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| 07.08.2026 | Balance Theory Secures $19 Million to Revolutionize Cybersecurity Investment with AI | Balance Theory raised $19 million in Series A funding. This AI-native platform redefines cybersecurity investment strategy for CISOs. It enables data-driven decision-making and efficient execution across three connected systems. SYN Venture... |
| 03.08.2026 | Balance Theory Raises $19M in Series A Funding | Balance Theory, a Columbia, MD-based provider of an AI-native platform for cybersecurity investment decisions and execution, raised $19M in Series A funding.
The round was led by SYN Ventures with participation from DataTribe and TEDCO.
The... |
| 07.11.2025 | Rilevera Secures $3M Seed Funding to Automate Critical Cyber Threat Detection | Rilevera, a New Jersey startup, secured $3 million in seed funding. DataTribe spearheaded the investment. The company tackles a critical cybersecurity gap: automated cyber threat detection engineering. This vital discipline often fails. Det... |
| 06.11.2025 | DataTribe Investing $3 Million In Rilevera To Expand Detection Engineering Platform | DataTribe has announced a $3 million seed investment in Rilevera, a cybersecurity startup based in New Jersey focused on helping organizations more effectively manage cyber threat detection. The company provides a centralized platform that ... |
| 05.11.2025 | Rilevera Raises $3M in Seed Funding | Rilevera, a New Jersey-based startup that empowers detection engineering teams to manage and maintain effective cyber threat detection by automating detection management workflows, raised $3m in seed funding.
DataTribe made the investment.
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| 28.10.2025 | CyberDefenseCon 2025 Kicks Off with Top Global CISOs, Top InfoSec Innovators and Black Unicorn Awards for 2025 | Cyber Defense Magazine's 13th Annual Awards taking place during CyberDefenseCon 2025 in Orlando Florida
ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Cyber Defense Magazine, the industry's leading electronic information security magazi... |
| 08.11.2024 | ContraForce: Security Service Delivery Platform Raises $3.25 Million (Seed) | ContraForce, a security service delivery platform company, announced the closing of a $3.25 million seed funding round, co-led by GALLOS Ventures and DataTribe. This funding round enables ContraForce’s mission to automate security operation... |
| 31.10.2024 | ContraForce Raises $3.25M in Seed Funding | ContraForce, a Mckinney, TX-based security service delivery platform company, raised $3.25M in Seed funding.
The round was led by Gallos Ventures and DataTribe. As part of the investment round, William Kilmer, Gallos General Partner, has jo... |
| 13.09.2024 | Strider Technologies: A New Era in Strategic Intelligence | In a world where information is power, Strider Technologies is stepping into the spotlight. The Salt Lake City-based company recently secured $55 million in Series C funding, a significant boost that signals its ambition to reshape the land... |
| 12.09.2024 | Strider Technologies Raises $55M in Series C Funding | Strider Technologies, a Salt Lake City, UT-based provider of strategic intelligence, raised $55M in Series C funding.
The round was led by Pelion Venture Partners. Other investors included participation from AXA Venture Partners (AVP), and ... |
| 12.09.2024 | Strider Technologies: Strategic Intelligence Provider Secures $55 Million (Series C) | Strider Technologies, a leading provider of strategic intelligence, announced that it has closed $55 million in Series C funding. Pelion Venture Partners led the round, which also includes participation from AXA Venture Partners (AVP) and e... |
| 01.08.2024 | Call for Applications Open for DataTribe's Seventh Annual Cybersecurity Startup Challenge | Five Finalists to Receive Messaging and Go-To-Market Coaching and Present to an Expert Panel of Judges and an Audience of Prospective Investors and Customers
FULTON, Md., Aug. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- DataTribe, a global cyber foundry that i... |
| 26.06.2024 | Female Founder Raises $1.1 Million for Artificial Intelligence Startup | Quickcode.ai, a leading provider of artificial intelligence software tailored for the trade compliance industry, has raised $1.1 million in seed funding. MCLEAN, VIRGINIA, USA, June 26, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- News Release
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| 07.03.2024 | Reach Security taps a company’s existing tools to fight cyber threats | Thanks to an uncertain economy, cybersecurity budgets are in a tight spot.
