Second Front Systems
Series C in 2024 
Second Front Systems develops software that facilitates government access to innovative commercial technologies for national security missions. Its flagship product, Atlas Fulcrum, enables identification, assessment, and secure deployment of these technologies. The company also offers program management services and High Technology Council, an enterprise consortium fostering collaboration between market players.
Opal Security
Series B in 2023 
Opal Security is a modern, data-centric identity security platform. Opal Security helps organizations reduce access sprawl, manage identity attack surfaces, and enforce policies that are secure by default. Opal Security is based in San Francisco and New York. For more information, please visit www.opal.dev or reach us at hello@opal.dev.
Mine is a technology company focused on empowering individuals to take control of their personal data online. The platform allows users to quickly identify companies that hold their sensitive information, including personal, financial, and health data. By integrating with users' email, Mine scans interactions to determine potential data holdings and facilitates a simple process for users to request data deletion from those companies. This capability supports users' rights to privacy and helps minimize their online exposure, reducing potential risks associated with data breaches and misuse. Ultimately, Mine promotes the concept of data ownership as a fundamental human right, ensuring that individuals can manage their personal information effectively.
GrammaTech
Acquisition in 2023 
Founded in 1988, GrammaTech develops and markets software-development tools for diverse industries. Its products include CodeSonar (source-code analyzer), CodeSentry (security risk management), CodeSurfer (code browser), Ada-ASSURED and Ada-Utilities (Ada language tools), and Software Evolution Library (open-source tool for modifying existing software). GrammaTech's tools are used worldwide by startups, Fortune 500 companies, educational institutions, and government agencies.
Expel, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in managed security software and services. Founded in 2016 and based in Herndon, Virginia, Expel offers a comprehensive security operations center (SOC)-as-a-service, which includes managed detection and response (MDR), threat hunting, remediation, and phishing support. The company’s platform, known as the Expel Workbench™, facilitates a collaborative experience, allowing customers to engage actively in their security operations. Users can monitor live investigations or receive detailed alerts throughout the investigative process. Expel’s approach emphasizes transparency and efficiency, enabling security teams to focus on strategic priorities while swiftly addressing threats such as ransomware, phishing, and supply chain attacks. With dedicated analysts available around the clock, Expel aims to enhance organizations' security posture by swiftly identifying and mitigating risks while reducing the noise of false positives.
Normalyze
Series A in 2022 
Normalyze specializes in cloud data security solutions. It offers an agentless scanning platform that discovers sensitive data and access paths across various cloud environments. The platform provides real-time visibility into security posture, enabling teams to analyze, prioritize, and respond to data threats efficiently.
Ordr, Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Santa Clara, California, established in 2015. It specializes in securing Internet of Things (IoT) devices across various sectors, including healthcare, manufacturing, retail, public venues, and logistics. Ordr's platform utilizes advanced machine learning and deep packet inspection to autonomously identify, classify, and monitor devices within an enterprise network. Its Systems Control Engine, a software-as-a-service solution, maps all connected devices, assesses their risk and behavior, and enforces traffic flow and access policies to enhance security. Organizations worldwide rely on Ordr for real-time asset inventory, risk management, compliance, and to streamline IT initiatives.
Bionic, Inc. is an application intelligence company founded in 2019 and based in Palo Alto, California. The company specializes in Application Security Posture Management (ASPM), focusing on the proactive reduction of security, data privacy, and operational risks associated with applications. Bionic offers a range of products, including comprehensive asset inventory, dependency and data flow mapping, and continuous control mechanisms, providing organizations with deep visibility into their application architecture as it evolves. This enables businesses to effectively manage risks related to services, APIs, dependencies, and data flows in production. Additionally, Bionic’s solutions support compliance and security reviews, as well as cloud modernization efforts, making it a valuable partner for organizations seeking to enhance their application security and operational resilience.
CardinalOps
Series A in 2022 
CardinalOps is a network security company that specializes in AI-driven threat detection for enterprises. Its innovative software platform enhances security measures by maximizing MITRE ATT&CK coverage across existing security tools and addressing hidden detection gaps. As detection engineers often rely on outdated methods such as spreadsheets to manage their Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems, CardinalOps offers a solution that leverages proprietary analytics and API-driven automation. This enables security operations center (SOC) teams to adapt to evolving threats and complex IT environments. The platform continuously delivers new use cases, helping organizations identify and remediate broken detection rules and misconfigured log sources, thereby facilitating ongoing security improvements.
CHEQ is a cybersecurity company that protects business-critical digital interactions for more than 15,000 companies, from emerging brands to large enterprises. It focuses on go-to-market security, shielding the entire funnel from paid marketing to on-site conversion and analytics. Its three solutions: Marketing Security, Fraud & Abuse, and Data Security & Compliance address marketing effectiveness, fraud prevention, privacy compliance, and data governance, with granular detection across devices, networks, behaviors, and users. The platform aims to maintain customer trust, brand safety, and business continuity by preventing data leakage and vendor risk.
Atmosec
Seed Round in 2021 
Atmosec is a security platform that specializes in providing continuous protection for hyperconnected Software as a Service (SaaS) ecosystems. The company offers a solution that monitors the security settings and behaviors of third-party SaaS applications, allowing businesses to understand and manage the risks associated with their interconnected environments. By automating the identification and mitigation of both actual and potential security vulnerabilities, Atmosec enables organizations to safeguard their data effectively as their ecosystems evolve. This proactive approach allows clients to navigate the complexities of cloud security with greater confidence.
