Best Cybersecurity Companies in New Zealand
The 57 best Cybersecurity companies in New Zealand in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Mako Networks.
- Cybersecurity market researchers forecast significant growth
- Cybersecurity market grows 16% despite deteriorating economic conditio
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 New Zealand
| # | 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 | 44 mo ago | Series B | — | 2000 | WordPressMySQLPHP+37 | 7 patents Network data transmission protocols and device configuration for Ethernet/packet switching | — |
| 2 | RedShield Security Cloud-based web application firewall for web security | $13M | 81 mo ago | Series A | Graeme Neilson Co-Founder & CRO | 2008 | HubSpot CMS HubGSAPAmazon Web Services+21 | — | — |
| 3 | APLY Identity verification solution for anti money laundering and KYC solutions | $5M | 56 mo ago | Series A | Claudia Smith Co-Founder & Co-CEO | 2015 | SanityApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+29 | — | — |
| 4 | Esphion Network anomaly detection systems | $4M | 241 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2000 | — | — | — |
| 5 | SMX Email gateway, encryption, filtering, control & archiving solution | $2M | 203 mo ago | Series A | Thom Hooker Co-founder & Email Security Evangelist | 2006 | Apple iCloud MailAzureCloudflare+11 | — | 1 partnership |
| 6 | ThisData CASB based cloud security & backup solution | $2M | 134 mo ago | Series A | — | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Authsignal Offering passwordless multi factor authentication solutions | $905K | 46 mo ago | Seed | Justin Soong Product/Founder | 2021 | SentryRubyLeaflet+28 | — | 1 job opening · 1 partnership |
| 8 | Onwardly Cloud based security analytics and vulnerability assessment solutions | $675K | 55 mo ago | Seed | — | 2020 | — | — | — |
Top 11 Cybersecurity companies in New Zealand
#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
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
#3
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
#4
Series A · Wellington, Wellington · founded 2008 · 40 employees$13.3Mraised▾
RedShield provides cloud-based web application firewall for the web security to the organizations. The platform leverages it proprietary shield library to protect websites, web app, API, portals, intranets, and extranets. Claims to cover framework flaws, failed pentesting, and business logic flaws by securing the web service as per compliance mandates by PCI & HIPAA. Winner of the 2017 NZ HiTech Awards for the most innovative software product & the most innovative service and 2016 NZ CIO 100 Innovation Award.
- Sep 2019Series A$9M
- Dec 2016Series A$4.3M
- May 2010Grant (prize money)$10.4M
#5
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
#6
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
#7
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—
#8
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
#9
Seed · Christchurch, Canterbury · founded 2017 · 4 employees—raised▾
Platform offering solutions for threat detection and response. The product offered by the company is a cloud based threat detection platform. The features of the product include customization, malware prevention, and more. It offers features such as threat detection, customizable threat hunting, SSH and password monitoring, drift detection, incident response, and more. It also identifies rootkits and compromised hosts without endpoint agents.
- Mar 2024Seed—
#10
Seed · Christchurch, Canterbury · founded 2018 · 15 employees—raised▾
Provider of cloud-based platform for secure file transfer and automation. The platform facilitates file transfers, automates data flows, and provides secure file-sharing capabilities. It offers features such as access management, custom branding, and logging and reporting. The platform integrates with cloud storage, block storage, servers, and system integrations.
- Mar 2022Seed—
#11
Seed · Wellington, Wellington · founded 2018—raised▾
JNCTN is an identity and credential management solution, provider. The features of the product include secure information sharing, auditable proof of pro-active safety management, remote access, data security, data synchronization, integration, etc.
- Aug 2020Angel—
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
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
How research on Cybersecurity is moving in New Zealand
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 75 New Zealand-affiliated papers.
- University of Canterbury19
- Auckland University of Technology18
- University of Auckland12
- Massey University8
- Victoria University of Wellington7
- Intrusion detection system1→7
- Computer security15
- Network security10
- Computer network7
- Intrusion detection system7
- Internet of Things6
- Computer security4
- Network security4
- Firewall (physics)3
- Computer network3
- Exploit2
Where cybersecurity is researched across New Zealand
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.
Common questions
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