• GoSecure

  Participated · Equity · Nov 2016

  GoSecure provides an integrated Managed Detection and Response (MDR) platform that combines endpoint, network, and email threat detection with behavioral analysis, memory forensics, machine learning, and reputational techniques. The platform delivers predictive multi-vector detection, prevention, and response, and the company reports detecting and mitigating threats on average in less than 15 minutes. Since launching as CounterTack in 2012, GoSecure has acquired several companies and grown to about 200 employees with country headquarters in Montreal, Quebec, and San Diego, California. Management says the company continues to add new customers at the highest rate in its history and that growth accelerated prior to the COVID-19 pandemic has continued as organizations adopt a more mobile workforce. Future plans emphasized by management and investors focus on increasing awareness and adoption of GoSecure's MDR approach and going to market at full speed. Financially, the company recently closed an oversubscribed $35M Series E growth round. CounterTack is a Waltham, Massachusetts-based provider of behavior- and memory-based Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) technology. Led by CEO Neal Creighton, the company offers an Endpoint Threat Platform (ETP) that supplies threat context, organizational resiliency, and broad visibility to mitigate endpoint risk and reduce the impact of advanced attacks in real time. CounterTack delivers its endpoint security solutions to over 250 customers globally. The company received an investment from NTT Docomo Ventures and intends to use the funds to continue to grow globally. The article does not disclose the amount or specific instrument of the investment. CounterTack offers a behavior- and memory-based Endpoint Threat Platform (ETP) that combines behavioral analysis, machine learning, and reputational techniques to detect and remediate advanced threats. The company is building its ETP on the SAP HANA in-memory analytics platform and incorporates Smart Data Streaming, machine learning, predictive analysis, natural language processing, and graph features. CounterTack says this architecture enables rapid ingestion of huge volumes of data and full-fidelity data persistence to provide situational awareness for security analysts. It announced a strategic partnership with SAP NS2 to deliver full-spectrum, highly scalable endpoint security to enterprise and government customers and to bolster ETP deployments at enterprise scale. CounterTack is investing in future capabilities to add detection algorithms, improve performance, and increase deployment flexibility on premise or in the cloud. Financially, the company recently announced a $20 million Series D growth financing and reports delivering its technology to over 250 customers globally. CounterTack sells behaviorally-based EDR technology—notably its Sentinel continuous monitoring and threat response platform and the Digital DNA (DDNA) in-memory binary analysis engine. The company emphasizes predictive, behavior-based detection combined with binary analysis to detect zero-days, rootkits, targeted malware and advanced persistent threats. CounterTack reported nearly 150% year-over-year growth in the APAC market and said over 225 customers use its solutions globally. The DDNA product licensing program has accelerated growth and has been integrated with more than five major cyber organizations. CounterTack has bolstered its Federal presence with the appointment of Matthew Addington and plans to accelerate hiring while unveiling multiple strategic initiatives and a major partner to scale its U.S. Federal business over the next six months. CounterTack builds the Sentinel platform, a real-time Big Data endpoint detection and response solution that provides visibility, forensic analysis, threat visualization and automated response across enterprise endpoints. The platform uses tamper-resistant collection for behavioral capture on laptops, servers, workstations and mobile devices to detect advanced, persistent threats at scale. CounterTack sells to enterprise and SMB customers and distributes via strategic MSSP partnerships. The company has reported strong growth, citing 300% year-over-year Q1 growth from 2014 to 2015. The new funding is intended to support an accelerated go-to-market strategy and further global expansion, including plans for Asian growth mentioned by investor EDBI. CounterTack positions its Big Data architecture as a scalable alternative to SQL-based detection approaches for enterprise security teams.

• Team8

  Participated · Series B · Feb 2016

  Team8 is an Israeli cybersecurity startup builder that forms and funds security companies. Founded in 2014 by former Unit 8200 members, it has launched Illusive Networks and Claroty and holds several other companies in stealth. Illusive has raised $30 million to date, and Claroty raised $32 million last September in a round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. In 2016 Team8 reported that its companies generated more than $22 million in sales. The firm announced a partnership with Citigroup to collaborate on protection technologies; Citigroup has not invested. Team8 plans to hire 100 new employees across its four offices in Israel, the UK, the US, and Singapore. The company says new investors will improve its research capabilities and access to large enterprises. Team8 is an Israeli cybersecurity venture creation corporation that focuses on building and investing in cybersecurity startups. The company is described in the article as a venture creation firm in the cyber sector. It secured external strategic funding to support its operations and portfolio activities. The reported financing is intended as strategic backing from major technology, telecom and investment firms. No operating metrics, valuation, or use-of-proceeds details were disclosed in the article. Team8 combines a think tank, venture capital and startup foundry model to conceive and finance cybersecurity startups. Founders include CEO Nadav Zafrir, a former head of Unit 8200, fellow intelligence veteran Israel Grimberg, and startup veteran Liran Grinberg. The company begins with research to develop a "cyber‑thesis" that identifies a specific security problem, then incubates and finances startups built around that thesis while acting as co‑founders. Team8 differentiates itself by involving strategic partners early in the process to validate and drive adoption of novel solutions. It announced an $18M Series A from a set of strategic and financial investors. The firm is already testing the model with a stealth startup addressing advanced persistent threats, led by Check Point veteran Ofer Israeli, focused on a self‑defending, constantly changing network.

• Ikanos

  Led · Equity · Sep 2014

  Ikanos Communications supplies broadband communications semiconductors and related software. Its chip portfolio includes VDSL, VDSL2 vectoring, the Neos G.fast platform (in prototype), and gateway devices. The company acquired Conexant’s broadband semiconductor line in 2009, which brought in PON device IP. Ikanos is exploring strategies to extend its core business and has signaled potential interest in PON technology to leverage that acquired IP. CEO Omid Tahernia said the company will collaborate with Alcatel‑Lucent on the development of ultra‑broadband products while maintaining non‑exclusive development. Ikanos announced a new $16.25 million financing and plans to use proceeds for working capital, general corporate purposes, and capital expenditures.

• CiiNOW

  Participated · Series A · Dec 2011

  CiiNOW is a Mountain View cloud compute platform developer that builds a white‑label platform enabling game publishers, retailers, and carriers to deliver visually‑rich applications across PCs, set‑top boxes, tablets and phones. Its HybridGFX technology leverages client device capabilities and transmits compressed graphics commands with overlaid video to reduce bandwidth, improve image fidelity and lower datacenter costs. The platform complements native and browser solutions and supports flexible monetization via asset sales, rentals or monthly subscriptions. CiiNOW targets the $60 billion gaming market as it transitions from physical media to digital distribution. The company plans to use funding to accelerate hiring, engineering and partnership development and is discussing additional strategic investments with several partners as it builds out its real‑time cloud compute ecosystem.

No current team members are available.