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.
Buguard
Buguard is an Egypt-founded offensive security startup offering continuous attack surface and dark web monitoring (Dark Atlas) alongside…
Synctera
A banking-as-a-service platform that embedded automated AML/KYC control testing by acquiring Cable in April 2026.
Nuclea
A Brazilian financial-infrastructure operator building fraud and AML capability by acquiring Data Rudder, pending Central Bank approval.
Verimatrix
Publicly-traded content protection and mobile app shielding vendor whose XTD suite hardens Android and iOS apps against reverse…
LogMeOnce
McLean, Virginia identity and access management vendor offering cross-platform SSO, passwordless MFA, and zero-knowledge password management for both…
env0
A Boston infrastructure-as-code governance company that merged with CloudQuery to add cloud-asset discovery.
Adaptiv Networks
A Canadian cloud-native SD-WAN and SASE vendor for distributed brands, acquired by Scale Computing in February 2026.
MessageSolution
Unified enterprise archiving and eDiscovery platform for email, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams.
Rimstorm
A managed CMMC Level 2 enclave provider for defense contractors, acquired by BOOST LLC in March 2026.
Cavirin Systems
Cloud security posture management platform that continuously assesses hybrid cloud and container configurations against compliance benchmarks like CIS,…
NPCore
Seoul-based APT and ransomware detection vendor whose ZombieZERO, RansomZERO, and XDR products serve Korean and broader Asia-Pacific public…
Fabraix
Fabraix builds AI red-teaming agents, led by its product Nyx, that test customer-facing AI systems by directly interacting…
Reliance Global Group
A Nasdaq-listed insurance holding company taking a staged controlling stake in post-quantum encryption firm Enquantum.
Pathfynder
A veteran-owned offensive and defensive cybersecurity firm based in Bozeman, Montana, acquired by compliance leader A-LIGN in September…
Xentra
Leeds-based provider of subscription managed cybersecurity, digital compliance and safeguarding services for UK organizations.
Arcane Security
A Phoenix AI-driven offensive-security firm with mandatory human validation, acquired by SafeHill in March 2026.
NexusIT
A $60M-backed Salt Lake City MSP/MSSP rolling up Mountain West regional providers.
Memetica
A Cambridge, MA OSINT consultancy founded by a former New York Times journalist, acquired by FGS Global in…
Sekur Private Data
Publicly traded Swiss-hosted secure communications provider offering encrypted email, messaging, and VPN services under Swiss data protection law.
Blue Ridge Networks
Long-running zero-trust network cloaking and preemptive segmentation vendor serving government, financial and critical-infrastructure customers since 1997.
1stProtect
A seed-stage San Francisco OS-level runtime enforcement engine claiming sub-millisecond latency and under 1% CPU overhead.
Cavero Quantum
A Leeds, UK university spin-out building lightweight, quantum-safe encryption and authentication software for SIM cards and constrained IoT…
Syrix Security
A Tel Aviv pre-seed startup building continuous SaaS security posture enforcement focused on Microsoft 365 environments.
AironWorks
AironWorks is a Japanese-Israeli startup that built its business on AI-driven phishing simulation and is now repositioning around…