Radar · Cybersecurity in New York
Best Cybersecurity Companies in New York, United States
The 534 best Cybersecurity companies in New York, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Wiz.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
534companies tracked
$14.1Bdisclosed funding
16unicorns
262have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · CYBERSECURITY × NEW YORK
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.
71companies analysed
100%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
17unicorns
2020median founding year
1.3Mcombined LinkedIn audience
53%of audience held by top 3
3companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Cybersecurity companies in New York
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wiz 🦄 Provider of cloud security platform for development, security, and operations 93Patents top 13%Innovation top 15%Funding top 17%Tech top 21% All 9 signals ▾Patentstop 13% Innovationtop 15% Fundingtop 17% Techtop 21% Moattop 22% Markettop 23% Talenttop 28% Growthtop 33% Globaltop 40% Patents: 424 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 424 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 Innovation: 424 patents (top 2% of patent-holders) · 424 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 93/100 | $1.9B | 22 mo ago | Acquired | 1,000 | DatoCMSSentryZendesk+42 | Top 500k | 424 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | 3 launchs |
| 2 | Cyera 🦄 Data security company specializing in AI-native data security posture management and data loss prevention… 83Funding top 11%Talent top 28%Product top 32%Moat top 32% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 11% Talenttop 28% Producttop 32% Moattop 32% Growthtop 35% Markettop 40% Techtop 42% AItop 45% Globaltop 45% Funding: Raised $1.7B across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 6 yrs (1.2/yr) Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 83/100 | $1.7B | 6 mo ago | Series F | — | WebflowGSAPAmazon Web Services+27 | Top 1M | — | — |
| 3 | Claroty 🦄 Provider of cyber-physical system security solutions for industrial and commercial sectors 84Funding top 14%Tech top 22%Talent top 22%Moat top 26% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 14% Techtop 22% Talenttop 22% Moattop 26% Markettop 30% Newstop 30% Globaltop 34% Producttop 38% Innovationtop 39% Growthtop 40% Partnerstop 45% Funding: Raised $732M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 10 yrs (0.6/yr) Tech: 51 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 84/100 | $732M | 4 mo ago | Series F | 500 | StatamicSentryApple iCloud Mail+31 | Top 5M | — | 1 launch |
| 4 | BlueVoyant 🦄 Cloud native cyber defense platform 78Innovation top 22%Patents top 22%Funding top 23%Moat top 25% All 11 signals ▾Innovationtop 22% Patentstop 22% Fundingtop 23% Moattop 25% Markettop 31% Growthtop 36% Globaltop 38% Producttop 41% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 48% Newsbottom 24% Innovation: 75 patents (top 17% of patent-holders) · 75 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 Patents: 75 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 75 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $696M | 30 mo ago | Series E | 340 340 → 626 (+84%) | Craft CMSApple iCloud MailPHP+23 | Top 5M | 75 patents Multi-tenant cyber asset attribution, threat hunting, and automated security information management | 1 launch |
| 5 | Socure 🦄 Provider of AI based platform offering identity verification | $650M | 39 mo ago | Series E | 88 | TypeScriptGraphQLNode.js+29 | Top 5M | 41 patents AI-driven identity verification and watchlist screening using synthetic data and vector embeddings | 1 award |
| 6 | Axonius 🦄 Cloud based asset attack surface management solutions provider 89News top 16%Funding top 21%Tech top 22%Innovation top 26% All 11 signals ▾Newstop 16% Fundingtop 21% Techtop 22% Innovationtop 26% Moattop 26% Talenttop 26% Growthtop 30% Markettop 32% Producttop 32% Globaltop 42% Partnerstop 45% News: 16 BI events in 12 mo (of 71 tracked, 7 types) · +129% YoY Funding: Raised $595M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 9 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 89/100 | $595M | 27 mo ago | Series E | 623 | ContentstackApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+26 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 7 | Forter 🦄 Cloud-based fraud prevention solutions for businesses | $525M | 60 mo ago | Series F | 3 | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+33 | Top 5M | 16 patents Real-time transaction fraud detection and secure digital identity authentication | 1 launch · 2 partnerships |
| 8 | Deep Instinct Provider of preemptive data security solutions using deep learning technology | $322M | 39 mo ago | Series D | 285 | SentryApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+28 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 9 | BigID 🦄 Provider of data security, privacy, compliance, and AI governance platform | $308M | 28 mo ago | Series D | 110 | WordPressProton MailApple iCloud Mail+34 | Top 5M | 10 patents Privacy data discovery and classification using machine learning and document clustering | 3 launchs |
