Native
A Seattle multi-cloud security control plane with former Google Cloud CISO Phil Venables on its board.
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Native, founded in 2024 and based in Seattle, builds a control plane for cloud security that lets organizations centrally define and enforce security policy across multi-cloud environments, addressing the policy fragmentation that cloud-security veterans identified as a core operational gap.
Its board includes former Google Cloud CISO Phil Venables and its CTO is a former Check Point VP of Cloud Security. It raised a Series A and is still early on independent, third-party efficacy validation.
Innovation Matrix Assessment
Raised a $31M Series A (announced 2026-03-17) as part of $42M total funding shortly after a 2024 founding.
41 employees across Israel and the US at launch with plans to reach ~90 by end of 2026; named enterprise deployments were not disclosed in coverage reviewed.
Series A closed 2026-03-17 led by Ballistic Ventures with General Catalyst, YL Ventures, and Merlin Ventures participating. Also featured in Cyber Defense Magazine's Innovator Spotlight series, a sister editorial publication, adding real external visibility.
Centralized, policy-driven cloud security control plane is a differentiated architecture, though cloud security posture/policy tooling is a fairly established category.
No independent efficacy data was located for a company this newly out of stealth.
Multi-cloud policy fragmentation remains a persistent operational challenge for security teams managing complex cloud environments.
Why CISOs Should Care
Native builds a 'control plane' for cloud security that lets organizations centrally define and enforce cloud security policy across multi-cloud environments, addressing policy fragmentation that AWS/cloud-security veterans identified as a core operational gap.
What Makes It Different
Founded and advised by senior cloud-security operators -- including former Google Cloud CISO Phil Venables on the board and a former Check Point VP of Cloud Security as CTO -- giving it unusually deep practitioner credibility for a policy-centric cloud security control plane.
The Matrix Verdict
45/100 — EMERGING / UNRANKED
Credible, operator-led Series A cloud security control-plane play with a strong technical/advisory bench; still early on independent, third-party efficacy validation.
Editorial Note: Claims vs. Verified Findings
Funding, headcount, and leadership background verified via GeekWire and SecurityWeek.
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