Contrast Security
Series E in 2021 
Contrast Security, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Los Altos, California, specializes in developing security software that empowers applications to safeguard themselves against cyberattacks. Its patented deep security instrumentation embeds code analysis and attack prevention directly into software, providing comprehensive security observability and eliminating the need for disruptive scanning or specialized security experts. Contrast Security offers two primary solutions: Contrast Assess, which infuses software with vulnerability assessment capabilities; and Contrast Protect, a runtime application self-protection solution that understands how attacks behave in real-time. The company's platform accelerates development cycles, improves efficiencies, and enables businesses to protect applications from known and unknown threats continuously throughout the software lifecycle.
Styra, Inc. is a technology company based in Redwood City, California, founded in 2015. It specializes in developing a cloud-native authorization platform that enables organizations to enforce and monitor authorization policies across their applications and infrastructure. The core offering, the Styra Declarative Authorization Service, provides context-based admission control to enhance security, streamline compliance, and minimize human errors in cloud-native environments. Styra's platform incorporates features such as policy design, validation, distribution, monitoring, and auditing, allowing users to implement authorization policy-as-code effectively. By utilizing declarative models, the platform helps prevent security drift and errors before deployment. Styra's solutions are compatible with various technologies, including microservices, containers, and multi-cloud environments, ensuring comprehensive security management for modern application development.
Privacera
Series B in 2021 
Privacera, Inc. is a data security and governance company that offers a software-as-a-service platform designed to help enterprises discover, manage, and monitor sensitive data across various systems. Founded in 2016 and based in Fremont, California, Privacera provides a comprehensive solution that utilizes artificial intelligence to automate the discovery and classification of sensitive information. Its platform supports data sharing while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, including the General Data Protection Regulation. Privacera's technology aggregates access history from multiple sources into a unified dashboard, enabling security and compliance teams to monitor data usage effectively. The company serves a diverse clientele, including Fortune 500 companies in sectors such as finance, insurance, retail, and media, facilitating high-fidelity policy management at scale across both cloud and on-premises environments. Privacera was previously known as Global Tenet, Inc. until its rebranding in October 2019.
CardinalOps
Seed Round in 2021 
CardinalOps is a network security company that specializes in AI-driven threat detection for enterprises. Its innovative software platform enhances security measures by maximizing MITRE ATT&CK coverage across existing security tools and addressing hidden detection gaps. As detection engineers often rely on outdated methods such as spreadsheets to manage their Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems, CardinalOps offers a solution that leverages proprietary analytics and API-driven automation. This enables security operations center (SOC) teams to adapt to evolving threats and complex IT environments. The platform continuously delivers new use cases, helping organizations identify and remediate broken detection rules and misconfigured log sources, thereby facilitating ongoing security improvements.
Bionic, Inc. is an application intelligence company founded in 2019 and based in Palo Alto, California. The company specializes in Application Security Posture Management (ASPM), focusing on the proactive reduction of security, data privacy, and operational risks associated with applications. Bionic offers a range of products, including comprehensive asset inventory, dependency and data flow mapping, and continuous control mechanisms, providing organizations with deep visibility into their application architecture as it evolves. This enables businesses to effectively manage risks related to services, APIs, dependencies, and data flows in production. Additionally, Bionic’s solutions support compliance and security reviews, as well as cloud modernization efforts, making it a valuable partner for organizations seeking to enhance their application security and operational resilience.
DomainTools
Acquisition in 2020 
DomainTools, LLC is a leading provider of internet intelligence solutions, primarily focused on enhancing cybersecurity through its comprehensive platform. Established in 2009 and based in Seattle, Washington, the company offers tools that allow users to search for domains using various identifiers such as names and email addresses. DomainTools provides a range of services including domain name history, trademark protection, and advanced auction services for domains. Its key products include the Iris Investigation tool for threat intelligence, the PhishEye tool for monitoring suspicious domains, and the DomainTools API which supports cybersecurity applications. The company’s solutions are designed to assist organizations in threat detection, incident response, and brand protection, making it a vital resource for security teams navigating an evolving digital landscape. DomainTools aggregates extensive domain and DNS data to deliver real-time risk analytics, enabling businesses to proactively manage external threats and safeguard their online presence.
Mine is a technology company focused on empowering individuals to take control of their personal data online. The platform allows users to quickly identify companies that hold their sensitive information, including personal, financial, and health data. By integrating with users' email, Mine scans interactions to determine potential data holdings and facilitates a simple process for users to request data deletion from those companies. This capability supports users' rights to privacy and helps minimize their online exposure, reducing potential risks associated with data breaches and misuse. Ultimately, Mine promotes the concept of data ownership as a fundamental human right, ensuring that individuals can manage their personal information effectively.
RiskIQ, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in developing cloud-based Software-as-a-Service solutions aimed at helping organizations detect and respond to various online security threats, including phishing, fraud, and malware. Its flagship product, RiskIQ Illuminate, allows organizations to map and monitor their digital attack surface, facilitating the understanding and mitigation of vulnerabilities. Additional offerings include RiskIQ PassiveTotal, which connects internal data to external threat indicators, and RiskIQ Digital Footprint, designed to visualize and protect the attack surface. The company also provides RiskIQ Executive Guardian, which tracks potential threats to company executives, and RiskIQ SIS, a data set that identifies cyber threats. RiskIQ’s products support a range of applications, including compliance, incident response, and brand protection, serving diverse industries such as finance, healthcare, and technology. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, RiskIQ also has offices in Lenexa, Kansas, and London, United Kingdom.