| 10 | HUMAN Provider of anti-fraud solutions 69Funding top 21%Moat top 28%Talent top 28%Tech top 31% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 21% Moattop 28% Talenttop 28% Techtop 31% Patentstop 33% Markettop 43% Innovationtop 47% Globalbottom 49% Funding: Raised $299M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 11 yrs (0.6/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 66 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $299M | 20 mo ago | Series D | 400 | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+34 | Top 5M | 66 patents AI‑enhanced ear‑wearables for audio processing, translation, and dynamic sound modification | 1 job opening · 1 launch · 1 award |
| 11 | CertiK 🦄 Provider of comprehensive blockchain security solutions, including smart contract audits, due diligence, and… | $290M | 49 mo ago | Series B | — | ContentfulNode.jsSvelteKit+27 | Top 500k | — | 1 launch |
| 12 | Prove 🦄 Provider of digital identity verification and authentication solutions across various industries | $268M | 34 mo ago | Series F | 350 | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+33 | Top 5M | 6 patents Biomechanical motion monitoring and gait analysis systems for body movement evaluation. | — |
| 13 | HYPR Provider of passwordless multi-factor authentication, identity verification, and risk management | $131M | 24 mo ago | Series D | — | HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+31 | Top 5M | 15 patents Secure mobile authentication and federated identity solutions with out‑of‑band verification | — |
| 14 | Adaptive Provider of security training platform 64Funding top 18%Tech top 23%Growth top 35%Talent top 38% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% Techtop 23% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% AItop 45% Patentsbottom 48% Innovationbottom 45% Marketbottom 36% Globalbottom 35% Funding: Raised $124M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) Tech: 55 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Cloudfront rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $124M | 6 mo ago | Series B | — | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+25 | Top 5M | 10 patents Fire‑resistant UAVs and specialized polymer elastomers for additive manufacturing | — |
| 15 | Todyl Provider of SASE networking security solutions | $84M | 28 mo ago | Series B | 67 | Webflow EcommerceWebflowApple iCloud Mail+25 | Top 5M | 2 patents Provides cloud‑based multi‑function firewalls with zero‑trust private virtual networking. | 1 award |
| 16 | Oasis Security Identity management platform 53News top 24%Funding top 25%Growth top 25%Tech top 50% All 9 signals ▾Newstop 24% Fundingtop 25% Growthtop 25% Techtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Fin. healthbottom 43% Marketbottom 40% Moatbottom 39% Globalbottom 37% News: 6 BI events in 12 mo (of 8 tracked, 2 types) · 5 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo Funding: Raised $75.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $75M | 2 mo ago | Series B | — | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+21 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 17 | Zafran Security risk mitigation platform 55Funding top 22%Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Moat top 39% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 22% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Techtop 41% Marketbottom 36% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $70.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 2 yrs (2.0/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $70M | 6 mo ago | Series C | — | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+33 | Top 5M | — | 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 18 | Outtake Provider of AI agent cybersecurity solutions for digital risk protection 57AI top 20%Funding top 22%Growth top 35%Talent bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾AItop 20% Fundingtop 22% Growthtop 35% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 47% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 35% AI: Classified as an AI company Funding: Raised $56.5M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $56M | 4 mo ago | Series B | — | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+20 | Top 10M | — | 1 job opening · 2 launchs |
| 19 | Sentra Provider of a data security platform for cloud and on-premises 62Funding top 27%Talent top 28%Moat top 31%Growth top 35% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 27% Talenttop 28% Moattop 31% Growthtop 35% Techtop 42% Marketbottom 44% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $53.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $53M | 13 mo ago | Series B | 47 | WebflowSentryZendesk+30 | Top 5M | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 20 | Reality Defender Developer of deepfake detection tools using artificial intelligence and machine learning 60AI top 22%Innovation top 28%Funding top 31%Patents top 32% All 11 signals ▾AItop 22% Innovationtop 28% Fundingtop 31% Patentstop 32% Moattop 39% Talenttop 43% Techtop 46% Growthbottom 47% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 34% Newsbottom 18% AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Innovation: 17 patents (top 43% of patent-holders) · 17 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $52M | 14 mo ago | Series A | 23 | DatoCMSNode.jsTailwind CSS+19 | Top 5M | 17 patents AI-driven detection and mitigation of video/audio deepfakes using machine learning and common-sense reasoning | 1 launch · 1 award |
