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Innovation Tier

Emerging / Unranked

Not enough independent evidence for a confident score yet — or a scaled public incumbent (Splunk, Cisco, IBM, Microsoft, and similar category giants) whose innovation pace has gone stale relative to the market it once defined, however large its install base or revenue.

43 /100

Universal Digital

A small public company acquiring pQCee, a commercially validated quantum-safe encryption vendor already integrated with Thales, Microsoft, and…

Emerging / Unranked Data Protection
43 /100

SonicWall

A firewall and security vendor focused on small and mid-sized businesses, offering subscription-based appliances and a growing cloud-native…

Emerging / Unranked Network Security
43 /100

SafeDNS

SafeDNS provides cloud-based DNS filtering that blocks malicious and policy-violating domains at the resolution layer for schools, MSPs,…

Emerging / Unranked Network Security
43 /100

Apozy

A San Francisco-based, Y Combinator-backed browser security startup that uses native browser isolation to block phishing, malware, and…

Emerging / Unranked Network Security
43 /100

HopZero

Network-layer data exfiltration prevention startup that uses TCP/IP hop-count (TTL) controls to cap how far sensitive data packets…

Emerging / Unranked Network Security
43 /100

Cyberhill Partners

An Austin security-implementation consultancy (1,000+ implementations) scaling a new enterprise-AI governance practice.

Emerging / Unranked Security Operations
43 /100

Enigmatos

Enigmatos provides cyberattack detection and deep data analysis for connected commercial vehicle fleets, backed by a partnership in…

Emerging / Unranked Network Security
43 /100

MAD Security

Huntsville, Alabama MSSP and CMMC Registered Provider Organization delivering 24/7 SOC, MDR, and compliance services to defense-industrial-base contractors.

Emerging / Unranked Managed Security Services (MSSP/MDR)
43 /100

Corbado

Passkey infrastructure and analytics platform ('passkey intelligence') helping enterprise CIAM teams roll out and optimize FIDO2 passkey authentication…

Emerging / Unranked Identity & Access Management
43 /100

Fourthline

An Amsterdam KYC and identity-verification platform merging with Veridas to build a transatlantic identity and anti-fraud platform.

Emerging / Unranked Identity & Access Management
43 /100

Enveedo

Enveedo is a Miami-based cyber risk management platform that helps mid-market companies plan, build, and operationalize a security…

Emerging / Unranked Governance, Risk & Compliance
43 /100

AgenticSec

A Tokyo autonomous AI penetration-testing startup that became LayerX's first acquisition.

Emerging / Unranked Attack Surface Management
43 /100

QTrino Labs

An IIT-incubated Indian post-quantum startup with a source-code CBOM tool, majority-acquired by Satin Technologies in 2026.

Emerging / Unranked Data Protection
43 /100

Nebula Security

Nebula Security builds VEGA, an autonomous AI cybersecurity agent that continuously discovers vulnerabilities in codebases, monitors code changes,…

Emerging / Unranked AI Security
43 /100

SBS CyberSecurity

A cybersecurity audit, consulting, and vCISO firm built around the regulatory compliance needs of U.S. community banks and…

Emerging / Unranked Governance, Risk & Compliance
43 /100

Athena Dynamics

Singapore-based critical infrastructure protection specialist offering content disarm and reconstruction, zero-trust micro-segmentation, and deep vulnerability assessment for OT/ICS/SCADA…

Emerging / Unranked Threat & Vulnerability Management
43 /100

Ntirety

Ntirety, based in Austin, Texas, is a managed hosting and cloud infrastructure provider offering managed security, compliance, and…

Emerging / Unranked Security Operations
43 /100

Lepide

Austin-headquartered data security platform providing continuous auditing and anomaly detection across file servers, Active Directory, and cloud data…

Emerging / Unranked Data Protection
43 /100

Safestate

Stockholm-listed identity-theft protection and white-label security suite for consumers and SMBs, formerly known as Eyeonid Group, rebranded twice…

Emerging / Unranked Data Protection
43 /100

redborder

Open-source-based network detection and response platform from Spanish telecom engineering firm Eneo Tecnología, combining NDR, IPS, and SIEM-style…

Emerging / Unranked Network Security
43 /100

BUFFERZONE

Endpoint-native containment and isolation software that traps risky browsing, email, and file activity in a virtual container without…

Emerging / Unranked Network Security
43 /100

MailChannels

Vancouver-based outbound spam and abuse filtering vendor for web hosting providers, protecting shared infrastructure IP reputation.

Emerging / Unranked Network Security
43 /100

SEPPmail

A Swiss email-security specialist expanding into human-risk management by acquiring Danish security-awareness-training provider CyberPilot (1,000+ customers) in August…

Emerging / Unranked Network Security
43 /100

QEYnet

A Canadian venture developing a low-cost, microsatellite-based quantum key distribution network for quantum-resistant encryption.

Emerging / Unranked Quantum Resilience