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Innovation Tier

Meaningful Innovator

A materially better way to solve the problem (70-84).

83 /100

Wiz

Agentless, graph-based cloud security platform that maps multi-cloud risk end-to-end, now owned by Google after a record $32B…

Meaningful Innovator Cloud Security
83 /100

Endor Labs

Reachability-based software composition analysis that filters open-source dependency risk down to what code paths are actually exploitable.

Meaningful Innovator Application Security
83 /100

ThreatLocker

CISO Reviewed

Zero Trust endpoint protection platform that blocks unknown applications by default through allowlisting, ringfencing, and storage control.

Meaningful Innovator Application Security
82 /100

Forward

CISO Reviewed

Builds a mathematically accurate 'digital twin' of enterprise networks, letting teams verify network and security changes before they…

Meaningful Innovator Network Security
82 /100

Socket

A software supply chain security platform that combines automated dependency analysis with human verification to catch malicious and…

Meaningful Innovator Application Security
82 /100

JFrog

Public software supply chain security platform (Xray plus Advanced Security) that scans binaries and artifacts end-to-end from the…

Meaningful Innovator Application Security
82 /100

Apiiro

Builds a continuous 'code risk graph' that maps code, developers, and cloud deployment to prioritize AppSec findings by…

Meaningful Innovator Application Security
82 /100

Teleport

An identity-based infrastructure access platform issuing short-lived cryptographic identities for humans, machines, and AI agents in place of…

Meaningful Innovator Identity & Access Management
80 /100

AuditBoard (rebranded Optro)

Connected-risk platform for audit, SOX, risk, and compliance, recently rebranded from AuditBoard to Optro under an AI-agent-driven repositioning.

Meaningful Innovator Governance, Risk & Compliance
80 /100

SpecterOps

Identity attack-path security specialist behind BloodHound, the widely used open-source tool for mapping Active Directory and Entra ID…

Meaningful Innovator Identity & Access Management
80 /100

Synack Inc

A penetration-testing-as-a-service platform pairing a vetted researcher community with AI-driven attack surface discovery for continuous security validation.

Meaningful Innovator Threat & Vulnerability Management
80 /100

Chainguard

Provides hardened, minimal, continuously-rebuilt container images and software packages to eliminate vulnerabilities before they reach production.

Meaningful Innovator Cloud Security
78 /100

Horizon3.ai

Autonomous penetration testing company whose NodeZero platform self-attacks networks without persistent agents, aiming to replace annual manual pentests…

Meaningful Innovator Threat & Vulnerability Management
78 /100

Adaptive Security

AI-driven platform that simulates deepfake, voice, and multichannel social-engineering attacks to train and test organizations against next-generation phishing.

Meaningful Innovator AI Security
78 /100

Abnormal AI

AI-native behavioral security platform that analyzes sender identity and communication patterns, rather than message content alone, to stop…

Meaningful Innovator Security Operations
78 /100

CybelAngel

External attack surface management and digital risk protection platform that scans the open, deep, and dark web for…

Meaningful Innovator Attack Surface Management
78 /100

watchTowr

Singapore-based platform combining external attack surface management with continuous automated red teaming to validate whether exposures are actually…

Meaningful Innovator Attack Surface Management
78 /100

Zscaler

A cloud-native security-service-edge pioneer that routes all user traffic through a global proxy cloud instead of backhauling it…

Meaningful Innovator Network Security
78 /100

Keyfactor

Machine identity and PKI management platform helping enterprises secure certificates, keys, and post-quantum cryptography readiness at scale.

Meaningful Innovator Identity & Access Management
78 /100

Arcova

Cybersecurity advisory and managed services firm, rebranded from MorganFranklin Cyber, offering GRC, IAM, OT security, and a cloud-based…

Meaningful Innovator Governance, Risk & Compliance
78 /100

Quilr

Early-stage agentic AI security startup building a 'Service-as-Software' platform to guard against human-related breaches and secure AI agent…

Meaningful Innovator AI Security
78 /100

ArmorCode

Tool-agnostic ASPM layer that correlates findings from 300+ existing security tools into one prioritized backlog, without running its…

Meaningful Innovator Application Security
78 /100

CyCognito

Agentless attack surface management platform that maps organizations' entire external footprint, including subsidiaries and shadow assets, using graph-based…

Meaningful Innovator Attack Surface Management
78 /100

Claroty

Cyber-physical systems protection platform securing industrial, healthcare and enterprise IoT devices for critical infrastructure operators.

Meaningful Innovator Network Security