| 21 | Minimus Provider of secure, minimal container images and related security tools 60Growth top 28%Talent top 28%Funding top 31%Tech top 47% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 31% Techtop 47% Globalbottom 48% Marketbottom 37% Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $51M | 13 mo ago | Seed | — | WebflowSalesforceGSAP+24 | Top 5M | — | 1 launch |
| 22 | Mitiga Provider of cloud threat detection, investigation, and response platform 57Talent top 28%Funding top 31%Moat top 39%AI top 45% All 10 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 31% Moattop 39% AItop 45% Partnerstop 45% Newstop 46% Marketbottom 48% Techbottom 48% Growthbottom 47% Globalbottom 39% Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $45.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $45M | 16 mo ago | Series B | 78 | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+21 | Top 5M | — | 2 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 23 | Terra Security Provider of AI-powered continuous penetration testing as a service 64Funding top 26%Growth top 28%AI top 30%Talent top 38% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Growthtop 28% AItop 30% Talenttop 38% Techbottom 45% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $38.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $38M | 9 mo ago | Series A | — | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesGSAP+16 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 24 | Orchid Security AI-powered identity security platform 64Growth top 28%Talent top 28%Funding top 33%AI top 45% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 33% AItop 45% Techbottom 49% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 36% Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $36M | 17 mo ago | Seed | — | WebflowMemberStackApple iCloud Mail+22 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 25 | Linx Security Provider of identity access management solutions 55Funding top 27%Growth top 30%News top 38%Talent top 38% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 27% Growthtop 30% Newstop 38% Talenttop 38% Techtop 46% Moatbottom 48% Marketbottom 36% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $33.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $33M | 2 mo ago | Series B | — | WebflowMicrosoft ClarityLinkedin Insight Tag+18 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 26 | Blockaid Web3 security tools for fraud prevention 50Funding top 30%Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Tech top 44% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 30% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Techtop 44% Moattop 48% Marketbottom 36% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $33.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $33M | 15 mo ago | Series B | — | Node.jsRadix UITailwind CSS+18 | Top 5M | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 27 | Allure Security Provider of behavior analytics and machine learning based data security 74Growth top 17%Innovation top 27%Funding top 30%AI top 30% All 11 signals ▾Growthtop 17% Innovationtop 27% Fundingtop 30% AItop 30% Producttop 35% Techtop 38% Moattop 39% Newstop 45% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 35% Globalbottom 32% Growth: Headcount 2 → 29 (+1350%) across vintages · Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY Innovation: 3 product lines · Deep-tech classification: Artificial Intelligence rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $32M | 2 mo ago | Series B | 29 29 → 64 (+121%) | WordPressMySQLPHP+37 | Top 10M | — | 1 award |
| 28 | Blackbird Provider of a platform for narrative and risk intelligence solutions | $32M | 19 mo ago | Series B | 49 | WordPressMySQLPHP+34 | Top 5M | 83 patents Real-time telematics analytics for vehicle/UAV insurance and connected RFID memory management | — |
| 29 | Reco AI based sensitive data management software 55Funding top 28%Talent top 28%Growth top 35%Moat top 42% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Moattop 42% Techtop 43% AItop 45% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 24% Funding: Raised $30.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $30M | 4 mo ago | Series B | 5 | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+30 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 30 | Imper Analytics Provider of impersonation detection technology to prevent social engineering attacks 50Funding top 28%Talent top 28%Tech top 48%Global bottom 48% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Talenttop 28% Techtop 48% Globalbottom 48% Marketbottom 40% Funding: Raised $28.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $28M | 6 mo ago | Series B | — | WordPress Site EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+31 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 31 | IronVest Account securing tool for individuals and businesses 53Moat top 31%Patents top 33%Growth top 36%Innovation top 38% All 11 signals ▾Moattop 31% Patentstop 33% Growthtop 36% Innovationtop 38% Fundingtop 39% Techtop 42% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 40% Marketbottom 39% Customersbottom 38% Globalbottom 37% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 13 patents Patents: 13 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 13 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $23M | 14 mo ago | Seed | 27 | ContentfulNode.jsGSAP+23 | Top 1M | 13 patents Secure digital identity verification and transaction authentication using cryptographic and multi-party protocols | 1 award |
