partners for $2.65 billion. The acquisition supports the insights and intelligence used to secure the digital economy, including the payments ecosystem and beyond.

Darkhive: Defense Tech Company Secures $21 Million (Series A)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2024

Defense tech company Darkhive - a company that is focused on open architecture Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) integrated with a secure software delivery system - announced it closed a Series A investment round of $21 million led by Ten Eleven Ventures. The additional investors in this funding round included Crosslink Capital, RTX Ventures, and Stellar Ventures.

Zilla Security: Interview With Co-Founder, CEO, And President Deepak Taneja About This Security Compliance Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 10, 2024

Zilla Security is a company that delivers a SaaS platform for security and access compliance. And the company automates user access review processes that are essential for maintaining compliance with regulations like SOX, HIPAA, GLBA, FFIEC and SOC 2. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Zilla Security co-founder, CEO, And President Deepak Taneja to learn more about the company.

Bedrock Security: Interview With Co-Founder & CTO Pranava Adduri About This Frictionless Data Security Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 7, 2024

Bedrock Security is a frictionless data security company transforming data security in the cloud and GenAI era with its leading data security platform, powered by the industry’s only AI Reasoning Engine (AIR). Pulse 2.0 interviewed Bedrock Security’s co-founder and CTO Pranava Adduri to learn more about the company.

threatER: Cybersecurity Company Raises Growth Capital From CIBC Innovation Banking

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 5, 2024

CIBC Innovation Banking announced that it has provided a growth capital financing facility to threatER, a cyber defense category leader focused on eliminating cyber threats before they reach the network. This growth capital will facilitate threatER’s scale-up as they aim to help medium-sized businesses and enterprises, especially in financial services, healthcare and legal, protect their business from cyberattacks and increasingly sophisticated digital bad actors.

Halcyon: How This Company Stops Ransomware From Impacting Enterprises

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2024

Nucleus Security: Funding Raised From Dcode Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2024

Nucleus Security, the enterprise leader in unified vulnerability management, announced an investment by Dcode Capital, a growth-stage venture capital firm backed by J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Dcode Capital’s funding follows Nucleus Security’s FedRAMP Moderate authorization and further validates the critical impact of the company’s Unified Vulnerability Management platform for Federal organizations.

Fabric Cryptography: $33 Million (Series A) Closed To Build Computing Chips And Cryptographic Algorithms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2024

Silicon Valley-based hardware company Fabric Cryptography announced a $33 million Series A funding round to build computing chips, software and cryptographic algorithms. This round was co-led by Blockchain Capital and 1kx, with participation from leaders in the sector, such as Offchain Labs, Polygon, and Matter Labs. This follows a $6 million seed round led by Metaplanet with participation from Inflection and Liquid2 Ventures, amongst others. With this funding round, the company has raised $39 million in total.

Fortalice: Helping Organizations Become Prepared For Cyberattacks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 23, 2024

Fortalice is a company with a goal to make sure clients are prepared for an attack and resilient to future threats. Created by former White House Chief Information Officer (CIO) Theresa Payton, the company’s skilled team of industry practitioners has worked in a broad range of public and private sectors. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Theresa Payton to learn more about the company.

Cyberbit: Cybersecurity Skill Development Platform Company Raises Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 20, 2024

Cyberbit, a leading provider of cybersecurity skill development platforms, announced a new round of funding from existing investors, including Charlesbank Capital Partners, an established middle-market private investment firm. This deal recapitalizes the company under solely North American ownership and control and will provide the resources for future acquisitions, expansion, and product development.