M12

M12, the venture capital arm of Microsoft, focuses on investing in early-stage and growth-stage technology companies, primarily in North America and Israel. Established in 2012 and based in Seattle, with additional offices in other regions, M12 targets investments in sectors such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and enterprise software. The firm typically invests between $50,000 and $300,000 in companies across Series A to C. M12 also operates an accelerator program tailored for later-stage startups, offering a four to six-month curriculum and co-working space in Seattle. The firm aims to support startups that are innovating in technology and seeks to invest in accelerators as well.

Ahmed Deyab

Investor

Hina Dixit

Partner

Priyanka Mitra

Partner

Andrew Smyth

Managing Partner

James Wu

Partner

Past deals in Network Security

nsKnox

Series B in 2023
NsKnox Technologies is a software development company specializing in fraud prevention technology aimed at securing corporate payment systems. Established in 2016 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company offers innovative solutions to protect organizations from insider threats, external fraud, and data manipulation. Its unique approach to Cooperative Cyber Security (CCS) allows businesses to authenticate, authorize, and verify transactions in real-time, significantly enhancing payment protection across their systems. By addressing various forms of fraud, including social engineering and internal attacks, NsKnox enables organizations to ensure that every transaction is secure and reaches the intended beneficiary without complications.

Ox Security

Seed Round in 2022
Ox Security is the first end-to-end security solution to prevent attacks across your software. supply chain.

Hunters

Series C in 2022
Hunters is a cybersecurity company based in Tel Aviv, Israel, founded in 2018. It specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-based software solution designed to detect and prevent cyberattacks. The company's flagship platform, Hunters.AI, autonomously identifies threats that may evade traditional security measures, enhancing threat detection and response across various IT environments, including cloud and network infrastructures. By ingesting extensive security telemetry and intelligence from diverse data sources, the platform enriches threat signals with detailed attack intelligence. It employs machine learning and cloud-based analytics to correlate threat patterns and generate actionable visualized attack narratives, ultimately optimizing response times for cybersecurity teams.

Contrast Security

Series E in 2021
Contrast Security, Inc. specializes in developing security software that empowers applications to defend themselves against cyberattacks. Founded in 2014 and based in Los Altos, California, the company offers a suite of solutions designed to enhance application security. These include Contrast Assess, which identifies security flaws through vulnerability assessments, and Contrast Protect, a runtime self-protection solution that provides insights into attack behavior. The technology incorporates deep security instrumentation for continuous and accurate analysis of applications without the need for disruptive scanning or extensive security expertise. By integrating with development environments, Contrast Security enables development teams to create secure applications while maintaining productivity. Recognized as a leader in the field, Contrast Security has received accolades such as being named a "Visionary" by Gartner and winning the SC Awards 2017 Rookie Security Company of the Year.

Hunters

Series B in 2021
Hunters is a cybersecurity company based in Tel Aviv, Israel, founded in 2018. It specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-based software solution designed to detect and prevent cyberattacks. The company's flagship platform, Hunters.AI, autonomously identifies threats that may evade traditional security measures, enhancing threat detection and response across various IT environments, including cloud and network infrastructures. By ingesting extensive security telemetry and intelligence from diverse data sources, the platform enriches threat signals with detailed attack intelligence. It employs machine learning and cloud-based analytics to correlate threat patterns and generate actionable visualized attack narratives, ultimately optimizing response times for cybersecurity teams.

At-Bay

Series D in 2021
At-Bay, Inc. specializes in cyber insurance underwriting and risk management services, offering customized policies that cover information privacy, network security, cyber extortion, and financial fraud, among other areas. The company focuses on comprehensive risk assessment and proactive security analysis to help clients navigate and mitigate cyber risks effectively. Established in 2016 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, At-Bay also operates a research and development center in Tel Aviv, Israel. Through its innovative digital insurance platform, At-Bay supports clients and brokers in managing digital risks, enabling businesses to adopt new technologies confidently while addressing the persistent threat of cyber incidents.

Arkose Labs

Series C in 2021
Arkose Labs, Inc. is a technology company specializing in online fraud and abuse prevention for various sectors, including online marketplaces, travel, banking, social media, ticketing, and online gaming. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional location in Brisbane, Australia, the company offers a platform that safeguards consumer actions against threats such as account takeover, fake account abuse, scraping, spam, and gift card fraud. Arkose Labs employs a unique approach that focuses on determining true user intent and addressing attacks in real-time through risk assessments and interactive authentication challenges. By undermining the financial incentives behind fraudulent activities, the platform enhances security and improves customer experiences for businesses in retail, gaming, and fintech industries. Recognized by Gartner as a 2020 Cool Vendor, Arkose Labs aims to provide long-term protection while maintaining effective customer throughput.