| 32 | Turnkey Provider of secure, flexible, and scalable wallet infrastructure solutions 48Funding top 28%Product top 30%Tech top 34%Growth top 35% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Producttop 30% Techtop 34% Growthtop 35% Moattop 37% Innovationtop 44% Talentbottom 49% Patentsbottom 41% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 24% Newsbottom 22% Funding: Raised $22.5M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 3 yrs (1.3/yr) Product: 6 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series B rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $22M | 1 mo ago | Series B | 6 | WebflowGSAPMicrosoft Advertising+19 | Top 5M | 15 patents Automated software testing tools for test case generation, execution, and result analysis. | — |
| 33 | ShardSecure Provider of data security, privacy, and resilience solutions for enterprises | $18M | 16 mo ago | Series A | 35 | HubSpot CMS HubYouTubeReact+19 | Top 50M | 3 patents Microshard-based data fragmentation for resilient, secure storage and automated recovery | 2 launchs · 1 award |
| 34 | iVerify Provider of mobile endpoint detection and response software for threat protection 50Growth top 28%Talent top 28%Funding top 33%Moat top 39% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 33% Moattop 39% Producttop 47% Techbottom 48% Globalbottom 43% Marketbottom 36% Customersbottom 22% Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $17M | 7 mo ago | Series A | — | Framer SitesApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+17 | Top 5M | — | 1 launch |
| 35 | Authzed Developer of authorization infrastructure designed to simplify permission management and access control | $16M | 23 mo ago | Series A | 10 | Node.jsRadix UITailwind CSS+36 | Top 5M | — | 3 job openings |
| 36 | Compyl Platform offering data privacy compliance solutions 40Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Tech top 42%Funding top 44% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Techtop 42% Fundingtop 44% Moattop 48% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 25% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $12M | 12 mo ago | Series A | 10 | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | Top 10M | — | 2 launchs |
| 37 | Runlayer Provider of a platform for managing and securing MCPs 55Talent top 28%AI top 30%Funding top 37%Tech top 46% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 28% AItop 30% Fundingtop 37% Techtop 46% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 36% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: artificial intelligence rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $11M | 7 mo ago | Seed | — | SanityTurbopackApple iCloud Mail+20 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 38 | Qunnect Provider of telecommunications infrastructure services | $11M | 16 mo ago | Series A | 22 | Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+5 | Top 50M | 30 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | 1 partnership |
| 39 | Anagram Provider of security awareness training solutions | $10M | 15 mo ago | Series A | — | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Teleskope Cloud based platform offering sensitive data management solutions 21Funding top 36%News top 37%Talent top 38%Moat top 39% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 36% Newstop 37% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Productbottom 45% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 23% Funding: Raised $9.4M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 9 tracked, 2 types) · +200% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $9M | 7 mo ago | Series A | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | Zip Provider of cybersecurity suite solutions 35Patents top 29%Partners top 32%Innovation top 34%Funding top 39% All 12 signals ▾Patentstop 29% Partnerstop 32% Innovationtop 34% Fundingtop 39% Moattop 45% Techtop 46% Newstop 50% Talentbottom 49% Growthbottom 47% Productbottom 45% Globalbottom 35% Marketbottom 19% Patents: 25 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 16 filings since 2022 vs 8 in 2017-21 Partners: 2 partnership announcements in 12 mo (2 in 24 mo) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $8M | 11 mo ago | Series A | 6 | Webflow EcommerceWebflowVimeo+29 | Top 10M | 25 patents Reusable segmented closure mechanisms for containers and portable air filtration devices | 1 launch |
| 42 | Ciphero AI Technologies Developer of technology focused on artificial intelligence security and safety 72AI top 22%Talent top 28%Funding top 34%Global bottom 36% All 4 signals ▾AItop 22% Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 34% Globalbottom 36% AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: artificial intelligence, machine learning, natural language processing Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $6M | 2 mo ago | Series A | — | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | Prompt Security Platform for enterprise Generative AI security | $5M | 18 mo ago | Acquired | — | WebflowGSAPMobX+22 | Top 5M | — | 2 launchs |
| 44 | Inco Blockchain-based application development platform | $4M | 13 mo ago | Series A | — | MintlifyNode.jsKaTeX+12 | Top 5M | — | 1 internship · 1 launch |
