Best Cybersecurity Companies in Auckland, New Zealand
The 37 best Cybersecurity companies in Auckland, New Zealand in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Mako Networks.
Our analysis of 174 Cybersecurity companies
$16.2b in tracked funding; 96% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Cybersecurity companies in Auckland
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mako Networks UTM appliance and cloud-based control for network security and PCI-DSS compliance | $60M | 46 mo ago | Series B | — | 2000 | WordPressMySQLPHP+37 | 7 patents Optimizing Ethernet data transmission and network device configuration for high‑speed communications. | — |
| 2 | APLY Identity verification solution for anti money laundering and KYC solutions | $5M | 58 mo ago | Series A | Claudia Smith Co-Founder & Co-CEO | 2015 | SanityApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+29 | — | — |
| 3 | Esphion Network anomaly detection systems | $4M | 243 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2000 | — | — | — |
| 4 | SMX Email gateway, encryption, filtering, control & archiving solution | $2M | 205 mo ago | Series A | Thom Hooker Co-founder & Email Security Evangelist | 2006 | Apple iCloud MailAzureCloudflare+11 | — | — |
| 5 | ThisData CASB based cloud security & backup solution | $2M | 137 mo ago | Series A | — | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Authsignal Offering passwordless multi factor authentication solutions | $905K | 48 mo ago | Seed | Justin Soong Product/Founder | 2021 | SentryRubyLeaflet+28 | — | — |
| 7 | Onwardly Cloud based security analytics and vulnerability assessment solutions | $675K | 57 mo ago | Seed | — | 2020 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Active Mobile Security Mobile data security and control solution | — | — | Deadpooled | Giovanni Russello Founder & CEO | 2013 | — | — | — |
Top 7 Cybersecurity companies in Auckland
#1
Series B · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2000 · 64 employees$60Mraised▾
UTM appliance and cloud-based control for network security and PCI-DSS compliance. The platform integrates and delivers capabilities for remote management, security, updates and reporting as a hosted central management platform. Security features include data security, PCI DSS Compliance, content filtering, VPN, and a firewall. Solutions are delivered via a cloud-based system comprising of Central Management System accessed through web GUI and network appliances installed at enterprise locations. Claims to be the first network management company in the world to be PCI DSS-certified Level 1 service provider.
- Oct 2022Series B$60M
#2
Seed · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2021 · 9 employees$904.9Kraised▾
Offering passwordless authentication solutions. Multi factor authentication anywhere technology, built specifically for developers and Fraud Ops teams. Implementation in hours, protection for a lifetime. Features they offer are passwordless authentication, No code rules engine, and a single view of the customer.
- Sep 2022Seed$904.9K
#3
Series A · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2015 · 34 employees$5Mraised▾
Identity verification solution for anti money laundering and KYC solutions. The company offers a biometric solution based on face match and liveness detection, and an EIDV solution to digitally verify ID documents and the identity of the customers.
- Oct 2021Series A$5M
#4
Seed · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2020 · 6 employees$675.1Kraised▾
Cloud based security analytics and vulnerability assessment solutions. It provides a cyber security platform that gives users confidence in security work and it also automates the process of winning security deals. The platform is available on the subscription based pricing model.
- Dec 2021Seed$675.1K
#5
Acquired · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2000 · 15 employees$3.7Mraised▾
Esphion provided network anomaly detection systems (ADS) for the enterprise. Solution was deployed by large service providers to mitigate unknown threats to critical network infrastructure like DDoS, Zero-Day Worms and SPAM bots. Product Esphion ADS detected threats to critical networks and created mitigation strategies for immediate deployment before the network is impacted. Acquired by IP service optimization solution provider, Allot in 2008. Allot planned to integrate Esphion's products & technology into its entire product portfolio, including the recently announced Allot Service Gateway.
- 2006Series A$1.4M
- Aug 2002Seed$2.3M
#6
Series A · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2014 · 6 employees$1.6Mraised▾
ThisData provides cloud access security broker (CASB) based security for enterprise by protecting cloud data from accidental user error, malicious insider activity, and external security risks. Product include Trusted Advisor which identifies inactive or risky users, detects unusual behavior & provide advice on improving security posture by creating access & notification policies; Cloud Security Dashboard for single pane view across cloud security status & updates on user, events, and app activity; Forsenic Audit Log for audit of user and app activity including tracking user access locations and devices and Safety Net fwith third party encrypted backups for sensitive files and data. Provides integration with the Google Apps, DropBox, ConstantContact, EverNote, Google Admin, HighRise, MailChimp, PipeLine Deals. Services are priced based on number of user employee secured, backup storage, billed monthly/annually and spans across 4 plans costing $228/year to $8.3K/year. In Oct 2015, ThisData renamed from Revert.io which provided premium Tumbler blog backup.
- Apr 2015Series A$1.2M
- Apr 2014Seed—
#7
Series A · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2006 · 298 employees$1.7Mraised▾
SMX provides cloud-based email security solution to the enterprise. Product is fully-hosted, enterprise-grade email gateway with mail filtering, content control, data loss prevention (DLP) and archive, delivered in the cloud & managed through a single dashboard. Its email gateway incorporates configurable content management solution to manage and enforce information governance rules and policies. Features include scanning of inbound/outbound message body & attachments; encrypted email archiving and in-transit encryption. Major partners include Fujitsu Australia & New Zealand, Revera & CCL (New Zealand), CMC (India) and KVH (Japan).
- Jul 2009Series A$1.7M
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- Auckland University of Technology18
- University of Auckland12
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