Cybersecurity

Semperis: Identity-Driven Cyber Resilience Company Raises $125 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 27, 2024

Semperis, an identity-driven cyber resilience pioneer, announced it secured $125 million in growth financing from J. P. Morgan and Hercules Capital. The company - which had raised a $200 million Series C funding round in 2022 led by KKR - will use the new financing to further invest in product innovation and support a rapidly expanding global customer base.

Pomerium: NextGen Access Platform Company Raises $13.75 Million In Series A Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 25, 2024

Pomerium, a NextGen Access platform, announced it has raised a $13.75 million Series A funding round led by Benchmark. Return investors Bain Capital, Haystack, SNR, and Oleg Rogynskyy (founder of People.AI) also participated in the round. Benchmark general partner Eric Vishria will join the company’s board.

Entro: Non-Human Identity Security Company Raises $18 Million In Series A

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2024

Entro Security, a Non-Human Identity (NHI) security company and the developer of an award-winning NHI and Secrets Management platform, announced it has closed an $18 million Series A round, led by Dell Technologies Capital with the participation of seed investors Hyperwise Ventures and StageOne Ventures, and angel investors like Rakesh Loonkar and Mickey Boodaei. And Entro will use the funding to scale global operations and meet the strong demand for its platform across key industries. Entro has raised $24 million since exiting stealth last year.

Legato Security: MDR And MSSP Company Secures Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2024

Legato Security, a premier Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) company based in Salt Lake City, Utah announced it has received a capital investment to support its strategic growth. The funding round was led by Level Structured Capital (an affiliate of Level Equity) and SageLink Capital.

PQShield: Cybersecurity Company Closes $37 Million In Series B Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 20, 2024

PQShield, a cybersecurity company focused on post-quantum cryptography (PQC), announced today that it has raised $37 million in Series B funding, led by Addition. New investors Chevron Technology Ventures, Legal & General, and Braavos Capital participated, along with existing backers Oxford Science Enterprises.

Aim Security: $18 Million Closed To Enable Secure Adoption Of AI Across Enterprises

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2024

Aim Security, a company that is enabling the secure adoption and use of AI across enterprise organizations, announced $18 million in Series A funding led by Canaan Partners, with participation from the company’s seed investor YL Ventures.

Proactive Security Company NetSPI Acquires Hubble

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 17, 2024

Proactive security solution company NetSPI announced the acquisition of Hubble Technology, a Northern Virginia-based cyber asset attack surface management (CAASM) and cybersecurity posture management solution. The integration of Hubble's Asset Intelligence and CAASM product, Aurora, into The NetSPI Platform will empower security teams to achieve complete visibility of their rapidly evolving attack surfaces and tackle asset and exposure management challenges.

Liminal: Gen AI Data Security Company Raises $5 Million In Additional Seed Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 15, 2024

Liminal, a generative AI data security leader, announced that it has raised more than $5 million in an oversubscribed seed round led by Fin Capital. Participation came from High Alpha, Matchstick Ventures, Craft Ventures Scout Fund, and veteran regulated industry executives. This new funding expands Liminal's ability to quickly enable customers to deploy and use generative AI (Gen AI).

Cyberhaven: $88 Million Secured To Protect Enterprise Data

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 13, 2024

Cyberhaven, a leader in data detection and response (DDR), announced it has raised $88 million in Series C funding led by Adams Street Partners and Khosla Ventures, with significant participation from existing investors Redpoint Ventures, Costanoa Ventures, Vertex Ventures, Crane Venture Partners, and Wing Venture Capital. Prominent security leaders such as Amol Kulkarni (former CPO at CrowdStrike), Gerhard Eschelbeck (former CISO at Google), Ash Devata (former GM of Duo at Cisco), and others also participated.

XONA: Zero-Trust User Access Company Raises $18 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 13, 2024

XONA, a developer of a leading zero-trust user access platform for industrial operations, announced the closing of an $18M strategic funding round led by established cyber investor Energy Impact Partners (EIP), bringing the company's total funding to $32 million.