| 45 | Hopae Provider of advanced identity verification technology for digital interactions | $4M | 18 mo ago | Seed | — | Framer SitesApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+14 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 46 | Private Machines Zero trust infrastructure and high-performance systems for secure virtualization | $4M | 14 mo ago | Funding Raised | 21 | — | — | 51 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 47 | Cloudburst Provider of blockchain marketing services | $3M | 8 mo ago | Series A | 11 | WagtailPythonThree.js+12 | Top 50M | 12 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | — |
| 48 | Symbiotic Security Cloud based platform offering code security solutions 35AI top 35%Talent top 38%Funding top 42%Tech bottom 39% All 6 signals ▾AItop 35% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 42% Techbottom 39% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 29% AI: Product described with: ai-powered, artificial intelligence Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $3M | 4 mo ago | Seed | — | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesjQuery+8 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 49 | Jericho Security Generative AI based cybersecurity training platform | $3M | 13 mo ago | Series A | 12 | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | NROC Security Provider of a platform securing and governing employee usage of generative AI | $2M | 9 mo ago | Seed | — | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+19 | Top 50M | — | — |
Top 12 Cybersecurity companies in New York
#1
Cyera 🦄Series F · New York City, New York · founded 2020$1.7Braised▾
Cyera 🦄
Series F · New York City, New York · founded 2020
Data security company specializing in AI-native data security posture management and data loss prevention solutions. It enables companies to improve data security, reduce risks, and stay compliant with regulations.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 83how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 11%Talent
top 28%Product
top 32%Moat
top 32%Growth
top 35%Market
top 40%Funding: Raised $1.7B across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 6 yrs (1.2/yr) · Last round Series F (Dec 2025)
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Product: 1 published app (102 installs) · Company stage: Series F
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Series F$400M
- Jun 2025Series E$540M
- Nov 2024Series D$300M
- Apr 2024Series C$300M
Founders & team
Investors
Sequoia Capital, Accel, Cyberstarts, Redpoint Ventures, Coatue, Georgian
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFacebook Pixel
#2
Claroty 🦄Series F · New York, New York · founded 2015 · 500 employees$732Mraised▾
Claroty 🦄
Series F · New York, New York · founded 2015 · 500 employees
Provider of cyber-physical system security solutions for industrial and commercial sectors. The platform offers asset inventory, exposure management, network protection, secure access, and threat detection. It caters to industrial, healthcare, commercial, and public sector environments. The company provides vulnerability and threat research to customers and cyber-physical network defenders.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 84how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 14%Tech
top 22%Talent
top 22%Moat
top 26%Market
top 30%News
top 30%Funding: Raised $732M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 10 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series F (Jan 2026)
Tech: 51 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx, Varnish
Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 66k LinkedIn followers — 5.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Series F$150M
- Mar 2024Series E$100M
- Dec 2021Series E$400M
- Jun 2021Series D$140M
Founders & team
Investors
BMW i Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Team8, Rockwell Automation, Siemens, Standard Industries
Tech stack
6SenseAdobe Audience ManagerAlpine.JsAmazon Web ServicesAngularApple Icloud Mail
#3
Series B · New York City, New York · founded 2022$75Mraised▾
Series B · New York City, New York · founded 2022
Identity management platform. It is a provider of security solutions and services, including authentication and authorization, as well as hotel and travel-related offerings, with a presence in the energy and financial sectors.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
News
top 24%Funding
top 25%Growth
top 25%Tech
top 50%Talent
bottom 49%Fin. health
bottom 43%News: 6 BI events in 12 mo (of 8 tracked, 2 types) · 5 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo · Top themes: Funding, Capital raise
Funding: Raised $75.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr) · Last round Series B (Mar 2026)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series B$120M
- May 2024Series A$35M
- Jan 2024Series A$40M
Founders & team
Investors
Sequoia Capital, Accel, Cyberstarts, Maple Capital Management, Craft Ventures
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
#4
Series B · New York City, New York · founded 2022 · 6 employees$22.5Mraised▾
Series B · New York City, New York · founded 2022 · 6 employees
Provider of secure, flexible, and scalable wallet infrastructure solutions. It offers tools for creating wallets, signing transactions, and automating onchain actions. The platform provides embedded wallets, smart wallet signers, and onchain automation capabilities. It supports authentication methods, wallet creation, transaction signing, policy engines, and user sessions. The infrastructure is designed for security, flexibility, performance, and multichain support.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 28%Product
