Best Cybersecurity Companies in Michigan, United States
The 67 best Cybersecurity companies in Michigan, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Duo.
Our analysis of 71 Cybersecurity companies
$12.5b in tracked funding; 100% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Cybersecurity companies in Michigan
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duo 🦄 Provider of SSO and MFA based IAM solutions | $119M | 104 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2010 | SentryApple iCloud MailSalesforce+40 | 6 patents Aerial video vehicle localization and in‑air biometric gesture authentication with decentralized content sharing | — |
| 2 | Censys Exposure management and threat hunting solutions 76Funding top 17%News top 24%Tech top 25%Growth top 33% All 13 signals ▾Fundingtop 17% Newstop 24% Techtop 25% Growthtop 33% Talenttop 38% Patentstop 41% Producttop 41% Innovationtop 42% AItop 45% Partnerstop 45% Moattop 46% Markettop 50% Globalbottom 37% Funding: Raised $103M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 8 yrs (0.9/yr) News: 11 BI events in 12 mo (of 35 tracked, 5 types) · +120% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $103M | 2 mo ago | Series D | Zakir Durumeric Co-Founder & CEO | 2015 | WordPressSentryZendesk+37 | 8 patents Internet-wide network scanning and asset discovery, focusing on UDP probing and protocol detection. | — |
| 3 | CertifID Fraud detection solution for businesses 50News top 24%Growth top 25%Funding top 28%Talent top 35% All 10 signals ▾Newstop 24% Growthtop 25% Fundingtop 28% Talenttop 35% Moattop 37% Techtop 40% Patentsbottom 44% Innovationbottom 40% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 29% News: 6 BI events in 12 mo (of 14 tracked, 3 types) · 2 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $34M | 11 mo ago | Series C | Tyler Adams Co-Founder & CEO | 2007 | WebflowCart FunctionalitySalesforce+21 | 6 patents Digital identity verification for secure transaction authentication and authorization | 1 job opening |
| 4 | Blumira Cloud based security analytics SIEM platform | $28M | 36 mo ago | Series B | Matthew Warner Co-Founder | 2018 | HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+26 | — | 2 launchs |
| 5 | Interlink Networks Securing wired and wireless networks with high-performance RADIUS and Diameter solutions | $13M | 257 mo ago | Series A | Mike Klein ex-CEO | 2000 | WordPressMySQLPHP+11 | — | — |
| 6 | Are You A Human Provider of bot protection security solutions over websites | $8M | 132 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | — | 2010 | — | — | — |
| 7 | TestMachine AI-enabled platform for blockchain security | $6M | 6 mo ago | Series A | Andrew Kilbride Co-Founder & CEO | 2022 | — | — | 2 launchs |
| 8 | Agita Labs Offering encryption data solution | $3M | 65 mo ago | Series A | — | 2018 | — | 10 patents Privacy-preserving encrypted computation and secure multi‑party processing technologies. | — |
| 9 | Enkrypt AI Provider of a platform for AI security and compliance solutions | $2M | 27 mo ago | Seed | Prashanth Harshangi Co-Founder & CTO | 2022 | Webflowanime.jsAmazon Web Services+18 | — | 1 launch |
| 10 | Positive Networks Secure VPN & remote access solutions for enterprises | $2M | 225 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | Bill Brown Founder | 2000 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Deepfield Network solutions for superior performance, security, and digital transformation | $2M | 176 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | — | 2011 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Change Dynamix Cloud-based user & entity behavior analytics for insider threat detection | $1M | 95 mo ago | Deadpooled | Robert Capinjola Co-Founder & CEO | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 13 | BitLyft Provider of cloud-based security incident and event management solutions | $1M | 56 mo ago | Funding Raised | Jason Miller Founder & CEO | 2016 | HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+20 | — | 2 launchs |
| 14 | Circadian Risk Physical security risk assessment software | $590K | 9 mo ago | Series A | Paul Mestemaker Founder / CTO / Advisor | 2016 | Craft CMSApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+24 | — | — |
| 15 | Crayon Interface Provider of a platform offering mobile device management solutions | $150K | 201 mo ago | Seed | Garrick Pohl ex-Co-Founder & CEO | 2005 | — | — | — |
| 16 | PRO-VISION Provider of mobile video recording systems and real-time data monitoring | — | 20 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2003 | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | — | 1 launch |
Top 12 Cybersecurity companies in Michigan
#1
Series D · Ann Arbor, Michigan · founded 2015 · 101 employees$103.1Mraised▾
Exposure management and threat hunting solutions. It is a platform that helps organizations, individuals, and researchers find and monitor every server on the Internet to reduce exposure and improve security. It offers exposure management, external attack surface management, and threat hunting solutions powered by a comprehensive dataset of internet intelligence.
- Mar 2026Series D$40M
- Mar 2026Conventional Debt$30M
- Oct 2023Series C$50M
- Oct 2023Conventional Debt$25M
#2
Series C · Grand Rapids, Michigan · founded 2007 · 11 employees$34.2Mraised▾
Fraud detection solution for businesses. The solution is used by banks to ensure the identity of the user for payment transfers. The company employs Two-factor authentication, knowledge-based authentication, digital verification, and bank account confirmation for each transfer to prevent fraud.