Expel, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in managed security software and services. Founded in 2016 and based in Herndon, Virginia, Expel offers a comprehensive security operations center (SOC)-as-a-service, which includes managed detection and response (MDR), threat hunting, remediation, and phishing support. The company’s platform, known as the Expel Workbench™, facilitates a collaborative experience, allowing customers to engage actively in their security operations. Users can monitor live investigations or receive detailed alerts throughout the investigative process. Expel’s approach emphasizes transparency and efficiency, enabling security teams to focus on strategic priorities while swiftly addressing threats such as ransomware, phishing, and supply chain attacks. With dedicated analysts available around the clock, Expel aims to enhance organizations' security posture by swiftly identifying and mitigating risks while reducing the noise of false positives.
Mine is a technology company focused on empowering individuals to take control of their personal data online. The platform allows users to quickly identify companies that hold their sensitive information, including personal, financial, and health data. By integrating with users' email, Mine scans interactions to determine potential data holdings and facilitates a simple process for users to request data deletion from those companies. This capability supports users' rights to privacy and helps minimize their online exposure, reducing potential risks associated with data breaches and misuse. Ultimately, Mine promotes the concept of data ownership as a fundamental human right, ensuring that individuals can manage their personal information effectively.
Ordr, Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Santa Clara, California, established in 2015. It specializes in securing Internet of Things (IoT) devices across various sectors, including healthcare, manufacturing, retail, public venues, and logistics. Ordr's platform utilizes advanced machine learning and deep packet inspection to autonomously identify, classify, and monitor devices within an enterprise network. Its Systems Control Engine, a software-as-a-service solution, maps all connected devices, assesses their risk and behavior, and enforces traffic flow and access policies to enhance security. Organizations worldwide rely on Ordr for real-time asset inventory, risk management, compliance, and to streamline IT initiatives.
CHEQ is a cybersecurity company that protects business-critical digital interactions for more than 15,000 companies, from emerging brands to large enterprises. It focuses on go-to-market security, shielding the entire funnel from paid marketing to on-site conversion and analytics. Its three solutions: Marketing Security, Fraud & Abuse, and Data Security & Compliance address marketing effectiveness, fraud prevention, privacy compliance, and data governance, with granular detection across devices, networks, behaviors, and users. The platform aims to maintain customer trust, brand safety, and business continuity by preventing data leakage and vendor risk.
Mattermost
Series B in 2019 
Mattermost is an open-source, secure collaboration platform for software development teams that provides enterprise-grade messaging, configurable across web, mobile, and desktop, with features such as archiving, search, and deep integration with in-house systems. It centralizes development communications and workflow orchestration, enabling teams to build and automate processes while maintaining data privacy and security. The platform supports secure collaboration across large teams and is used by a broad customer base. The company originated as SpinPunch and was renamed Mattermost in 2015 after being established in 2011, and it is based in Palo Alto, California.
Expel, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in managed security software and services. Founded in 2016 and based in Herndon, Virginia, Expel offers a comprehensive security operations center (SOC)-as-a-service, which includes managed detection and response (MDR), threat hunting, remediation, and phishing support. The company’s platform, known as the Expel Workbench™, facilitates a collaborative experience, allowing customers to engage actively in their security operations. Users can monitor live investigations or receive detailed alerts throughout the investigative process. Expel’s approach emphasizes transparency and efficiency, enabling security teams to focus on strategic priorities while swiftly addressing threats such as ransomware, phishing, and supply chain attacks. With dedicated analysts available around the clock, Expel aims to enhance organizations' security posture by swiftly identifying and mitigating risks while reducing the noise of false positives.
GuardiCore
Series C in 2019 
GuardiCore Ltd. is a data center and cloud security company based in Tel-Aviv, Israel, founded in 2013. The company specializes in providing advanced security solutions that enhance the protection of critical applications against threats. Its offerings include visualization, micro-segmentation, and real-time detection and response capabilities. GuardiCore's technology enables enterprises to achieve greater visibility into their data center networks, effectively track and neutralize intruders, and implement automated mitigation measures in response to breaches. By addressing security challenges in high-traffic virtual environments, GuardiCore aims to deliver innovative and effective methods for safeguarding sensitive data and ensuring operational integrity.
Sumo Logic
Series G in 2019 
Sumo Logic, Inc. is a cloud-native software-as-a-service company that specializes in machine data analytics, enabling organizations to harness the power of their data for operational, security, and business intelligence. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Sumo Logic provides a platform that automates the collection, ingestion, and analysis of various data types, including application, infrastructure, security, and Internet of Things (IoT) data. The platform supports real-time log management and analytics, delivering actionable insights across the entire application lifecycle. With over 2,000 global customers, Sumo Logic assists organizations in troubleshooting and securing their applications, helping them to embrace digital transformation and improve their competitive advantage. Its multi-tenant service model fosters continuous innovation, thereby enhancing business value and growth for its clients.