top 30%Tech
top 34%Growth
top 35%Moat
top 37%Innovation
top 44%Funding: Raised $22.5M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 3 yrs (1.3/yr) · Last round Series B (May 2026)
Product: 6 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series B
Tech: 42 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Cloudflare Turnstile
Audience (LinkedIn): 8k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- May 2026Series B$12.5M
- Jun 2025Series B$30M
- Oct 2023Series A$15M
- Mar 2023Seed$7.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Faction VC, Galaxy ventures, Sequoia Capital, Coinbase, Figment Capital, Alchemy
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAws Certificate ManagerCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#5
Series B · New York City, New York · founded 2009 · 29 employees$32.1Mraised▾
Series B · New York City, New York · founded 2009 · 29 employees
Provider of behavior analytics and machine learning based data security. It combines behavior analytics with machine learning to protect devices from data loss both inside and outside the enterprise network. It alerts trigger a smart action that captures forensic data, including an image of the user, geo location, ambient audio, and recent user activity.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 74how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 17%Innovation
top 27%Funding
top 30%AI
top 30%Product
top 35%Tech
top 38%Growth: Headcount 2 → 29 (+1350%) across vintages · Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Innovation: 3 product lines · Deep-tech classification: Artificial Intelligence
Funding: Raised $32.1M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 8 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series B (Mar 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series B$17M
- Apr 2024Series A$10M
- Nov 2021Seed$9.9M
- Aug 2019Seed$6.9M
Founders & team
Investors
Curql, Glasswing Ventures, Zetta Venture Partners, Gutbrain Ventures, PBJ Capital, Impellent Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#6
Series B · Manhattan, New York · founded 2025$124Mraised▾
Series B · Manhattan, New York · founded 2025
Provider of security training platform. It is a platform that protects companies from deepfakes and AI threats. The company offers AI-powered security solutions to ensure the SaaS security hygiene for organizations. Businesses can learn about the cybersecurity risks and adapt to threats in real-time.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 18%Tech
top 23%Growth
top 35%Talent
top 38%Moat
top 39%AI
top 45%Funding: Raised $124M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Dec 2025)
Tech: 55 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Cloudfront · Observability: Datadog, Microsoft Clarity
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Series B$81M
- Sep 2025Series A—
- Apr 2025Series A$43M
Founders & team
Investors
Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI Startup Fund, Abstract Ventures, Eniac Ventures, K5 Ventures, Crossbeam
Tech stack
AdrollAdroll Cmp SystemAmazon AlbAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web Services
#7
Series B · New York City, New York · founded 2023$33Mraised▾
Series B · New York City, New York · founded 2023
Provider of identity access management solutions. It provides an identity security and governance solution, leveraging AI and analytics to detect and address hidden links between employees, eliminating blind spots and gaps in traditional identity tools. The companys technology helps organizations map existing accounts and credentials to existing employees, identifying potential security threats.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 27%Growth
top 30%News
top 38%Talent
top 38%Tech
top 46%Moat
bottom 48%Funding: Raised $33.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Mar 2026)
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
News: 4 BI events in 12 mo (of 7 tracked, 2 types) · +33% YoY · Top themes: Funding, Capital raise
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series B$50M
- Jul 2024Series A$33M
Founders & team
Investors
Index Ventures, Cyberstarts, Knollwood Investment Advisory, Cerca Partners, Insight Partners
Tech stack
AccessibeCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookiebotCore-JsGoogle Analytics
#8
Series B · Brooklyn, New York · founded 2023$56.5Mraised▾
Series B · Brooklyn, New York · founded 2023
Provider of AI agent cybersecurity solutions for digital risk protection. It offers open source intelligence and verification services. It provides tools to monitor emerging narratives and detect threats from open sources. The companys agents identify, prioritize, and dismantle impersonation attacks across domains and social media. It also offers a browser extension that cryptographically signs emails.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 20%Funding
top 22%Growth
top 35%Talent
bottom 49%Tech
bottom 47%Global
bottom 36%AI: Classified as an AI company
Funding: Raised $56.5M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Jan 2026)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Engineering Software Engineer, Security Engineering Software Engineer
