The latest in our series of articles on venture funding to non-tech founders features a former magician's assistant and ballet dancer who's building cybersecurity software with $4.2 million in seed funding.
From Ballet To Breach Prevention: How A Magician’s Son Raised $4.2M In Seed Funding For His Cybersecurity Startup
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Veriff is a global AI-native identity platform building trust online
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HQ: Tallinn, Estonia
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TRM is building a safer world for billions of people.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Cyble - World’s First Intelligence-Driven, AI-Native Security…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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AI company transforming enterprise physical security to prevent…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Cybersecurity startup Armadin Inc. today announced that it has raised $255.5 million in funding at a valuation exceeding $2.5 billion. Andreessen Horowitz and Accel co-led the Series B round. They were joined by…
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$256M · Series B · Oct 2026
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YC's most popular security compliance platform (SOC 2, ISO 27001,…
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HQ: Amsterdam, Netherlands
The latest in our series of articles on venture funding to non-tech founders features a former magician's assistant and ballet dancer who's building cybersecurity software with $4.2 million in seed funding.
Latest round: $4.2M Seed (Oct 2026).
Similar startups: Veriff, TRM Labs, and Cyble.