Contrast Security
Series D in 2019 
Contrast Security, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Los Altos, California, specializes in developing security software that empowers applications to safeguard themselves against cyberattacks. Its patented deep security instrumentation embeds code analysis and attack prevention directly into software, providing comprehensive security observability and eliminating the need for disruptive scanning or specialized security experts. Contrast Security offers two primary solutions: Contrast Assess, which infuses software with vulnerability assessment capabilities; and Contrast Protect, a runtime application self-protection solution that understands how attacks behave in real-time. The company's platform accelerates development cycles, improves efficiencies, and enables businesses to protect applications from known and unknown threats continuously throughout the software lifecycle.
Guardsquare
Series A in 2019 
GuardSquare is the global reference in mobile application protection. We develop premium software for the protection of mobile applications against reverse engineering and hacking. Our products are used across the world in a broad range of industries, from financial services, e-commerce and the public sector to telecommunication, gaming, and new media. GuardSquare is based in Leuven (Belgium) and San Francisco (USA).
Agari is a company focused on email security, specializing in the protection of brands and individuals from phishing and socially-engineered attacks. By leveraging applied data science and a variety of signals, Agari safeguards organizations against threats such as business email compromise, supply chain fraud, and account takeovers, thereby reducing business risks and restoring confidence in email communications. The company's platform is designed to enhance the security of inbound emails while also preventing the spoofing of outbound communications, which helps maintain brand integrity and improve email deliverability. Through its innovative approach, Agari enables safe interactions between businesses and their customers, effectively eliminating email as a vector for cyber-attacks.
CHEQ is a cybersecurity company that protects business-critical digital interactions for more than 15,000 companies, from emerging brands to large enterprises. It focuses on go-to-market security, shielding the entire funnel from paid marketing to on-site conversion and analytics. Its three solutions: Marketing Security, Fraud & Abuse, and Data Security & Compliance address marketing effectiveness, fraud prevention, privacy compliance, and data governance, with granular detection across devices, networks, behaviors, and users. The platform aims to maintain customer trust, brand safety, and business continuity by preventing data leakage and vendor risk.
Expel, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in managed security software and services. Founded in 2016 and based in Herndon, Virginia, Expel offers a comprehensive security operations center (SOC)-as-a-service, which includes managed detection and response (MDR), threat hunting, remediation, and phishing support. The company’s platform, known as the Expel Workbench™, facilitates a collaborative experience, allowing customers to engage actively in their security operations. Users can monitor live investigations or receive detailed alerts throughout the investigative process. Expel’s approach emphasizes transparency and efficiency, enabling security teams to focus on strategic priorities while swiftly addressing threats such as ransomware, phishing, and supply chain attacks. With dedicated analysts available around the clock, Expel aims to enhance organizations' security posture by swiftly identifying and mitigating risks while reducing the noise of false positives.
Contrast Security
Series C in 2017 
Contrast Security, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Los Altos, California, specializes in developing security software that empowers applications to safeguard themselves against cyberattacks. Its patented deep security instrumentation embeds code analysis and attack prevention directly into software, providing comprehensive security observability and eliminating the need for disruptive scanning or specialized security experts. Contrast Security offers two primary solutions: Contrast Assess, which infuses software with vulnerability assessment capabilities; and Contrast Protect, a runtime application self-protection solution that understands how attacks behave in real-time. The company's platform accelerates development cycles, improves efficiencies, and enables businesses to protect applications from known and unknown threats continuously throughout the software lifecycle.
GuardiCore
Series B in 2017 
GuardiCore Ltd. is a data center and cloud security company based in Tel-Aviv, Israel, founded in 2013. The company specializes in providing advanced security solutions that enhance the protection of critical applications against threats. Its offerings include visualization, micro-segmentation, and real-time detection and response capabilities. GuardiCore's technology enables enterprises to achieve greater visibility into their data center networks, effectively track and neutralize intruders, and implement automated mitigation measures in response to breaches. By addressing security challenges in high-traffic virtual environments, GuardiCore aims to deliver innovative and effective methods for safeguarding sensitive data and ensuring operational integrity.
JASK, Inc. is a cybersecurity software company founded in 1993 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. As a subsidiary of Sumo Logic, Inc., JASK focuses on modernizing security operations through its advanced Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platform, known as the JASK ASOC platform. This cloud-native solution enhances visibility, automation, and overall architecture of security operations, enabling security analysts to streamline their workflows. By automating repetitive tasks, JASK allows professionals to concentrate on higher-value activities such as threat hunting and vulnerability management, effectively addressing the increasing talent shortage in the cybersecurity field.
Vera is a data security platform that helps organizations secure, track, and revoke access to confidential data across any platform or device. It encrypts and protects critical enterprise data while enabling collaborators to create, access, edit, store, and share information using their preferred apps and services, including Box and Dropbox. The platform emphasizes policy enforcement, encryption, and strict access controls to provide visibility and control over sensitive data, supporting secure collaboration across environments and devices.