Aqua Security

Series E in 2021
Aqua Security Software Ltd. specializes in providing security solutions for container-based and cloud-native applications, ensuring their protection from development through to production. The company's Aqua Cloud Native Security Platform offers comprehensive visibility and security automation across the application lifecycle, effectively detecting and preventing threats while facilitating regulatory compliance. Aqua also delivers open-source security tools, such as Kube-Bench and Kube-hunter, which assist in assessing and identifying vulnerabilities in Kubernetes environments. By addressing key areas like DevSecOps automation and multi-cloud security, Aqua Security serves a diverse clientele, including prominent organizations in finance, software development, and retail, with implementations spanning various cloud providers and on-premise technologies. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel, Aqua Security aims to enhance business agility and accelerate digital transformation for enterprises globally.

Hyas

Series B in 2021
HYAS Infosec Inc. is an information security company based in Nanaimo, Canada, founded in 2014. It specializes in developing advanced cybersecurity technology solutions for enterprise, small and medium-sized businesses, and consumer markets. The company's flagship product, Comox, is a security intelligence platform that connects specific attack instances and campaigns to historical indicators of compromise. It allows users to research malware samples and network traffic, providing valuable insights to enhance existing security information and event management (SIEM) efforts. Comox is utilized by a diverse clientele, including financial institutions, Fortune 500 companies, international law enforcement agencies, and major security firms. Additionally, HYAS is recognized as a leader in pre-zero-day cybersecurity risk, offering the industry’s first solution that seamlessly integrates with existing security frameworks to detect and mitigate cyber risks proactively while identifying potential adversaries.

Hunters

Series A in 2020
Hunters is a cybersecurity company based in Tel Aviv, Israel, founded in 2018. It specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-based software solution designed to detect and prevent cyberattacks. The company's flagship platform, Hunters.AI, autonomously identifies threats that may evade traditional security measures, enhancing threat detection and response across various IT environments, including cloud and network infrastructures. By ingesting extensive security telemetry and intelligence from diverse data sources, the platform enriches threat signals with detailed attack intelligence. It employs machine learning and cloud-based analytics to correlate threat patterns and generate actionable visualized attack narratives, ultimately optimizing response times for cybersecurity teams.

At-Bay

Series C in 2020
At-Bay, Inc. specializes in cyber insurance underwriting and risk management services, offering customized policies that cover information privacy, network security, cyber extortion, and financial fraud, among other areas. The company focuses on comprehensive risk assessment and proactive security analysis to help clients navigate and mitigate cyber risks effectively. Established in 2016 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, At-Bay also operates a research and development center in Tel Aviv, Israel. Through its innovative digital insurance platform, At-Bay supports clients and brokers in managing digital risks, enabling businesses to adopt new technologies confidently while addressing the persistent threat of cyber incidents.

SpyCloud

Series C in 2020
SpyCloud Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Austin, Texas, focused on preventing account takeovers and online fraud. Founded in 2016, it offers a comprehensive prevention platform that includes early-warning breach detection services, which alert businesses when employee or company accounts have been compromised. The company's solutions encompass account takeover fraud prevention, active directory protection, fraud investigation, and corporate exposure alerts. Additionally, SpyCloud provides password enforcement and a customizable API that integrates with various applications and security systems. By leveraging intelligence analysts and advanced analytics, SpyCloud helps organizations of all sizes protect the identities of their employees, consumers, and suppliers from cyber threats, enabling proactive measures against ransomware and account takeovers.

Hunters

Series A in 2020
Hunters is a cybersecurity company based in Tel Aviv, Israel, founded in 2018. It specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-based software solution designed to detect and prevent cyberattacks. The company's flagship platform, Hunters.AI, autonomously identifies threats that may evade traditional security measures, enhancing threat detection and response across various IT environments, including cloud and network infrastructures. By ingesting extensive security telemetry and intelligence from diverse data sources, the platform enriches threat signals with detailed attack intelligence. It employs machine learning and cloud-based analytics to correlate threat patterns and generate actionable visualized attack narratives, ultimately optimizing response times for cybersecurity teams.

