Sonet.io – a company built for IT leaders that want a great experience for their remote workers while enhancing security and observability – announced that it emerged from stealth and announced it has raised $6 million in seed capital co-led by The Hive and WestWave Capital.
According to a recent Gartner study on the future of work, organizations are facing historic challenges including a competitive talent landscape, an exhausted workforce, pressure to control costs, and the rise of AI and automation leading to remote work becoming a permanent fixture. Plus according to another recent report, the Global Remote Workplace Services Market size is expected to reach $67 billion by 2028, which is rising at a market growth of 22.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).
Sonet.io’s industry-first and air-gapped solution greatly simplifies IT operations and streamlines remote workforce management while reducing costs by up to 10 times compared to traditional solutions. And Sonet.io safeguards applications and servers with zero-trust access control using no-code policies and a user-friendly admin console that reduces the demand for costly IT expertise.
Dharmendra Mohan has over 20 years of experience building cybersecurity solutions, having launched two global security cloud services at Symantec along with holding leadership roles at Blue Coat as it grew from a startup into a $4.5 billion security company. Mohan had co-founded Sonet.io with another former Symantec executive, Venu Banda – who currently serves as Sonet.io’s CTO and brings decades of experience in architecting software solutions across various verticals.
The transition toward remote work has created multiple obstacles for organizations. And today’s distributed workforce requires secure access to applications, IP and confidential data, all without affecting productivity or incurring excessive administrative costs. Plus traditional methods like VDI servers, shipping secure devices, or installing security agents can be considered complex, and expensive, and do not offer visibility into the activities of the remote workforce.
Sonet.io’s cloud service enables businesses to control access to applications and servers, prevent sensitive data theft, and monitor user activity from any device, with no agents or additional devices required. And users utilize their preferred browser to securely access applications and servers from desktop and mobile devices. The company’s SOC-2 certified product protects against IP theft, monitors remote workers’ activities to track productivity, and maintains compliance with security policies.
What the funding round will be used for: With this funding round, Sonet plans to accelerate customer acquisition and continue to invest in the SaaS platform to provide a seamless user experience, protect applications, servers, and data, and provide visibility into the remote workforce activities.
KEY QUOTES:
“Our mission is to transform the remote work landscape by tackling its distinct challenges head-on. We are committed to enhancing remote worker productivity through a seamless, secure user experience that can be accessed from any device. Our innovative cloud-based solution eliminates the need for device agents, allowing comprehensive observability for remote workforces via a unified dashboard.”
- Sonet.io co-founder and CEO Dharmendra Mohan
“In the new world of remote work it has become mission-critical to streamline the employee onboarding process. Organizations would benefit from technology that enables instant, secure access to applications from any device that also provides robust security controls to help with threat mitigation without impacting employee productivity.”
- Nico Popp, chief product officer at Tenable
“The fast-changing nature of remote and distributed work in the enterprise has outpaced traditional solutions like VDI, desktop-as-a-service and distributing enterprise devices or browsers. Sonet enables enterprise IT to provide distributed workers with a much more enhanced experience at a fraction of the cost with unparalleled observability and security features. We look forward to working with the Sonet founders to become a leader in the remote work market.”
- Kamesh Raghavendra, partner and chief product officer at The Hive
“Remote work, driven by talent shortages and the need for diverse skill sets, has become the new normal. Sonet unlocks remote workforce potential by providing instant air-gapped secure access to applications on preferred browsers and devices while enhancing user observability in IT infrastructure. This observability enables organizations to identify bottlenecks and make data-driven decisions to optimize workflows, boosting efficiency and productivity.”
- Gaurav Manglik, Partner at WestWave Capital