RiskIQ, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in developing cloud-based Software-as-a-Service solutions aimed at helping organizations detect and respond to various online security threats, including phishing, fraud, and malware. Its flagship product, RiskIQ Illuminate, allows organizations to map and monitor their digital attack surface, facilitating the understanding and mitigation of vulnerabilities. Additional offerings include RiskIQ PassiveTotal, which connects internal data to external threat indicators, and RiskIQ Digital Footprint, designed to visualize and protect the attack surface. The company also provides RiskIQ Executive Guardian, which tracks potential threats to company executives, and RiskIQ SIS, a data set that identifies cyber threats. RiskIQ’s products support a range of applications, including compliance, incident response, and brand protection, serving diverse industries such as finance, healthcare, and technology. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, RiskIQ also has offices in Lenexa, Kansas, and London, United Kingdom.
Expel, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in managed security software and services. Founded in 2016 and based in Herndon, Virginia, Expel offers a comprehensive security operations center (SOC)-as-a-service, which includes managed detection and response (MDR), threat hunting, remediation, and phishing support. The company’s platform, known as the Expel Workbench™, facilitates a collaborative experience, allowing customers to engage actively in their security operations. Users can monitor live investigations or receive detailed alerts throughout the investigative process. Expel’s approach emphasizes transparency and efficiency, enabling security teams to focus on strategic priorities while swiftly addressing threats such as ransomware, phishing, and supply chain attacks. With dedicated analysts available around the clock, Expel aims to enhance organizations' security posture by swiftly identifying and mitigating risks while reducing the noise of false positives.
GuardiCore
Series B in 2016 
GuardiCore Ltd. is a data center and cloud security company based in Tel-Aviv, Israel, founded in 2013. The company specializes in providing advanced security solutions that enhance the protection of critical applications against threats. Its offerings include visualization, micro-segmentation, and real-time detection and response capabilities. GuardiCore's technology enables enterprises to achieve greater visibility into their data center networks, effectively track and neutralize intruders, and implement automated mitigation measures in response to breaches. By addressing security challenges in high-traffic virtual environments, GuardiCore aims to deliver innovative and effective methods for safeguarding sensitive data and ensuring operational integrity.
LightCyber
Series B in 2016 
LightCyber Ltd. is a cybersecurity company founded in 2011 and based in Ramat Gan, Israel. It specializes in developing behavioral attack detection solutions aimed at identifying and preventing cyber-attacks and advanced persistent threats (APT). The company's flagship product, LightCyber Magna, integrates user, network, and endpoint context to deliver comprehensive security visibility into various attack activities. This platform enables organizations to detect and respond to threats by analyzing behavioral anomalies within internal networks. LightCyber's solutions provide automated investigative data to streamline incident response and enhance the accuracy of threat detection, minimizing the noise typically associated with traditional security alerts. The company's products serve a diverse clientele across sectors such as finance, legal, telecommunications, government, media, and technology. As of early 2017, LightCyber operates as a subsidiary of Palo Alto Networks.
Agari is a company focused on email security, specializing in the protection of brands and individuals from phishing and socially-engineered attacks. By leveraging applied data science and a variety of signals, Agari safeguards organizations against threats such as business email compromise, supply chain fraud, and account takeovers, thereby reducing business risks and restoring confidence in email communications. The company's platform is designed to enhance the security of inbound emails while also preventing the spoofing of outbound communications, which helps maintain brand integrity and improve email deliverability. Through its innovative approach, Agari enables safe interactions between businesses and their customers, effectively eliminating email as a vector for cyber-attacks.
Vera is a data security platform that helps organizations secure, track, and revoke access to confidential data across any platform or device. It encrypts and protects critical enterprise data while enabling collaborators to create, access, edit, store, and share information using their preferred apps and services, including Box and Dropbox. The platform emphasizes policy enforcement, encryption, and strict access controls to provide visibility and control over sensitive data, supporting secure collaboration across environments and devices.
JASK, Inc. is a cybersecurity software company founded in 1993 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. As a subsidiary of Sumo Logic, Inc., JASK focuses on modernizing security operations through its advanced Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platform, known as the JASK ASOC platform. This cloud-native solution enhances visibility, automation, and overall architecture of security operations, enabling security analysts to streamline their workflows. By automating repetitive tasks, JASK allows professionals to concentrate on higher-value activities such as threat hunting and vulnerability management, effectively addressing the increasing talent shortage in the cybersecurity field.
Chef Software
Series E in 2015 
Chef Software is a leading provider of Continuous Automation software based in Seattle, Washington. Renowned for its role in the DevOps movement, Chef collaborates with over a thousand innovative companies globally to facilitate digital transformation. Its flagship product, Chef Automate, integrates infrastructure and application management, enabling enterprises to swiftly and securely build, deploy, and manage applications across various environments. Additionally, Chef's Habitat product enhances application automation, supporting diverse release scenarios and modernization initiatives. The InSpec tool aids organizations in maintaining compliance and security during cloud migration through a 'Detect, Correct, Automate' strategy. Chef's open-source solutions allow users to define infrastructure as code, ensuring configurations are flexible, version-controlled, and easily readable. By continuously evaluating and correcting configuration states, Chef ensures consistent application management, thus empowering development, operations, and security teams to enhance their software delivery processes effectively.
Vera is a data security platform that helps organizations secure, track, and revoke access to confidential data across any platform or device. It encrypts and protects critical enterprise data while enabling collaborators to create, access, edit, store, and share information using their preferred apps and services, including Box and Dropbox. The platform emphasizes policy enforcement, encryption, and strict access controls to provide visibility and control over sensitive data, supporting secure collaboration across environments and devices.