- Jul 2025Series C$47.5M
- Sep 2023Series B$20M
- May 2022Series A$12.5M
- Oct 2018Conventional Debt$1.8M
#3
Series A · Ann Arbor, Michigan · founded 2022 · 5 employees$6.5Mraised▾
AI-enabled platform for blockchain security. It is a real-time testing and auditing platform that delivers smart contract audits with security.
- Dec 2025Series A$6.5M
#4
Series A · Ann Arbor, Michigan · founded 2016 · 11 employees$590Kraised▾
Physical security risk assessment software. It offers solutions to manage vulnerability assessments, compliance assessments, commission compliance data, analyze data, and track prioritized issues. It allows users to discover, visualize, communicate, and mitigate risks. It helps businesses assess, analyze, and monitor physical security risks.
- Sep 2025Series A$6M
- Feb 2024Series A$565K
- Jan 2022Seed$2M
- Jan 2017Seed$25K
#5
Series B · Ann Arbor, Michigan · founded 2018 · 50 employees$28Mraised▾
Blumira provides a cloud-based SIEM platform. The platform offered by the company provides detailed analysis and recommendations to disrupt the threat. It can be used for log management, audit & compliance, and security operation centers.
- Jun 2023Series B$15M
- Aug 2021Series A$10.3M
- Aug 2020Seed$2.6M
#6
Duo 🦄Acquired · Ann Arbor, Michigan · founded 2010 · 640 employees$119Mraised▾
Provider of SSO and MFA based IAM solutions. It offers a suite of identity security solutions designed to enhance organizational security and streamline access management. It offers features such as multi factor authentication, remote access, device trust, single sign on, adaptive access policies, and more.
- Oct 2017Series D$70M
- Apr 2015Series C$30M
- Sep 2014Series B$12M
- Aug 2013Series A$1000K
#7
Seed · Brighton, Michigan · founded 2022$2.4Mraised▾
Provider of a platform for AI security and compliance solutions. The platform offers tools for detecting risks, removing threats, and monitoring AI systems. It translates policies and regulations into automated guardrails. The platform helps with red teaming, real-time protection, and compliance evidence. It provides insights into AI risk and helps stay ahead of regulations.
- Feb 2024Seed$2.4M
#8
Series A · Ann Arbor, Michigan · founded 2000$13.2Mraised▾
Securing wired and wireless networks with high-performance RADIUS and Diameter solutions. Specializes in providing robust, scalable, and customizable Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) systems. Their solutions are ideal for carriers, ISPs, and enterprises requiring advanced network access control. They offer a RAD-Series RADIUS Server known for its extensibility and customizable policy control, along with a Software Developer's Kit (SDK) for custom plug-ins. They also provide Diameter Server solutions for next-generation mobile data services. Their professional services team offers design and customization to meet specific requirements. They provide technical resources, documentation, and support to assist with implementation and ongoing management. Their solutions address authentication, authorization, and accounting challenges, ensuring secure access to network resources.
- Jan 2005Series A$2.9M
- Sep 2004Series A$2.9M
- Oct 2002Series A$7.5M
#9
Acqui-Hired · Detroit, Michigan · founded 2010 · 50 employees$7.9Mraised▾
Are you a human provides game based human verification over internet. Product PlayThru is an alternative to CAPTCHA, and presents simple games to verify humans online to build a verified human whitelist. Solution attempts to stop spam by prompting online users to prove themselves as human and is deployed by placing a code on sites and differntiates human and bot activity. Other features include analyzing user’s natural behavior and collecting hundreds of fingerprinting metrics. Business model comprises of either monthly payment based on usage or campaign-by-campaign basis.
- Jun 2015Series A$4.2M
- May 2014Series A$1.8M
- Feb 2013Series A$801K
- Jul 2011Series A$750K
#10
Series A · Ann Arbor, Michigan · founded 2018 · 4 employees$3.1Mraised▾
Offering encryption data solution
- Jan 2021Series A$3.1M
- Feb 2019Grant (prize money)$224.7K
#11
Funding Raised · Lansing, Michigan · founded 2016 · 21 employees$1Mraised▾
BitLyft is a provider of cloud-based security incident and event management solutions. The product offered by the company is a SOAR platform that uses security orchestration, automation, and response technology for incident response. It also uses AI for security implementation. The features of the product include real-time threat monitoring, log management & reporting, etc.
- Oct 2021Conventional Debt$1M
#12
Acqui-Hired · Southfield, Michigan · founded 2000$2.4Mraised▾
Positive networks provided VPN, SSL VPN and remote access services for enterprises. Product PositivePRO combined both a client-based virtual private network and a clientless, Web-based SSL VPN into a single remote access service. PositivePRO's VPN subscription model included end-point security features like anti-virus protection, anti-spyware protection, personal firewall protection, patch management and authentication to secure remote desktops and laptops. Products are now marketed as PositivePro post it's acquisition by ANX.
- Sep 2007Series C$2.4M
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How research on Cybersecurity in Michigan is moving
A read on the academic research around Cybersecurity in Michigan — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 60 papers.
- Michigan State University23
- University of Michigan–Ann Arbor9
- University of Michigan8
- Western Michigan University5
- Michigan Technological University5
- Computer security8
- Firewall (physics)7
- Application firewall7
- Context-based access control6
- Stateful firewall5
- Computer security5
- Intrusion detection system5
- Network security5
- Exploit3
- Cloud computing3
- Computer security6
- Cryptography2
- Hacker2
- Deep packet inspection2
- Network packet2
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