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Series B$40M
- Apr 2025Series A$16.5M
Founders & team
Investors
CRV, Iconiq Capital, S32
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#9
Series C · New York City, New York · founded 2022$70Mraised▾
Series C · New York City, New York · founded 2022
Security risk mitigation platform. The tool that combines control configurations, runtime data, internet exposures, and threat intelligence to assess applicable risk and implement mitigations. It offers agentless inspection of assets, controls, vulnerabilities, and threats through API integration with organizations' security tools.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 22%Growth
top 35%Talent
top 38%Moat
top 39%Tech
top 41%Market
bottom 36%Funding: Raised $70.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 2 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Series C (Dec 2025)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 13k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Series C$60M
- Sep 2024Series B$40M
- Mar 2024Series A$25M
- Seed$5M
Founders & team
Investors
Sequoia Capital, Cyberstarts, Cerca Partners, Penny Jar, Menlo Ventures, PSP Partners
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBunnyCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsDetectify
#10
Series B · New York City, New York · founded 2020 · 5 employees$30Mraised▾
Series B · New York City, New York · founded 2020 · 5 employees
AI based sensitive data management software. It protects sensitive assets shared via collaboration tools, while using context based detection. Features include sensitive business processes and interactions to discover the data assets that flow through collaboration tools, business interactions within collaboration tools, and identifies sensitive assets shared and more.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 28%Talent
top 28%Growth
top 35%Moat
top 42%Tech
top 43%AI
top 45%Funding: Raised $30.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series B (Feb 2026)
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 17k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series B$30M
- Apr 2025Series A$25M
- Jun 2022Series A$30M
Founders & team
Investors
Insight Partners, Zeev Ventures, Boldstart Ventures, Angular Ventures, Jibe Ventures, Crew Capital
Tech stack
6SenseAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAtlassian StatuspageCdnjs
#11
Wiz 🦄Acquired · New York City, New York · founded 2020 · 1000 employees$1.9Braised▾
Wiz 🦄
Acquired · New York City, New York · founded 2020 · 1000 employees
Provider of cloud security platform for development, security, and operations. The platform offers visibility and security across code, CI/CD, and cloud environments. It facilitates security posture management with risk prioritization. The platform also provides runtime protection, threat detection, and response capabilities. It integrates with various development tools and cloud security ecosystems.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 93how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 13%Innovation
top 15%Funding
top 17%Tech
top 21%Moat
top 22%Market
top 23%Patents: 424 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 424 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Innovation: 424 patents (top 2% of patent-holders) · 424 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21
Funding: Raised $1.9B across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 6 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series E (Aug 2024)
Audience (LinkedIn): 415k LinkedIn followers — 33.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Aug 2024Series E—
- May 2024Series E$1B
- Feb 2023Series D$300M
- Oct 2021Series C$250M
Founders & team
Investors
Blackstone, Greenoaks, Advent International, Sequoia Capital, Insight Partners, Aglae Ventures
Tech stack
AlgoliaAmazon CloudfrontAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAngularApple Icloud Mail
#12
Series B · Brooklyn, New York · founded 2024$28Mraised▾
Series B · Brooklyn, New York · founded 2024
Provider of impersonation detection technology to prevent social engineering attacks. It offers real-time risk scoring using organizational context to identify threats. The technology analyzes device fingerprint, network, and digital identity signals. It detects impersonations across communication channels like video, voice, and chat. The system aims to restore trust in digital communications by preventing scams and securing interactions.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 28%Talent
top 28%Tech
top 48%Global
bottom 48%Market
bottom 40%Funding: Raised $28.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Dec 2025)
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Tech: 34 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare · Observability: Microsoft Clarity
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Series B$28M
Founders & team
Investors
Redpoint Ventures, Battery Ventures, Maple VC, Vesey Ventures, Cerca Partners
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBackbone.JsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7
Funding & investor landscape
$14.1Btotal disclosed funding
241companies funded
633disclosed rounds
5rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Techstars14 rounds
Y Combinator11 rounds
Sequoia Capital10 rounds
Notable founders
Yonatan Itai
Co-Founder & VP R&D · Cyera
