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Innovation Tier

Incremental Innovator

Improves on existing approaches (50-69).

67 /100

DataDome

Real-time bot and fraud protection platform using machine learning to distinguish malicious automated traffic from legitimate users.

Incremental Innovator Application Security
67 /100

Clover Security

AI-agent platform that analyzes software architecture and design documents to catch security design flaws before code is written.

Incremental Innovator Application Security
67 /100

VicOne

VicOne, a Trend Micro venture, builds automotive and connected-vehicle cybersecurity software used by OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers to…

Incremental Innovator Threat & Vulnerability Management
67 /100

SurePath AI

Denver startup that discovers shadow AI and agentic activity at the network layer; acquired by F5 in 2026…

Incremental Innovator AI Security
67 /100

IOActive

IOActive is a Seattle-based penetration testing and security research firm known for original vulnerability research into satellites, ATMs,…

Incremental Innovator Threat & Vulnerability Management
67 /100

Beacon Security

AI-native cybersecurity platform building a trustworthy data foundation and library of specialized security agents for automated detection, investigation,…

Incremental Innovator AI Security
67 /100

DataKrypto

Fully homomorphic encryption technology that keeps data and AI models encrypted throughout training, inference, and deployment.

Incremental Innovator AI Security
67 /100

SpyCloud

Identity threat protection vendor that mines breach and darknet data to detect exposed credentials and session cookies before…

Incremental Innovator Identity & Access Management
67 /100

Exein

Embedded runtime security platform that builds real-time threat detection directly into IoT and connected-device firmware.

Incremental Innovator Application Security
67 /100

Odaseva

A San Francisco data-protection vendor offering five-layer encryption and purpose-built backup for Salesforce, serving Fortune 500-scale customers since…

Incremental Innovator Data Protection
67 /100

Semgrep

Open-source-led static analysis platform for code scanning, supply chain and secrets detection, powering GitLab's SAST engine.

Incremental Innovator Application Security
67 /100

LevelBlue

Managed security services provider spun off from AT&T Cybersecurity in 2024, majority-owned by WillJam Ventures, describing itself as…

Incremental Innovator Managed Security Services (MSSP/MDR)
67 /100

Vali Cyber

A Charlottesville, Virginia startup building ZeroLock, a VMware-certified runtime security platform that protects ESXi and Linux hypervisors from…

Incremental Innovator Threat & Vulnerability Management
67 /100

Manifest Cyber

New York-based software supply chain security company automating SBOM generation, sharing and compliance for enterprises and government.

Incremental Innovator Application Security
67 /100

Intel 471

A cyber threat intelligence provider built around human analysts with law enforcement and intelligence backgrounds, tracking cybercriminal actors…

Incremental Innovator Threat & Vulnerability Management
67 /100

CryptoLab

CryptoLab commercializes homomorphic encryption and post-quantum cryptography, founded by the inventor of the CKKS encryption scheme now used…

Incremental Innovator Data Protection
67 /100

Cast AI

Automates Kubernetes cost optimization and security posture management, continuously right-sizing and hardening clusters without manual tuning.

Incremental Innovator Cloud Security
67 /100

Entro Security

Cloud platform unifying discovery and protection of AI agents, non-human identities, and secrets like API keys and tokens…

Incremental Innovator Identity & Access Management
67 /100

Apono

Zero standing privilege platform providing just-in-time, just-enough cloud access for human, machine, and AI-agent identities.

Incremental Innovator Identity & Access Management
67 /100

Proton Mail

End-to-end encrypted email service from Switzerland's Proton AG, now majority-controlled by a non-profit foundation, serving over 100 million…

Incremental Innovator Data Protection
67 /100

BlackCloak

Digital executive protection platform providing concierge-style personal cybersecurity for corporate executives, board members, and high-net-worth individuals.

Incremental Innovator Data Protection
65 /100

Cymphony

Builds a 'workforce security graph' mapping employees, machines, and AI agents to their access, data, and activity for…

Incremental Innovator Identity & Access Management
65 /100

Daylight

Tel Aviv-based managed detection and response provider combining AI agents with human analysts, extended to detect threats against…

Incremental Innovator Managed Security Services (MSSP/MDR)
65 /100

SCI Semiconductor

SCI Semiconductor builds memory-safe computer chips designed to eliminate the vulnerability class behind roughly 70% of cyberattacks.

Incremental Innovator Application Security