Synack

Series D in 2020
Synack, Inc. provides a crowdsourced security platform for penetration testing. It offers Synack that enables customer data integrity, privacy, and confidentiality. The company’s military-grade virtual private testing environment platform allows the global security community accessible to enterprises and engages global security researchers to test systems in virtual private testing environments, as well as provides secure manual security assessment. Synack, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Aqua Security

Series D in 2020
Aqua Security Software Ltd. specializes in providing security solutions for container-based and cloud-native applications, ensuring their protection from development through to production. The company's Aqua Cloud Native Security Platform offers comprehensive visibility and security automation across the application lifecycle, effectively detecting and preventing threats while facilitating regulatory compliance. Aqua also delivers open-source security tools, such as Kube-Bench and Kube-hunter, which assist in assessing and identifying vulnerabilities in Kubernetes environments. By addressing key areas like DevSecOps automation and multi-cloud security, Aqua Security serves a diverse clientele, including prominent organizations in finance, software development, and retail, with implementations spanning various cloud providers and on-premise technologies. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel, Aqua Security aims to enhance business agility and accelerate digital transformation for enterprises globally.

At-Bay

Series B in 2020
At-Bay, Inc. specializes in cyber insurance underwriting and risk management services, offering customized policies that cover information privacy, network security, cyber extortion, and financial fraud, among other areas. The company focuses on comprehensive risk assessment and proactive security analysis to help clients navigate and mitigate cyber risks effectively. Established in 2016 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, At-Bay also operates a research and development center in Tel Aviv, Israel. Through its innovative digital insurance platform, At-Bay supports clients and brokers in managing digital risks, enabling businesses to adopt new technologies confidently while addressing the persistent threat of cyber incidents.

Arkose Labs

Series B in 2020
Arkose Labs, Inc. is a technology company specializing in online fraud and abuse prevention for various sectors, including online marketplaces, travel, banking, social media, ticketing, and online gaming. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional location in Brisbane, Australia, the company offers a platform that safeguards consumer actions against threats such as account takeover, fake account abuse, scraping, spam, and gift card fraud. Arkose Labs employs a unique approach that focuses on determining true user intent and addressing attacks in real-time through risk assessments and interactive authentication challenges. By undermining the financial incentives behind fraudulent activities, the platform enhances security and improves customer experiences for businesses in retail, gaming, and fintech industries. Recognized by Gartner as a 2020 Cool Vendor, Arkose Labs aims to provide long-term protection while maintaining effective customer throughput.

Trusona

Series C in 2020
Trusona, Inc. is a technology company specializing in identity and authentication solutions designed to enhance security without relying on traditional passwords. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Trusona develops a software platform that offers passwordless and multi-factor authentication, making the login experience both secure and user-friendly. The company's innovative approach eliminates the need for users to create, remember, or manage passwords, thereby reducing the risk of identity theft and account compromise. Trusona's patented technology leverages the unique characteristics of each digital interaction to verify the authenticity of users. Their offerings cater to various sectors, providing tools for employees and consumers, as well as features like ID scanning and compliance with regulatory standards.

Illusive

Venture Round in 2019
Illusive Networks Ltd. specializes in cybersecurity solutions that utilize deception technology to protect organizations from advanced cyber threats. The company offers a range of services, including compliance support, insider threat defense, and cloud security solutions. Their product suite includes the Illusive Networks Management Platform for centralized cyber security management, the Attack Surface Manager for continuous network vulnerability discovery, and tools for attack detection and intelligence that provide actionable insights into cyber incidents. Illusive Networks serves various industries, including financial services, healthcare, legal, manufacturing, retail, and technology. Founded in 2014, the company operates from its headquarters in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, and has an additional office in New York, New York.

AnyVision

Series A in 2019
AnyVision Interactive Technologies Ltd. specializes in facial recognition technology solutions for consumers, enterprises, and security sectors. Founded in 2014 and based in Holon, Israel, the company provides various services, including SesaMe, a customer onboarding and authentication SDK, and Abraxas, a touchless access control solution for secure entry points. AnyVision's offerings extend to smart space optimization through its insights platform and cater to a range of industries such as banking, education, corrections, casinos, airports, and automotive. The company is recognized for its ability to develop advanced recognition platforms that operate in real-time across different sensors and resolutions, enabling effective analysis in crowded environments. AnyVision's technology is designed to seamlessly integrate with existing camera systems, enhancing their capabilities for security and operational efficiency.

