SlashNext, based in Pleasanton, CA, provides SaaS-based spear‑phishing and human‑hacking defense across digital channels and apps. The company’s SlashNext 360° Defense Service employs its patented AI SEER technology to detect zero‑hour phishing threats via dynamic run‑time analysis of billions of URLs per day using virtual browsers and machine learning. It protects mobile apps, browser extensions, and APIs and integrates with mobile endpoint management and incident response services. SlashNext has developed reseller partnerships with Palo Alto Networks XSOAR Marketplace, Microsoft Azure Marketplace, Synnex, and over 50 VAR partners. Led by CEO Patrick Harr, the company aims to expand its AI cloud and on‑device multi‑channel, multi‑language detection of SMiShing, Vishing, BEC, bank fraud, scams, credential theft, ransomware, social engineering, and other malicious digital attacks. It will use the new funding to scale customer acquisition and operations domestically and internationally. SlashNext is a Pleasanton, CA-based provider of advanced protection solutions against socially engineered attacks, malware, exploits and data theft. Led by founder and CEO Atif Mushtaq, the company’s core product is the Active Cyber Defense System, a cloud-based "Progressive Learning" platform built specifically for cybersecurity. The system is designed to detect and block socially engineered attacks, malware and exploits across all networked devices. It targets protection for all versions of Windows, OSX, Linux, iOS devices as well as IoT devices, smart TVs, printers, medical devices and SCADA systems. Financially, SlashNext closed a $9M Series A in April 2017 led by Norwest Venture Partners and Wing Venture Capital, bringing total funding to over $10M.

Total raised

$35M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Series B

Latest activity

Oct 2021