According to a 2023 survey from IANS and recruiting firm Artico Search, more than a third of chief information security officers (CISOs) kept their security spending... |
| 19.09.2023 | Fianu Labs secures $2M in seed funding from DataTribe to expand into DC | DataTribe, a startup investor based in Fulton, Maryland, launched its 2023 Startup Challenge application process in August. In addition to this, it’s extended support to Fianu Labs, a cybersecurity and data science-focused company, with a s... |
| 17.08.2023 | DataTribe Opens Sixth Annual Cybersecurity Startup Challenge’s Call for Applications | DataTribe, a Fulton, Md.-based global cyber foundry that invests in and co-builds next-generation cybersecurity and data science companies, opened its call for applications for the 2023 Cybersecurity Startup Challenge.
The deadline for subm... |
| 16.08.2023 | DC Money Moves: ASRC Federal subsidiary secures an $8B contract from NOAA | Money Moves is a column where we chart the funding raises of tech companies across the region. Have a tip? Email us at dc@technical.ly.
Reston-based ASRC Federal subsidiary Data Networks, secured a spot on a National Oceanic and Atmospheric... |
| 27.04.2023 | Report finds even cybersecurity VC funding fell off a cliff in the first quarter
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1-click below supports your our missio... | A new report from DataTribe finds that venture capital funding in the first quarter of 2023 fell off a cliff, delivering results that haven’t been seen for nearly a decade.
The DateTribe Insights Q1 2023 report describes the first quarter a... |
| 27.04.2023 | Q1 marked lowest VC funding for security in a decade, but there’s a silver lining | Join top executives in San Francisco on July 11-12, to hear how leaders are integrating and optimizing AI investments for success. Learn More
Today, DataTribe released a new report showing venture capital activity in the cybersecurity indus... |
| 22.12.2022 | Cybersecurity In 2023: How Should CEOs, CIOs And CISOs Prepare? | Benny Lakunishok, cofounder and CEO, Zero Networks. |
| 02.12.2022 | Cybersecurity Experts On Protecting Data At The World Cup | Cybersecurity is a serious concern for fans and corporate executives in Qatar and at home. How to protect the safety and security of data at major events.
Your data is the goal. Whether it’s a corporation, a hacking group, or a government, ... |
| 22.12.2021 | ContraForce Announces $2Million Seed Investment From DataTribe | Cyber Foundry Funds Start-Up With a New Approach to Security and Compliance
DataTribe, a global cyber foundry that invests in and co-builds next-generation cybersecurity and data science companies, announced a $2M seed investment in ContraF... |
| 09.11.2021 | Money Moves: HawkEye 360 lands a nine-figure Series D round | In one of the largest raises of the year, Herdon, Virginia’s HawkEye 360 raised $145 million in fresh funding through a Series D round.
The geospatial analytics firm, which measures space-based radio frequency data, announced the raise Mond... |
| 22.09.2021 | Resource Roundup: Check out funding opportunities for Baltimore startups, makers and community builders | We’re past the midway mark of the month and as the end of September fast approaches, so does the closing of many applications and opportunities for entrepreneurs from Baltimore and around Maryland looking for grants and funding to turn thei... |
| 07.09.2021 | Resource Roundup: DataTribe Challenge has up to $2M for cyber startups | Resource Roundup is a look at open applications for business and career-building programs around the region. Want to tell us about a program or new opportunity for entrepreneurs and technologists? Email us at baltimore@technical.ly.
Fulton-... |
| 02.09.2021 | With breaches rising, Maryland cybersecurity companies are poised to protect healthcare systems | The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights’ Breach Portal paints a bleak picture.