Aqua Security

Series C in 2019
Aqua Security Software Ltd. specializes in providing security solutions for container-based and cloud-native applications, ensuring their protection from development through to production. The company's Aqua Cloud Native Security Platform offers comprehensive visibility and security automation across the application lifecycle, effectively detecting and preventing threats while facilitating regulatory compliance. Aqua also delivers open-source security tools, such as Kube-Bench and Kube-hunter, which assist in assessing and identifying vulnerabilities in Kubernetes environments. By addressing key areas like DevSecOps automation and multi-cloud security, Aqua Security serves a diverse clientele, including prominent organizations in finance, software development, and retail, with implementations spanning various cloud providers and on-premise technologies. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel, Aqua Security aims to enhance business agility and accelerate digital transformation for enterprises globally.

Contrast Security

Series D in 2019
Contrast Security, Inc. specializes in developing security software that empowers applications to defend themselves against cyberattacks. Founded in 2014 and based in Los Altos, California, the company offers a suite of solutions designed to enhance application security. These include Contrast Assess, which identifies security flaws through vulnerability assessments, and Contrast Protect, a runtime self-protection solution that provides insights into attack behavior. The technology incorporates deep security instrumentation for continuous and accurate analysis of applications without the need for disruptive scanning or extensive security expertise. By integrating with development environments, Contrast Security enables development teams to create secure applications while maintaining productivity. Recognized as a leader in the field, Contrast Security has received accolades such as being named a "Visionary" by Gartner and winning the SC Awards 2017 Rookie Security Company of the Year.

SpyCloud

Series B in 2019
SpyCloud Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Austin, Texas, focused on preventing account takeovers and online fraud. Founded in 2016, it offers a comprehensive prevention platform that includes early-warning breach detection services, which alert businesses when employee or company accounts have been compromised. The company's solutions encompass account takeover fraud prevention, active directory protection, fraud investigation, and corporate exposure alerts. Additionally, SpyCloud provides password enforcement and a customizable API that integrates with various applications and security systems. By leveraging intelligence analysts and advanced analytics, SpyCloud helps organizations of all sizes protect the identities of their employees, consumers, and suppliers from cyber threats, enabling proactive measures against ransomware and account takeovers.

nsKnox

Series A in 2019
NsKnox Technologies is a software development company specializing in fraud prevention technology aimed at securing corporate payment systems. Established in 2016 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company offers innovative solutions to protect organizations from insider threats, external fraud, and data manipulation. Its unique approach to Cooperative Cyber Security (CCS) allows businesses to authenticate, authorize, and verify transactions in real-time, significantly enhancing payment protection across their systems. By addressing various forms of fraud, including social engineering and internal attacks, NsKnox enables organizations to ensure that every transaction is secure and reaches the intended beneficiary without complications.

Hyas

Series A in 2018
HYAS Infosec Inc. is an information security company based in Nanaimo, Canada, founded in 2014. It specializes in developing advanced cybersecurity technology solutions for enterprise, small and medium-sized businesses, and consumer markets. The company's flagship product, Comox, is a security intelligence platform that connects specific attack instances and campaigns to historical indicators of compromise. It allows users to research malware samples and network traffic, providing valuable insights to enhance existing security information and event management (SIEM) efforts. Comox is utilized by a diverse clientele, including financial institutions, Fortune 500 companies, international law enforcement agencies, and major security firms. Additionally, HYAS is recognized as a leader in pre-zero-day cybersecurity risk, offering the industry’s first solution that seamlessly integrates with existing security frameworks to detect and mitigate cyber risks proactively while identifying potential adversaries.

Hyas

Series A in 2018
HYAS Infosec Inc. is an information security company based in Nanaimo, Canada, founded in 2014. It specializes in developing advanced cybersecurity technology solutions for enterprise, small and medium-sized businesses, and consumer markets. The company's flagship product, Comox, is a security intelligence platform that connects specific attack instances and campaigns to historical indicators of compromise. It allows users to research malware samples and network traffic, providing valuable insights to enhance existing security information and event management (SIEM) efforts. Comox is utilized by a diverse clientele, including financial institutions, Fortune 500 companies, international law enforcement agencies, and major security firms. Additionally, HYAS is recognized as a leader in pre-zero-day cybersecurity risk, offering the industry’s first solution that seamlessly integrates with existing security frameworks to detect and mitigate cyber risks proactively while identifying potential adversaries.