Agari is a company focused on email security, specializing in the protection of brands and individuals from phishing and socially-engineered attacks. By leveraging applied data science and a variety of signals, Agari safeguards organizations against threats such as business email compromise, supply chain fraud, and account takeovers, thereby reducing business risks and restoring confidence in email communications. The company's platform is designed to enhance the security of inbound emails while also preventing the spoofing of outbound communications, which helps maintain brand integrity and improve email deliverability. Through its innovative approach, Agari enables safe interactions between businesses and their customers, effectively eliminating email as a vector for cyber-attacks.
LightCyber
Series A in 2014 
LightCyber Ltd. is a cybersecurity company founded in 2011 and based in Ramat Gan, Israel. It specializes in developing behavioral attack detection solutions aimed at identifying and preventing cyber-attacks and advanced persistent threats (APT). The company's flagship product, LightCyber Magna, integrates user, network, and endpoint context to deliver comprehensive security visibility into various attack activities. This platform enables organizations to detect and respond to threats by analyzing behavioral anomalies within internal networks. LightCyber's solutions provide automated investigative data to streamline incident response and enhance the accuracy of threat detection, minimizing the noise typically associated with traditional security alerts. The company's products serve a diverse clientele across sectors such as finance, legal, telecommunications, government, media, and technology. As of early 2017, LightCyber operates as a subsidiary of Palo Alto Networks.
GuardiCore
Series A in 2014 
GuardiCore Ltd. is a data center and cloud security company based in Tel-Aviv, Israel, founded in 2013. The company specializes in providing advanced security solutions that enhance the protection of critical applications against threats. Its offerings include visualization, micro-segmentation, and real-time detection and response capabilities. GuardiCore's technology enables enterprises to achieve greater visibility into their data center networks, effectively track and neutralize intruders, and implement automated mitigation measures in response to breaches. By addressing security challenges in high-traffic virtual environments, GuardiCore aims to deliver innovative and effective methods for safeguarding sensitive data and ensuring operational integrity.
RiskIQ, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in developing cloud-based Software-as-a-Service solutions aimed at helping organizations detect and respond to various online security threats, including phishing, fraud, and malware. Its flagship product, RiskIQ Illuminate, allows organizations to map and monitor their digital attack surface, facilitating the understanding and mitigation of vulnerabilities. Additional offerings include RiskIQ PassiveTotal, which connects internal data to external threat indicators, and RiskIQ Digital Footprint, designed to visualize and protect the attack surface. The company also provides RiskIQ Executive Guardian, which tracks potential threats to company executives, and RiskIQ SIS, a data set that identifies cyber threats. RiskIQ’s products support a range of applications, including compliance, incident response, and brand protection, serving diverse industries such as finance, healthcare, and technology. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, RiskIQ also has offices in Lenexa, Kansas, and London, United Kingdom.
Chef Software
Series D in 2013 
Chef Software is a leading provider of Continuous Automation software based in Seattle, Washington. Renowned for its role in the DevOps movement, Chef collaborates with over a thousand innovative companies globally to facilitate digital transformation. Its flagship product, Chef Automate, integrates infrastructure and application management, enabling enterprises to swiftly and securely build, deploy, and manage applications across various environments. Additionally, Chef's Habitat product enhances application automation, supporting diverse release scenarios and modernization initiatives. The InSpec tool aids organizations in maintaining compliance and security during cloud migration through a 'Detect, Correct, Automate' strategy. Chef's open-source solutions allow users to define infrastructure as code, ensuring configurations are flexible, version-controlled, and easily readable. By continuously evaluating and correcting configuration states, Chef ensures consistent application management, thus empowering development, operations, and security teams to enhance their software delivery processes effectively.
Cyvera specializes in cyber-defense products aimed at protecting Microsoft-based servers and endpoints from remote attacks. The company shifts the security paradigm from identifying malicious activities to preventing exploit techniques, offering a unique approach that addresses vulnerabilities not covered by traditional security suites and next-generation firewalls. Cyvera's solutions empower organizations to safeguard against various cyber-attack campaigns, including mass and targeted attacks, as well as Zero-Day threats and risks associated with unpatched systems. Through its innovative technology, Cyvera provides comprehensive protection, enhancing the overall security posture of its clients.
Chef Software
Series C in 2012 
Chef Software is a leading provider of Continuous Automation software based in Seattle, Washington. Renowned for its role in the DevOps movement, Chef collaborates with over a thousand innovative companies globally to facilitate digital transformation. Its flagship product, Chef Automate, integrates infrastructure and application management, enabling enterprises to swiftly and securely build, deploy, and manage applications across various environments. Additionally, Chef's Habitat product enhances application automation, supporting diverse release scenarios and modernization initiatives. The InSpec tool aids organizations in maintaining compliance and security during cloud migration through a 'Detect, Correct, Automate' strategy. Chef's open-source solutions allow users to define infrastructure as code, ensuring configurations are flexible, version-controlled, and easily readable. By continuously evaluating and correcting configuration states, Chef ensures consistent application management, thus empowering development, operations, and security teams to enhance their software delivery processes effectively.
Agari is a company focused on email security, specializing in the protection of brands and individuals from phishing and socially-engineered attacks. By leveraging applied data science and a variety of signals, Agari safeguards organizations against threats such as business email compromise, supply chain fraud, and account takeovers, thereby reducing business risks and restoring confidence in email communications. The company's platform is designed to enhance the security of inbound emails while also preventing the spoofing of outbound communications, which helps maintain brand integrity and improve email deliverability. Through its innovative approach, Agari enables safe interactions between businesses and their customers, effectively eliminating email as a vector for cyber-attacks.
