Cybersecurity

JetStream Security: $34 Million Raised For AI Governance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

JetStream Security announced that it has raised $34 million in seed funding to address a growing challenge facing enterprises adopting artificial intelligence: how to govern and trust AI systems deployed across their organizations. The funding round was led by Redpoint Ventures and included participation from the CrowdStrike Falcon Fund, along with several notable angel investors, including George Kurtz of CrowdStrike, Assaf Rappaport of Wiz, and Frederic Kerrest of Okta.

Clark Atlanta University: $5.23 Million In Federal Funding Secured For Science Education, Cybersecurity Research, And Campus Safety

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Clark Atlanta University announced that it has secured $5.23 million in federal funding over the past four years to support science education, cybersecurity research, and campus safety initiatives. The funding was obtained through Congressionally Directed Spending across two presidential administrations and reflects bipartisan support from federal lawmakers.

GetReal Security Appoints Mark Priebe As Chief Revenue Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

GetReal Security, a cybersecurity company focused on detecting and mitigating threats from deepfakes and AI-driven identity manipulation, has appointed Mark Priebe as chief revenue officer. The company said the move comes as enterprises face a surge in AI-powered impersonation attacks and synthetic identity threats.

IntelliGRC: $3.5 Million Seed Round Raised For Cybersecurity GRC Platform For MSPs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

IntelliGRC, a cybersecurity governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform designed for managed service providers (MSPs) and managed security service providers (MSSPs), announced it has closed a $3.5 million seed funding round. The investment, finalized on January 31, 2026, will support product innovation, expand artificial intelligence capabilities, and accelerate go-to-market efforts as the company scales its Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance as a Service (GRCaaS) platform.

ArmorCode: $16 Million Raised To Accelerate Agentic AI Platform And AI Security Governance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 3, 2026

ArmorCode, a unified exposure management company, announced it has raised $16 million in new strategic funding, bringing its total funding to date to $81M. The Palo Alto-based company also appointed cybersecurity leader Phil Venables to its board of directors as it accelerates development of its Agentic AI Platform and expands its global enterprise footprint.

Gambit Security: $61 Million Raised To Build AI-Native Enterprise Resilience Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Gambit Security has emerged from stealth with $61 million in Seed and Series A funding to help enterprises strengthen resilience across their entire technology stack. The capital was raised in under 12 months from Spark Capital, Kleiner Perkins, and Cyberstarts.

Astelia: $35 Million Raised To Advance AI-Powered Exposure Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 1, 2026

Astelia, an AI-native cybersecurity platform founded by leaders of Israel’s National Red Team, has raised $35 million in combined seed and Series A funding to expand its AI-driven exposure management capabilities. The round was led by Index Ventures and Team8, with participation from Holly ventures. The company is already working with dozens of customers, including leading Fortune 500 companies.

Prophet Security: Strategic Investment From Amex Ventures And Citi Ventures To Advance Agentic AI SOC Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 28, 2026

Prophet Security, a provider of Agentic AI solutions for security operations, announced strategic investments from Amex Ventures and Citi Ventures to accelerate adoption of its Agentic AI SOC Platform. The funding is aimed at helping security operations center teams respond to threats faster and with greater accuracy as cyberattacks grow in speed and complexity.

Huper: $1.5 Million Raised For Security-First AI Chief Of Staff Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

Huper announced it has raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding to build what it describes as a security-first AI Chief of Staff designed to help leaders run their organizations with greater clarity, accountability, and trust. The round was backed by Nadia Partners, Link Ventures, and Jim Brown of Long Ridge Equity Partners.

UpGuard: $75 Million Series C Raised For Cyber Risk Posture Management Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 26, 2026

UpGuard, a cybersecurity and risk management company, has raised $75 million in a Series C funding round led by Springcoast Partners. The minority investment will support the company’s next phase of growth, including expanded capabilities for its AI-powered Cyber Risk Posture Management platform, scaled global go-to-market operations, and potential strategic M&A activity. Springcoast joins existing investors August Capital, Square Peg Capital, and Pelion Venture Partners.

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners Acquires Security 101

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, the middle-market private equity buyout team within Morgan Stanley Investment Management, have acquired Security 101, a provider of commercial security integration services headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Evoke Security: $4 Million Pre-Seed Raised For Cybersecurity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Evoke Security, a cybersecurity startup focused on securing the agentic workforce, has raised $4 million in pre-seed funding led by Crosspoint Capital Partners, with participation from Red Cell Partners. The company said the capital will support its mission to provide security teams with visibility and control over AI agents operating across enterprise environments.

CyberProof: Interview With CEO And CISO Tony Velleca About The Managed Detection And Response Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

CyberProof, a UST company, delivers AI-powered Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services and advanced, threat-led defense strategies to help global enterprises anticipate, detect, and respond to cyber threats more efficiently. Pulse 2.0 interviewed CyberProof CEO and UST Chief Information Security Officer Tony Velleca to learn more.