Contrast Security

Series C in 2017
Contrast Security, Inc. specializes in developing security software that empowers applications to defend themselves against cyberattacks. Founded in 2014 and based in Los Altos, California, the company offers a suite of solutions designed to enhance application security. These include Contrast Assess, which identifies security flaws through vulnerability assessments, and Contrast Protect, a runtime self-protection solution that provides insights into attack behavior. The technology incorporates deep security instrumentation for continuous and accurate analysis of applications without the need for disruptive scanning or extensive security expertise. By integrating with development environments, Contrast Security enables development teams to create secure applications while maintaining productivity. Recognized as a leader in the field, Contrast Security has received accolades such as being named a "Visionary" by Gartner and winning the SC Awards 2017 Rookie Security Company of the Year.

Aqua Security

Series B in 2017
Aqua Security Software Ltd. specializes in providing security solutions for container-based and cloud-native applications, ensuring their protection from development through to production. The company's Aqua Cloud Native Security Platform offers comprehensive visibility and security automation across the application lifecycle, effectively detecting and preventing threats while facilitating regulatory compliance. Aqua also delivers open-source security tools, such as Kube-Bench and Kube-hunter, which assist in assessing and identifying vulnerabilities in Kubernetes environments. By addressing key areas like DevSecOps automation and multi-cloud security, Aqua Security serves a diverse clientele, including prominent organizations in finance, software development, and retail, with implementations spanning various cloud providers and on-premise technologies. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel, Aqua Security aims to enhance business agility and accelerate digital transformation for enterprises globally.

Trusona

Series B in 2017
Trusona, Inc. is a technology company specializing in identity and authentication solutions designed to enhance security without relying on traditional passwords. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Trusona develops a software platform that offers passwordless and multi-factor authentication, making the login experience both secure and user-friendly. The company's innovative approach eliminates the need for users to create, remember, or manage passwords, thereby reducing the risk of identity theft and account compromise. Trusona's patented technology leverages the unique characteristics of each digital interaction to verify the authenticity of users. Their offerings cater to various sectors, providing tools for employees and consumers, as well as features like ID scanning and compliance with regulatory standards.

Synack

Series C in 2017
Synack, Inc. provides a crowdsourced security platform for penetration testing. It offers Synack that enables customer data integrity, privacy, and confidentiality. The company’s military-grade virtual private testing environment platform allows the global security community accessible to enterprises and engages global security researchers to test systems in virtual private testing environments, as well as provides secure manual security assessment. Synack, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Redwood City, California.

SnapRoute

Series A in 2017
As of November 7, 2019, SnapRoute, Inc. was acquired by Infoblox Inc.. SnapRoute, Inc. develops open source network stack for enterprises. It offers Network Protocol Stack that runs on various commoditized network hardware with various open Linux operating systems. The company delivers a CI/CD network infrastructure for the DevOps age. SnapRoute, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Santa Clara, California.

Illusive

Venture Round in 2017
Illusive Networks Ltd. specializes in cybersecurity solutions that utilize deception technology to protect organizations from advanced cyber threats. The company offers a range of services, including compliance support, insider threat defense, and cloud security solutions. Their product suite includes the Illusive Networks Management Platform for centralized cyber security management, the Attack Surface Manager for continuous network vulnerability discovery, and tools for attack detection and intelligence that provide actionable insights into cyber incidents. Illusive Networks serves various industries, including financial services, healthcare, legal, manufacturing, retail, and technology. Founded in 2014, the company operates from its headquarters in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, and has an additional office in New York, New York.

Aqua Security

Series A in 2016
Aqua Security Software Ltd. specializes in providing security solutions for container-based and cloud-native applications, ensuring their protection from development through to production. The company's Aqua Cloud Native Security Platform offers comprehensive visibility and security automation across the application lifecycle, effectively detecting and preventing threats while facilitating regulatory compliance. Aqua also delivers open-source security tools, such as Kube-Bench and Kube-hunter, which assist in assessing and identifying vulnerabilities in Kubernetes environments. By addressing key areas like DevSecOps automation and multi-cloud security, Aqua Security serves a diverse clientele, including prominent organizations in finance, software development, and retail, with implementations spanning various cloud providers and on-premise technologies. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel, Aqua Security aims to enhance business agility and accelerate digital transformation for enterprises globally.
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