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Innovation Tier

Incremental Innovator

Improves on existing approaches (50-69).

53 /100

Cofide

A six-person, 2024-founded London startup issuing short-lived identities to AI agents, acquired by Keyfactor in July 2026.

Incremental Innovator AI Security
53 /100

Arrakis Security

Autonomous workforce governance platform that discovers AI agents, monitors their behavior, and blocks policy violations across SaaS, cloud,…

Incremental Innovator AI Security
53 /100

Hunters

A 'SOC platform' positioned as a SIEM alternative, built on a cloud data lake to decouple security-data storage…

Incremental Innovator Security Operations
53 /100

Ceeyu

A Belgian attack surface management and third-party risk platform combining continuous external scanning with compliance questionnaires, built around…

Incremental Innovator Attack Surface Management
53 /100

SOC Prime

Threat detection content marketplace built on the open Sigma rule format, delivering MITRE ATT&CK-mapped detections translated across 28+…

Incremental Innovator Threat & Vulnerability Management
53 /100

IntelliGRC

IntelliGRC is a compliance automation platform built specifically for MSPs, MSSPs, and small defense contractors navigating CMMC and…

Incremental Innovator Governance, Risk & Compliance
53 /100

PQSecure Technologies

Supplier of silicon-ready post-quantum cryptography IP cores and software with side-channel protections for FPGA, ASIC and SoC designs.

Incremental Innovator Quantum Resilience
53 /100

Naq

Compliance automation platform helping digital health suppliers meet NHS cyber standards such as Cyber Essentials, DSPT and DTAC.

Incremental Innovator Governance, Risk & Compliance
53 /100

Bridewell

UK-founded managed security services provider running 24/7 SOC, MDR, and compliance services, now merging with French MSSP I-TRACING…

Incremental Innovator Managed Security Services (MSSP/MDR)
53 /100

Onit Security

Israeli exposure management startup founded in 2025 whose AI agents investigate, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities based on business…

Incremental Innovator Threat & Vulnerability Management
53 /100

Deepfence

Cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) built around the open-source ThreatMapper scanner and its commercial ThreatStryker runtime protection layer.

Incremental Innovator Cloud Security
53 /100

Ghost Security

Austin-based AI-native application and API security startup whose Exorcist agent automates API discovery and vulnerability remediation.

Incremental Innovator Application Security
53 /100

DeepSource

Y Combinator-backed code review platform combining hybrid static analysis and AI to catch security vulnerabilities and code quality…

Incremental Innovator Application Security
53 /100

Monnai

A profitable Los Angeles identity and risk-data infrastructure company that raised $12M in January 2026 after fivefold revenue…

Incremental Innovator Identity & Access Management
52 /100

Aurva

Early-stage data security posture management and data detection-and-response platform built to track human, service, and AI-agent data access…

Incremental Innovator Data Protection
52 /100

Virtual Guardian

Toronto-based MSSP offering 24/7 SOC monitoring, governance and compliance consulting, and API/application security under the unified Virtual Guardian…

Incremental Innovator Managed Security Services (MSSP/MDR)
52 /100

CyberQ Group

UK-based MSSP delivering CREST-accredited SOC monitoring, penetration testing, and vCISO advisory services to mid-market organizations.

Incremental Innovator Security Operations
52 /100

TCPWave

DDI (DNS, DHCP, IPAM) platform with security-hardened DNS built in to defend against DDoS, tunneling, and data exfiltration…

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

Nexis

Nexis is a German identity governance and administration platform acquired by InfraVia and Tikehau Capital to fund European…

Incremental Innovator Identity & Access Management
52 /100

indevis

Munich-based managed security service provider running firewall, SD-WAN, and incident response operations for mid-market and regulated German enterprises.

Incremental Innovator Managed Security Services (MSSP/MDR)
52 /100

iDNA

iDNA (Groupe IDNA, encompassing IDNA and AURA iT) is a Paris-based cybersecurity consulting and engineering specialist with roughly…

Incremental Innovator Governance, Risk & Compliance
52 /100

Appgate

Zero Trust Network Access vendor selling software-defined perimeter access and fraud protection to enterprises and governments.

Incremental Innovator Network Security
52 /100

Cybera

A Secure SD-WAN and managed security product line for highly distributed multi-site retailers, now operated as part of…

Incremental Innovator Network Security