VSS Monitoring
Series A in 2010 
VSS Monitoring is a leading provider of Network Intelligence Optimization, specializing in enhancing the connectivity between network switching and a comprehensive ecosystem of analytics, inline security, and WAN acceleration tools. Utilizing its proprietary IntelliScale Architecture, the company offers highly scalable solutions that ensure system-fault tolerance and modular expansion for critical performance and security functions essential to modern IP networks and data centers. VSS Monitoring designs and manufactures over 180 innovative products, focusing on reliability and performance, which simplify network complexity and drive efficiencies, ultimately delivering a higher return on investment. Established in 2003 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, VSS Monitoring serves a diverse clientele across telecom, enterprise, government, and financial sectors in over 120 countries, backed by a knowledgeable team of customer support engineers and resellers worldwide.
Chef Software
Series B in 2010 
Chef Software is a leading provider of Continuous Automation software based in Seattle, Washington. Renowned for its role in the DevOps movement, Chef collaborates with over a thousand innovative companies globally to facilitate digital transformation. Its flagship product, Chef Automate, integrates infrastructure and application management, enabling enterprises to swiftly and securely build, deploy, and manage applications across various environments. Additionally, Chef's Habitat product enhances application automation, supporting diverse release scenarios and modernization initiatives. The InSpec tool aids organizations in maintaining compliance and security during cloud migration through a 'Detect, Correct, Automate' strategy. Chef's open-source solutions allow users to define infrastructure as code, ensuring configurations are flexible, version-controlled, and easily readable. By continuously evaluating and correcting configuration states, Chef ensures consistent application management, thus empowering development, operations, and security teams to enhance their software delivery processes effectively.
SafetyWeb
Series A in 2010 
SafetyWeb is a company that specializes in cloud-based personal security products aimed at protecting individuals' privacy, identity, reputation, and safety. Founded in 2009 by Michael Clark and Geoffrey Arone, SafetyWeb offers a subscription service designed primarily for parents. This service allows them to monitor their children's activities on social networking sites, providing tools that facilitate discussions about safe online interactions. Through its platform, SafetyWeb monitors the internet to deliver reports and immediate alerts regarding any irregularities or potential dangers associated with children's and teens' online behavior.
SafetyWeb
Seed Round in 2009 
SafetyWeb is a company that specializes in cloud-based personal security products aimed at protecting individuals' privacy, identity, reputation, and safety. Founded in 2009 by Michael Clark and Geoffrey Arone, SafetyWeb offers a subscription service designed primarily for parents. This service allows them to monitor their children's activities on social networking sites, providing tools that facilitate discussions about safe online interactions. Through its platform, SafetyWeb monitors the internet to deliver reports and immediate alerts regarding any irregularities or potential dangers associated with children's and teens' online behavior.
SenSage is a provider of enterprise event data warehouse technology designed to enhance security, compliance, and data management. The company specializes in solutions that process and analyze large volumes of log and event data, enabling organizations to derive actionable insights while minimizing risks associated with security breaches, fraud, and regulatory compliance. With a focus on automating compliance reporting and security decision support, SenSage's software facilitates the collection, retention, and analysis of event data, making it a cost-effective alternative to traditional data warehouses and log management systems. Over 400 customers have adopted SenSage solutions to improve their data management capabilities and reduce operational costs.
SenSage is a provider of enterprise event data warehouse technology designed to enhance security, compliance, and data management. The company specializes in solutions that process and analyze large volumes of log and event data, enabling organizations to derive actionable insights while minimizing risks associated with security breaches, fraud, and regulatory compliance. With a focus on automating compliance reporting and security decision support, SenSage's software facilitates the collection, retention, and analysis of event data, making it a cost-effective alternative to traditional data warehouses and log management systems. Over 400 customers have adopted SenSage solutions to improve their data management capabilities and reduce operational costs.
CipherTrust
Series B in 2004 
CipherTrust, Inc. specializes in providing comprehensive messaging security solutions designed to protect against various inbound and outbound threats. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, the company delivers layered security for corporate messaging systems, addressing risks such as spam, viruses, spyware, and phishing. Its services also ensure compliance by mitigating outbound policy violations. CipherTrust's solutions encompass a range of messaging protocols, including email, instant messaging, webmail, and file transfers, making it a versatile provider in the cybersecurity landscape. The company caters to a diverse client base, including government organizations and small to medium-sized businesses, and maintains a global presence with offices in various countries, including the United States, France, Japan, and Australia.
SenSage is a provider of enterprise event data warehouse technology designed to enhance security, compliance, and data management. The company specializes in solutions that process and analyze large volumes of log and event data, enabling organizations to derive actionable insights while minimizing risks associated with security breaches, fraud, and regulatory compliance. With a focus on automating compliance reporting and security decision support, SenSage's software facilitates the collection, retention, and analysis of event data, making it a cost-effective alternative to traditional data warehouses and log management systems. Over 400 customers have adopted SenSage solutions to improve their data management capabilities and reduce operational costs.