Tidal Cyber Appoints Cat Self As Senior Director Of Adversary Research

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Tidal Cyber has appointed Cat Self as Senior Director of Adversary Research, expanding its focus on procedural-level threat intelligence and adversary testing as part of its Threat-Led Defense platform.

Aliro Raises $15 Million In Oversubscribed Round To Advance Physics-Based Cybersecurity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 21, 2026

Aliro announced that it has raised $15 million in an oversubscribed funding round aimed at advancing what it describes as the next major paradigm shift in cybersecurity: moving digital trust from mathematical assumptions to the laws of physics. The round was led by Gutbrain Ventures, with participation from existing investors including Cisco Investments, as well as new investors Argon Ventures and Wonderstone Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Murata. The capital will support expanded deployments, ecosystem partnerships, and the company’s broader mission to redefine global security infrastructure.

Zenyard Launches From Stealth With Pre-Seed Funding For AI Reverse Engineering Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2026

Zenyard, a cybersecurity startup building what it describes as the first purpose-built AI agent for software reverse engineering, has emerged from stealth following a pre-seed funding round led by Mindset Ventures. The round also included participation from TAU Ventures, Zuk Avraham, Raanan Raz, and additional investors.

Cogent Security Raises $42 Million Series A To Automate Vulnerability Remediation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 19, 2026

Cogent Security, an AI-driven cybersecurity platform, announced it has raised $42 million in Series A funding to accelerate development of autonomous AI agents designed to help enterprises remediate vulnerabilities at machine speed. The round was led by Bain Capital Ventures, with participation from existing investors Greylock Partners and Definition. Founders and executives from OpenAI, Abnormal Security, and Datadog also invested personally.

Palo Alto Networks To Acquire Koi To Establish Agentic Endpoint Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 18, 2026

Palo Alto Networks announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Koi, a company focused on Agentic Endpoint Security, in a move designed to address what it describes as a growing AI-driven security gap across enterprise endpoints.

Cisco Expands AgenticOps Innovations Across Networking, Security, And Observability

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 17, 2026

Cisco Systems has unveiled a new wave of AgenticOps innovations designed to reimagine how IT teams automate, scale, and simplify operations in the AI era. Announced at Cisco Live EMEA, the updates extend the company’s agent-first operating model across networking, security, and observability environments.

Backslash Security: $19 Million Series A Raised For Protecting AI-Driven Software Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 15, 2026

Backslash Security has raised $19 million in Series A funding to address the fast-emerging security risks tied to AI-native software development, as enterprises increasingly adopt autonomous coding agents and large language models across their development workflows. The round was led by KOMPAS VC, with participation from Maniv and Artofin Venture Capital, as well as existing investors StageOne Ventures and First Rays Capital.

Reco: $30 Million Series B Raised For AI SaaS Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2026

New York-based Reco, a company focused on securing AI-driven SaaS environments, has raised a $30 million Series B round as enterprises accelerate adoption of AI tools, agents, and SaaS platforms that expand identities, permissions, integrations, and potential attack paths.

LastPass Names Chris Michelmore As Chief Revenue Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

LastPass has appointed Chris Michelmore as chief revenue officer, tapping a veteran go-to-market leader to accelerate the adoption of the company’s Secure Access Essentials offering. Michelmore joins LastPass from Zoom Communications, where he spent more than a decade building and scaling revenue organizations across small business, mid-market, and commercial segments.

Cydelphi: $3 Million Seed Funding Raised For Speeding Up Ransomware Recovery

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Cydelphi emerged from stealth with a $3 million seed round and the launch of a patent-pending, AI-native Digital Forensics & Incident Response platform designed to compress catastrophic breach recovery timelines from months to days. The funding round was led by Glasswing Ventures, with participation from Blu Ventures, Hyde Park Angels, and Merlin Group.

Vega: $120 Million Series B Raised For Expanding Detection And Response Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2026

Vega has raised $120 million in a Series B round as it pushes to reshape how large enterprises run security detection and response. The funding was led by existing investor Accel, with participation from Cyberstarts, Redpoint, and CRV, and brings Vega’s total capital raised to $185 million in under two years. The company said the new round nearly doubles its valuation.

Varonis To Buy AllTrue.ai To Add AI Trust, Risk, And Security Controls

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2026

Varonis announced it has agreed to acquire AllTrue.ai, positioning the deal as an expansion of its data security platform into AI Trust, Risk, and Security Management (AI TRiSM). The company said AllTrue.ai helps organizations understand and control how AI systems behave across the enterprise, with an emphasis on visibility into AI assets and real-time guardrails.

ORION Security: $32 Million Series A Closed For AI-Based Contextual Data Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 4, 2026

ORION Security announced it closed $32 million in Series A funding to scale its AI-powered, context-aware data security platform, positioning the company as an alternative to traditional data loss prevention tools that rely on large sets of manually authored policies and often generate high volumes of false positives. The round was led by Norwest, with participation from IBM and existing investors, including PICO Venture Partners and Lama Partners.

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.