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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.

40 /100

Squad

A scaled (~135M EUR revenue) French IT/cybersecurity group pursuing a clear European-leadership strategy; Lovell Consulting acquisition (June 2,…

Emerging / Unranked Security Operations
40 /100

Cloud24x7

A Florida-based managed security services provider offering SOC-as-a-service, MDR, and threat intelligence built for MSPs serving small and…

Emerging / Unranked Security Operations
40 /100

Quixxi

An Australian mobile-app security vendor with patented technology, acquired by ASX-listed WhiteHawk in a scrip-for-scrip deal to expand…

Emerging / Unranked Application Security
38 /100

Alchemy Technology Group

An IT advisory/consulting/reseller firm expanding its cybersecurity portfolio via a credible, 20-year-old Zero Trust specialist (IOvations), announced April…

Emerging / Unranked Security Operations
38 /100

LogosGuard

LogosGuard is a Y Combinator-backed sensitive-data redaction layer for AI, helping enterprises safely adopt tools like ChatGPT and…

Emerging / Unranked AI Security
38 /100

Catalyst Cyber

A clean, performance-linked acquisition (~AUD $5M, March 2026) by ASX-listed Infotrust to secure immediate access to high-barrier federal…

Emerging / Unranked Governance, Risk & Compliance
38 /100

Innovate IT

A UK identity and access management specialist acquired by Cloudcomputing (part of the Allurity Group) to quadruple delivery…

Emerging / Unranked Identity & Access Management
38 /100

EvolveCyber

EvolveCyber is a Melbourne, Australia-based managed cybersecurity services provider offering penetration testing, risk assessments, managed security services, and…

Emerging / Unranked Security Operations
38 /100

Brightline Technologies

An established (founded 2008), Michigan-based MSSP deepening its CMMC compliance specialty via the Security Vitals combination, announced June…

Emerging / Unranked Security Operations
38 /100

Aiceberg

A young agentic AI security and risk startup acquired by Cranium AI, a Short Hills, NJ-based end-to-end AI…

Emerging / Unranked AI Security
38 /100

Alphabit Cybersecurity

An 18-year-old, credible Greek cybersecurity consultancy with 350+ completed projects, of which Softweb acquired a 51% majority stake…

Emerging / Unranked Security Operations
38 /100

inSOC

White-label SOC-as-a-Service platform built for MSPs and MSSPs to resell, combining an AI-assisted open-XDR stack with 24/7 human-staffed…

Emerging / Unranked Security Operations
38 /100

eScan

Mumbai-based MicroWorld Technologies' endpoint security suite bundling antivirus, DLP, email security, and network intrusion prevention, whose update infrastructure…

Emerging / Unranked Threat & Vulnerability Management
38 /100

Blind Insight

Encryption-in-use platform that lets regulated organizations query and run AI on sensitive data without decrypting it, using a…

Emerging / Unranked Data Protection
38 /100

Cipher

An early-stage, narrowly-scoped agentic-security startup acquired quickly after founding by Soxton, an AI-native legal services company, primarily to…

Emerging / Unranked AI Security
38 /100

ImagineX Cybersecurity

The cybersecurity advisory arm of digital-services firm ImagineX, carved out and acquired by TekStream to build an integrated…

Emerging / Unranked Attack Surface Management
38 /100

Aurex

A Godspeed Capital-backed defense engineering platform acquiring a 12-year-old, credible cryptographic-engineering firm (Alpha 2); transaction closed Dec 31,…

Emerging / Unranked Security Operations
38 /100

Cloudi-Fi

Cloudi-Fi is a Paris-founded company delivering cloud-based guest Wi-Fi security and compliance for corporations, retailers, and hospitality operators,…

Emerging / Unranked Network Security
38 /100

IS Decisions

A long-established (2000), broadly-deployed access-security vendor acquired by Aries Global (February 2026) to add a foundational Active Directory…

Emerging / Unranked Identity & Access Management
38 /100

The Collective

The Collective is a Belgian cybersecurity consultancy based in Lochristi, specializing in Microsoft security services — including Microsoft…

Emerging / Unranked Governance, Risk & Compliance
38 /100

BeyGoo

A Madrid-based digital risk protection platform that monitors external digital assets for brand impersonation, fraud, and early-stage incident…

Emerging / Unranked Attack Surface Management
38 /100

EraseMe

EraseMe.app is a consumer personal-data removal service that helps individuals identify and remove their personal information from data…

Emerging / Unranked Data Protection
38 /100

Novem

A fast-growing (5 acquisitions in 3 years, 75+ staff, 8,100+ supported users) UK MSP consolidator; Intalect acquisition continues…

Emerging / Unranked Security Operations
38 /100

nGuard

Privately held managed security services provider offering penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, and managed security monitoring for mid-market organizations.

Emerging / Unranked Security Operations