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Innovation Tier

Incremental Innovator

Improves on existing approaches (50-69).

52 /100

Nexusguard

Hong Kong-based DDoS mitigation provider operating a global scrubbing-center network and white-labeled anti-DDoS services for telecoms and internet…

Incremental Innovator Network Security
52 /100

Quokka

Mobile app and firmware security firm, formerly known as Kryptowire, providing binary-level analysis without source code and supply…

Incremental Innovator Application Security
52 /100

Bloom Security

A well-funded, credibly-backed seed-stage entrant addressing a genuinely emerging gap in endpoint security created by AI agents and…

Incremental Innovator AI Security
52 /100

Cypago

Cyber GRC Automation platform that connects directly to cloud and on-prem systems to automate compliance evidence collection and…

Incremental Innovator Governance, Risk & Compliance
52 /100

Discern Security

Early-stage AI platform that uses agentic 'loops' to continuously assess, prioritize, and verify remediation of security-control gaps.

Incremental Innovator AI Security
52 /100

ValidMind

ValidMind is an AI model-risk governance platform for regulated industries, automating testing, documentation, validation and monitoring of AI…

Incremental Innovator AI Security
52 /100

Prosimo

Prosimo provides a multicloud networking and security platform that combines application-aware connectivity, security controls, and cloud cost management…

Incremental Innovator Network Security
52 /100

Guardsix (formerly Logpoint)

Guardsix, the March 2026 rebrand of European SIEM/SOAR vendor Logpoint, delivers a 'sovereign' security operations platform for lean…

Incremental Innovator Security Operations
52 /100

SECUINFRA GmbH

A well-established, regionally focused MDR and cyber defense specialist with a strong operating track record in the DACH…

Incremental Innovator Security Operations
52 /100

Start Left Security

Start Left Security (formerly Tauruseer) is a Jacksonville, Florida ASPM company combining a patented behavioral analytics engine with…

Incremental Innovator Application Security
52 /100

S-RM

S-RM is a global cyber security and corporate intelligence consultancy offering 24/7 incident response, managed cyber security services,…

Incremental Innovator Security Operations
52 /100

Libraesva

An established, cyber-native Italian email-security vendor with independent analyst recognition that has extended into security-awareness training through acquisition;…

Incremental Innovator Data Protection
52 /100

ClearVPN (MacPaw)

One-tap consumer VPN from Ukrainian software company MacPaw, offering encrypted browsing and free access for Ukrainian users.

Incremental Innovator Network Security
52 /100

Cipher (a Prosegur Company)

Managed detection and response provider backed by global physical-security firm Prosegur, offering a vendor-neutral xMDR platform layered on…

Incremental Innovator Security Operations
52 /100

Logpresso

Korean SIEM, SOAR, and DFIR platform with its own cyber threat intelligence feed, recently funded to expand cloud…

Incremental Innovator Security Operations
52 /100

CipherStash

Application-layer searchable encryption and data-level access control for Postgres, letting queries run against encrypted fields without decrypting them…

Incremental Innovator Data Protection
52 /100

Approov

Mobile app attestation and API-security platform (formerly CriticalBlue) that verifies genuine, untampered app instances at runtime to block…

Incremental Innovator Application Security
52 /100

Webroot

Cloud-based endpoint protection and DNS filtering vendor, now part of OpenText Cybersecurity, built around a lightweight agent and…

Incremental Innovator Threat & Vulnerability Management
52 /100

Vaultree

Encryption-as-a-service platform enabling searchable and computable encryption over data using standard hardware, so organizations can query and process…

Incremental Innovator Data Protection
52 /100

Ostorlab

Automated mobile and web application security testing platform combining attack surface discovery with AI-powered vulnerability scanning and remediation…

Incremental Innovator Application Security
52 /100

Tidal Cyber

A Virginia-based threat-informed defense platform, co-founded by three former MITRE ATT&CK leaders (Rick Gordon, Richard Struse, and Frank…

Incremental Innovator Threat & Vulnerability Management
52 /100

TrueFort

TrueFort provides real-time microsegmentation and application behavior monitoring for workloads and applications, aimed at stopping lateral movement inside…

Incremental Innovator Network Security
52 /100

Seald

Seald, based in Paris, France, built end-to-end encryption technology and developer-friendly encryption SDKs that let software teams add…

Incremental Innovator Data Protection
52 /100

Merlin Group

Federal cybersecurity solutions integrator and venture platform specializing in identity security, SOC modernization, and post-quantum readiness for U.S.…

Incremental Innovator Security Operations