Tamar Bar-Ilan
Co-Founder & CTO · Cyera
Galina Antova
Co-Founder · Claroty
Benny Porat
Co-Founder · Claroty
Danny Brickman
Co-Founder & CEO · Oasis Security
Bryce Ferguson
Co-Founder · Turnkey
Angelos Keromytis
Co-Founder & Advisor · Allure Security
Andrew Jones
Co-Founder & CPO · Adaptive
Brian Long
Co-Founder & CEO · Adaptive
Israel Duanis
Co-Founder & CEO · Linx Security
Niv Goldenberg
Co-Founder & CPO · Linx Security
Alex Dhillon
Founder & CEO · Outtake
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,588,973 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Cybersecurity coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States
How research on Cybersecurity is moving in the United States
A read on the academic research around Cybersecurity — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 3,240 United States-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 22% → 38% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
- Purdue University West Lafayette85
- Northeastern University82
- Film Independent58
- Georgia Institute of Technology46
- DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory41
leading researchers
Crypto Education Research Lab · Ehab Al‐Shaer · Quanyan Zhu · Nathaniel D. Bastian · Freederia AI Researcher · Charles Kamhoua · Jin-Hee Cho · Guofei Gu
▲
Breakthroughs1,292 · 40%
▲ 37%→45% share
▲1.2× share momentum0 median citations58% since 2021mostly methods-led
Intrusion detection system breakthroughs are surging — U.S. papers tripled from 94 to 301, now dominating 45% field-share.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Intrusion detection system94→301
- Anomaly detection30→107
- Key (lock)11→84
- Internet of Things2→61
- Artificial neural network2→57
Newly emergingAdversarial system 0→32 · Reinforcement learning 0→31 · Convolutional neural network 0→26
Landmark BotMiner: clustering analysis of network traffic for protocol- and structure-independent botnet detection · 1,021 cites
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Advancements1,121 · 35%
▼ 36%→32% share
▼0.9× share momentum2 median citations48% since 2021mostly methods-led
Neural-network advancements are intensifying — Artificial neural network papers rose 3 to 47, with Random forest newly emerging at 28.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Intrusion detection system97→202
- Artificial neural network3→47
- Anomaly detection25→61
- Internet of Things1→33
- Support vector machine8→38
Newly emergingRandom forest 0→28 · Convolutional neural network 0→18 · Adversarial system 0→16
Landmark Machine Learning DDoS Detection for Consumer Internet of Things Devices · 628 cites
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Concerns554 · 17%
▼ 18%→16% share
▼0.9× share momentum1 median citations49% since 2021mostly position pieces
IoT security concerns are newly emerging — papers jumped from 0 to 16 while Exploit and Malware concerns also doubled.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Key (lock)6→39
- Intrusion detection system13→45
- Exploit9→30
- Malware6→26
- Adversarial system1→19
Newly emergingInternet of Things 0→16 · Resilience (materials science) 0→14 · Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution 0→8
Landmark A Deep Learning Approach for Network Intrusion Detection System · 1,188 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States
Where cybersecurity is researched across United States
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Boston107 · +0.58
New York52 · +0.53
Atlanta47 · +0.57
Pittsburgh36 · +0.49
Los Angeles34 · +0.51
Philadelphia33 · +0.59
SF Bay Area31 · +0.56
Seattle21 · +0.56
Chicago21 · +0.46
Ann Arbor21 · +0.56
PATENT SIGNAL · United States
Who's filing cybersecurity patents in the United States
United States cybersecurity patent filing is accelerating — 237,304 filings from 8,000 assignees (2016–2025), led by IBM, Microsoft, Intel; annual filings 18790→23467.
237,304 filings8,000 assigneespeak 26548/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- IBM27123
- Microsoft22625
- Intel12674
- Google8568
- Qualcomm7627
- Apple6756
- Hewlett Packard Development5765
- Capital One Services4646
Common questions
How many Cybersecurity companies are there in New York, United States?
Radar tracks 534 indexable Cybersecurity companies headquartered in New York, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Cybersecurity companies in New York, United States?
The Cybersecurity companies in New York, United States on this list have raised a combined $14.1B in disclosed equity funding across 241 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Cybersecurity company in New York, United States?
Wiz is the highest-funded Cybersecurity company in New York, United States, with $1.9B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Cybersecurity companies in New York, United States are funded?
241 of the 534 Cybersecurity companies in New York, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Cybersecurity unicorns are there in New York, United States?
16 Cybersecurity companies in New York, United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in New York, United States Cybersecurity companies?
The most active investors in New York, United States Cybersecurity companies on this list include Techstars, Bessemer Venture Partners, Plug and Play Tech Center, Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital.
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