Cyphlens announced it has closed an oversubscribed $3.8 million seed funding round as it works to expand what it calls “visual encryption,” a security layer designed to protect sensitive information as it is viewed on a screen. The New York-based company said the round included participation from Salesforce Ventures, Motivate Ventures, DCG, ex/ante, and Cambrian Ventures. It coincided with an expansion of its advisory board with executives and former security and intelligence leaders.
The company is positioning visual encryption as a complement to traditional encryption and access controls, focusing on what it describes as the final stage where data can still be exposed once it is rendered for viewing. Cyphlens said its patented approach converts sensitive information into encrypted visual ciphers that can be read only with a secure decoding lens. The company’s flagship product, Cyph-lens, is designed to prevent exposure even when data is visible on the screen, targeting risks such as AI-enabled phishing, credential theft, screen-scraping malware, and insider threats that can emerge across modern enterprise and supply chain environments.
Cyphlens said the funding will be used to accelerate product development across its visual encryption platform, deepen enterprise integrations, and expand engineering and customer success teams. The company also said it is increasing go-to-market efforts to address demand from financial services, government, and healthcare organizations that are seeking stronger protection against AI-driven data exposure.
Alongside the financing, Cyphlens announced several additions to its advisory board. The company said Chris Moretti, VP of Global Technology and AI Infrastructure Enablement at Cigna, has joined to provide an enterprise-scale perspective on secure data access and digital transformation. It also named Chris Novak, founder of the Verizon Threat Research Advisory Center, as an advisor focused on cyber risk and threat intelligence, and added William MacMillan, a former Chief Information Security Officer at the CIA, bringing national security and intelligence operations experience. Cyphlens also appointed Richard Grogan Crane, CEO of XTRM, who the company said will contribute expertise in financial services and payments security.
Cyphlens said its broader goal is to make strong security easier to adopt by embedding protection into workflows without requiring enterprises to replace existing systems, and to frame visual encryption as a pathway to extend zero-trust principles to endpoints and users where sensitive data is frequently displayed.
KEY QUOTES:
“In a cybersecurity market full of incremental improvements, Cyphlens is solving a blind spot: data exposure at the point of view,” said Rob Keith, Partner at Salesforce Ventures. “Their visual encryption architecture extends true zero-trust security to the last mile — where data is most vulnerable — and arrives at exactly the right moment as enterprises grapple with AI-accelerated threats.”
Rob Keith, Partner, Salesforce Ventures
“Our mission is to make the strongest security invisible – so adoption becomes instinctive,” said Rocky Motwani, CEO of Cyphlens. “With Cyphlens, visual encryption can be added to existing systems in minutes, extending zero-trust protection to every endpoint and every user.”
Rocky Motwani, CEO, Cyphlens
“Cyphlens is building for the future of enterprise security – one where AI, scale, and usability must coexist,” said Chris Novak. “Their architecture anticipates tomorrow’s threats while simplifying how enterprises protect what matters most.”
Chris Novak, Founder, Verizon Threat Research Advisory Center
