Incremental Innovator
Improves on existing approaches (50-69).
bfore.ai
bfore.ai (formerly BforeAI) provides predictive threat intelligence using its PreCrime platform, aiming to identify and disrupt phishing, impersonation,…
MindPoint Group
A federal-focused managed cybersecurity and compliance advisory firm, accredited as a FedRAMP 3PAO, acquired by systems integrator Tyto…
PeakMetrics
A focused, still-early-stage narrative-intelligence vendor with genuine category differentiation but limited scale evidence to date.
Promptfoo
One of the strongest momentum signals in this batch: OpenAI's March 2026 acquisition (all employees joining, tools remaining…
Concentric AI
Data security governance vendor using semantic/contextual AI to understand data meaning rather than relying on regex or rule-based…
Armour Communications
London-based secure communications vendor providing NCSC-approved encrypted voice, messaging, and conferencing for government and defense customers on everyday…
Indusface
Indusface is an India-based application security vendor whose AppTrana platform delivers fully managed web application and API protection…
RapidFort
A five-year-old, founder-led software supply-chain security company with real enterprise-scale claims (60-90% attack-surface reduction) that closed a $42M…
Precise Biometrics
Precise Biometrics is a publicly traded Swedish biometrics company providing fingerprint, facial, and palm recognition software and turnkey…
Netsweeper
Waterloo, Ontario-based web and DNS content filtering vendor whose classification technology is deployed by schools, telecoms, and governments…
Magnet Forensics
A widely deployed digital forensics and investigation platform used across federal law enforcement and major police departments, now…
AUTHADA
German eID-based identity verification vendor, BSI-certified since 2020, that uses NFC-enabled smartphones to read national ID chips for…
Clearly AI
Clearly AI uses AI to continuously review new products, features, vendors, and AI deployments for security and privacy…
ManagedMethods
K-12-focused cloud security platform providing API-based visibility into Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 for cybersecurity, data safety, and…
Clarity Security
An Austin, Texas-based SaaS identity governance platform automating access reviews, entitlement certification, and identity lifecycle management for mid-market…
RiskRecon
Salt Lake City-founded, Mastercard-owned continuous cyber risk rating platform for third-party and supply-chain risk management.
Cyber Guru
A well-funded, fast-growing European security-awareness-training leader with real scale, though it faces established global competitors as it expands…
pQCee
pQCee is a Singapore-based post-quantum cryptography company building tools to help organizations prepare for the eventual arrival of…
Transmit Security
Unified customer identity platform combining authentication, identity verification, and fraud prevention for large banks, insurers, and retailers.
Wabbi
Application security posture management (ASPM) platform that embeds continuous security testing and policy enforcement directly into the software…
Garland Technology
Garland Technology makes network TAPs, packet brokers, and data diodes that feed security and monitoring tools with reliable,…
Vijil
Vijil provides trust infrastructure for AI agent development, letting engineering teams test agent reliability and resilience before deployment…
APIsec
AI-powered, continuous API security testing platform that models an application's behavior and generates real attacker-style exploits to validate…
LayerX
A well-funded browser security and AI usage control vendor acquired by Akamai for approximately $205 million and rebranded…