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Reality Defender | 2021 | ๐บ๐ธ US | Active | Leadership Compass +2 Identity Verification September 10, 2026 ยท Guillaume Teixeron |
Reality Defender is a US-based startup focused on deepfake detection for call centers, chat, and video. The solution includes audio, image, and real-time video deepfake analysis for integration into… |
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CLEAR Secure | 2010 | ๐บ๐ธ US | Active | Leadership Compass +1 Identity Verification September 10, 2026 ยท Guillaume Teixeron |
CLEAR, founded in 2010 in New York, delivers biometric-first identity verification for physical and digital access, providing frictionless user experience for airports, stadiums, online onboarding,… |
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Cognito Inc. | 2014 | ๐บ๐ธ US | Active | Leadership Compass +1 Identity Verification September 10, 2026 ยท Guillaume Teixeron |
Cognito, founded in 2014 and acquired by Plaid in 2022, is based in San Francisco and provides developer-focused APIs for real-time ID verification, watchlist screening, and AML monitoring, optimized… |
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Veratad | 2003 | ๐บ๐ธ US | Active | Leadership Compass +1 Identity Verification September 10, 2026 ยท Guillaume Teixeron |
Veratad is a US-based identity and age verification provider offering configurable verification methods that include document verification, biometrics, knowledge-based authentication, and real-time… |
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Simbian | 2023 | ๐บ๐ธ US | Active | Leadership Compass The Emerging AI Security Operations Center (SOC) April 20, 2026 ยท Matthew Gardiner |
Simbian is a private cybersecurity startup founded in 2023 and based in Mountain View, California, providing AI-driven security automation technology focused on autonomously investigating and… |
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7AI | 2025 | ๐บ๐ธ US | Active | Leadership Compass +1 The Emerging AI Security Operations Center (SOC) April 20, 2026 ยท Matthew Gardiner |
7AI is a Boston, Massachusetts based AI-native security operations system that autonomously investigates, triages, and resolves security alerts using existing security infrastructure. The company… |
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BlinkOps | 2021 | ๐บ๐ธ US | Active | Leadership Compass The Emerging AI Security Operations Center (SOC) April 20, 2026 ยท Matthew Gardiner |
Blink Ops, founded in 2021 and based in Austin, Texas, is a security automation and orchestration system that enables security operations through no-code workflows and integrations across security… |
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Bricklayer AI | 2023 | ๐บ๐ธ US | Active | Leadership Compass The Emerging AI Security Operations Center (SOC) April 20, 2026 ยท Matthew Gardiner |
Bricklayer AI, founded in 2023 and based in Arlington, Virginia, is a cybersecurity startup that applies AI-driven automation to security operations, with an emphasis on alert investigation, triage,… |
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Conifers | 2024 | ๐บ๐ธ US | Active | Leadership Compass The Emerging AI Security Operations Center (SOC) April 20, 2026 ยท Matthew Gardiner |
Conifers.ai, founded in 2024 and based in Dallas, Texas, is a cybersecurity startup that applies agentic AI to security operations investigation and response. The system is designed to investigate… |
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Dropzone | 2023 | ๐บ๐ธ US | Active | Leadership Compass The Emerging AI Security Operations Center (SOC) April 20, 2026 ยท Matthew Gardiner |
Dropzone AI, founded in 2023 and based in Seattle, Washington, is a cybersecurity startup focused on automating security operations and alert investigation automation using AI agent-based SOC… |
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Prophet Security | 2023 | ๐บ๐ธ US | Active | Leadership Compass The Emerging AI Security Operations Center (SOC) April 20, 2026 ยท Matthew Gardiner |
Prophet Security, founded in 2023 and based in Atherton, California, is a cybersecurity startup focused on applying generative and agentic AI to security operations. It currently provides support for… |
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Radiant Security | 2021 | ๐บ๐ธ US | Active | Leadership Compass The Emerging AI Security Operations Center (SOC) April 20, 2026 ยท Matthew Gardiner |
Radiant Security, founded in 2021 and based in Milpitas, California, is a cybersecurity startup focused on applying AI-driven automation to security operations, with an emphasis on alert triage,… |
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SIRP | 2019 | ๐บ๐ธ US | Active | Leadership Compass +3 The Emerging AI Security Operations Center (SOC) April 20, 2026 ยท Matthew Gardiner |
SIRP is a London-based cybersecurity startup founded in 2017, solely focused on SOAR with an emphasis on risk-based security operations. SIRP's SOAR platform integrates with leading SIEMs, threat… |
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Strike48 | 2026 | ๐บ๐ธ US | Active | Leadership Compass The Emerging AI Security Operations Center (SOC) April 20, 2026 ยท Matthew Gardiner |
Strike48, launched in 2026 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, is a technology initiative recently spun out from Devo that focuses on AI-driven log data analysis and automated threat operations. The… |
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StrikeReady | 2019 | ๐บ๐ธ US | Active | Leadership Compass The Emerging AI Security Operations Center (SOC) April 20, 2026 ยท Matthew Gardiner |
StrikeReady, founded in 2019 and based in Dallas, Texas, provides an AI-driven Security Command Center designed to unify, automate, and accelerate security operations across fragmented enterprise… |
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AccuKnox | 2020 | ๐บ๐ธ US | Active | Leadership Compass +2 Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) August 3, 2026 ยท Mike Small |
AccuKnox is a cloud-native security vendor maintaining KubeArmor (an open-source Kubernetes security system), and offering a comprehensive Zero Trust CNAPP solution. Their solution offers agentless… |
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Barracuda Networks | 2003 | ๐บ๐ธ US | Active | Leadership Compass +12 API Security and Management July 24, 2025 ยท Alexei Balaganski |
Barracuda Networks, founded in 2003 in Campbell, California, provides cybersecurity and data protection solutions for email, networks, and data. Its backup and disaster recovery solutions offer… |
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Akto | 2021 | ๐บ๐ธ US | Active | Leadership Compass API Security and Management July 24, 2025 ยท Alexei Balaganski |
Akto is an emerging vendor in the API security market, offering a unified, lifecycle-spanning API security platform. Akto's focus is on comprehensive API discovery, vulnerability assessment, posture… |
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Perforce Software | 1995 | ๐บ๐ธ US | Active | Leadership Compass +4 API Security and Management July 24, 2025 ยท Alexei Balaganski |
Perforce Software is a leading provider of software lifecycle management tools, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded in 1995, the company is renowned for its enterprise version control… |
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HUMAN Security | 2012 | ๐บ๐ธ US | Active | Leadership Compass +5 Web Application Firewalls April 8, 2024 ยท Osman Celik |
HUMAN Security is a US-based cybersecurity vendor specializing in advanced bot and fraud detection. Formed through mergers with PerimeterX and Clean.io, HUMAN offers products such as Bot Defender,… |
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