Inkra Networks
Series B in 2002 
Inkra Networks develops carrier systems that deliver streamlined and enhanced services to internet data centers. Its virtual service architecture (VSA) offers network security, business continuity, and performance solutions. The company’s VSA virtualizes and integrates the functionality and management of multiple firewalls, VPNs, intrusion prevention systems, load balancers, and other security and business continuity appliances on a single system. It develops and builds data communications equipment to support IP services deployment for internet service providers. The company’s solutions are commercially deployed in service provider, enterprise, and government networks worldwide.
Inkra Networks was founded in 2000 and is based in Fremont, California.
Arbor Networks
Series B in 2002 
Arbor Networks specializes in securing complex networks against DDoS attacks and advanced threats. The company offers a suite of products that provides customers with detailed insights into their own networks while also leveraging its ATLAS threat intelligence infrastructure for a broader understanding of global Internet traffic and emerging threats. With contributions from over 330 service providers generating 120 Tbps of traffic intelligence, Arbor's Security Engineering & Response Team develops protective measures that are integrated into customer products to combat DDoS and malware threats. Arbor's DDoS Solutions are adaptable, catering to various deployment needs, including virtual solutions, network-embedded systems, and enterprise appliances. The Arbor Cloud service combines on-premises and cloud-based mitigation for comprehensive DDoS defense. Additionally, Arbor Advanced Threat Solutions utilize integrated Netflow and Packet Capture technology to enhance network-wide situational awareness and provide deep traffic visibility, enabling effective threat detection and response through real-time insights and historical analysis. The company's focus is on ensuring the availability of critical infrastructure while safeguarding against advanced threats.
Corrent Corp.
Series C in 2002 
Corrent Corporation offers virtual private networks, firewall, intrusion prevention/ detection, and appliances/servers that protect network communications and e-commerce transactions.
Cyneta Networks
Series B in 2001 
Cyneta Networks will be recognized as the global leader in providing intelligent data networking solutions for next generation wireless networks.
Cyneta Networks was established to develop and deploy the Intelligent Packet Control Node™, an innovative new network element that optimizes IP communications, significantly reducing costs and generating new revenues for wireless carriers. 
Founded with a vision to provide a new form of visibility and control to wireless packet data networks, Cyneta Networks has developed the first "intelligent" monitoring system that provides wireless carriers with deep visibility into the performance of their data services for particular users and user classes.
To provide intelligent monitoring, Cyneta Networks has taken an innovative architectural approach to wireless data monitoring.  Cyneta’s solution is designed around a centrally located packet-processing platform that provides a comprehensive view of the operator’s services, looking at every packet traversing the mobile core network.  Cyneta has incorporated this technology into an advanced network and service monitoring solution that extracts key information about the performance of the network and the applications and services that run on it.
This unique approach offers several advantages for end-to-end fault, performance, and service management.  It provides operators with the most complete set of network, subscriber, and services information, allowing for the visibility of not just service quality but how that quality relates to the subscriber or classes of subscribers.  The result is increased operational efficiencies, improved user experience, enhanced revenue opportunities, and a greater acceptance of wireless data in the business and consumer markets.
Headquartered in Richardson, Texas with additional sales and development offices in the Netherlands and India, Cyneta Networks is partnered with leading Operational Support System (OSS), Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), and System Integrator (SI) companies to provide intelligent monitoring solutions to wireless network operators around the world.
Corrent Corp.
Series A in 2000 
Corrent Corporation offers virtual private networks, firewall, intrusion prevention/ detection, and appliances/servers that protect network communications and e-commerce transactions.
Inkra Networks
Series A in 2000 
Inkra Networks develops carrier systems that deliver streamlined and enhanced services to internet data centers. Its virtual service architecture (VSA) offers network security, business continuity, and performance solutions. The company’s VSA virtualizes and integrates the functionality and management of multiple firewalls, VPNs, intrusion prevention systems, load balancers, and other security and business continuity appliances on a single system. It develops and builds data communications equipment to support IP services deployment for internet service providers. The company’s solutions are commercially deployed in service provider, enterprise, and government networks worldwide.
Inkra Networks was founded in 2000 and is based in Fremont, California.
@Stake
Venture Round in 2000 
@Stake, Inc. was a computer security professional services company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 1999. The company specialized in digital security consulting services, focusing on assessing and managing risk in enterprise environments. Notably, @Stake acquired L0pht Heavy Industries in 2000, which enhanced its expertise by incorporating notable figures from the hacking community. The firm was recognized for its comprehensive approach to internet security, offering a range of consulting services tailored to meet the needs of businesses. In 2004, @Stake was acquired by Symantec, further expanding its reach and capabilities in the cybersecurity landscape.
Akamai Technologies
Series B in 1999 
Akamai Technologies provides cloud services designed to enhance secure and high-performing user experiences across various devices and locations. The company operates a content delivery network that strategically places servers at the edges of networks, enabling its customers to deliver content more quickly and securely to their end users. With over 325,000 servers distributed across more than 4,100 locations in over 1,000 cities worldwide, Akamai ensures reliability and quality in content delivery. In addition to its core content delivery services, Akamai offers comprehensive security solutions and cloud computing capabilities, which have increasingly become a significant part of its business, outpacing traditional content delivery network services. By simplifying technology complexities, Akamai helps enterprises leverage opportunities in a rapidly evolving digital landscape while addressing challenges such as security threats and global reach.