Thistle Technologies builds infrastructure to enable IoT manufacturers to reliably and securely deliver software updates to devices that otherwise lack update mechanisms. The company was founded by security veteran Window Snyder, who previously held senior roles at Apple, Intel and Microsoft and served as chief security officer at Mozilla, Square and Fastly. Thistle aims to serve device makers that lack the personnel or resources to integrate update mechanisms, letting them focus on customer-facing features while Thistle provides the update infrastructure. The startup positions its product as a defense against widespread IoT vulnerabilities, botnets and attackers that leverage weak default credentials or unpatchable devices. The company cites regulatory momentum—California and the U.K. have passed IoT security laws—that could drive manufacturers to adopt update mechanisms for compliance. With seed funding in place, Thistle is focused on hiring device and back-end engineers, product managers, and building partnerships with device manufacturers.

Total raised

$3M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Apr 2021