The portal, which shows active investigations regarding data breaches in healthcare, states that there are currently 834 open inv... |
| 29.01.2021 | DataTribe Announces $1.7 Million Seed Investment in SightGain | Cyber Foundry Funds Start-up With a New Approach To Cybersecurity Risk Management
DataTribe, a global cyber foundry that invests in and co-builds next-generation cybersecurity and data science companies, announced $1.7M seed investment in S... |
| 14.01.2021 | In 2020, Maryland saw most VC funding dollars since 2001 | Venture capitalists invested $1.159 billion into Maryland companies, according to data from the MoneyTree Report by PwC/CB Insights. It marks the third-highest VC dollar total in a year since 2000, and the highest since 2001.
The funding wa... |
| 14.01.2021 | Seed rounds for cybersecurity rose during pandemic as enterprises search for new defenses | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Cybersecurity startups that offer dramatic new vi... |
| 14.01.2021 | Seed rounds for cybersecurity rose during pandemic as enterprises search for new defenses | Cybersecurity startups that offer dramatic new visions for digital defense are seeing a surge of interest from venture investors. According to a new report from cybersecurity venture capital firm DataTribe, the trend reflects the way the cy... |
| 19.10.2020 | VC investment shows no signs of a pandemic slowdown | When it comes to the economy as a whole, describing a slowdown is the norm as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. In venture capital, however, it’s picking up.
VC investment dollars hit a seven-quarter high in the U.S. in the third quarter of ... |
| 16.10.2020 | Need startup funding? Here are 75+ venture capital firms in the Baltimore-DC region | If you’re located in New York City or the Silicon Valley, venture capital firms are abundant and well covered by the media — you can’t escape them. But entrepreneurs in the Baltimore-D.C. region don’t need to go so far to find a firm that c... |
| 13.10.2020 | Need startup funding? Here are 75+ venture capital firms in the DMV region | If you’re located in New York City or the Silicon Valley, venture capital firms are abundant and well covered by the media — you can’t escape them. But entrepreneurs in the DMV region don’t need to go so far to find a firm that could propel... |
| 09.09.2020 | Startups: Check out funding, incubator opportunities from Baltimore companies | With Labor Day behind us, we’re hearing reports that fall has arrived.
That means some new opportunities are popping up for entrepreneurs to avail themselves of Baltimore resources. But these programs aren’t just looking to help startups in... |
| 11.06.2020 | When it comes to social media moderation, reach matters | John Funge Contributor
John Funge is the Chief Product Officer at DataTribe, a cybersecurity startup foundry. He’s founded, built and sold three technology companies.
Social media in its current form is broken.
In 20 years, we’ll look back ... |
| 06.05.2020 | BlackCloak: Credentials for 68% of top pharma executives are available on the dark web | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
The security credentials for executives with acce... |
| 20.03.2020 | How global tumult can impact early-stage startup investment | Getting venture investment deals done involves relationships between individual companies and venture firms. But global events can still have a big impact, according to a report published Thursday from Fulton, Maryland-based cyber startup f... |
| 19.03.2020 | Early Stage Investment Activity Faces Uncertainty Amid Pandemic | As the coronavirus crisis stokes fears of an economic recession, early stage investment activity—which has already been declining in recent years—is poised to take a hit, according to analysis from DataTribe, a Fulton, Md.-based startup fou... |
| 19.03.2020 | How global tumult can impact early-stage startup investment | Getting venture investment deals done involves relationships between individual companies and venture firms. But global events can still have a big impact, according to a report published Thursday from Fulton-based cyber startup foundry Dat... |
| 10.02.2020 | Develop a serious cybersecurity strategic plan that incorporates CCM | Robert R. Ackerman Jr. Contributor
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| 17.09.2019 | Strider Raises $2 Million in Financing | Strider, the world’s first risk intelligence platform leveraging proprietary datasets, machine learning and human intelligence to illuminate economic espionage risks beyond the cyber domain, announced today that it has closed $2 million in ... |
| 17.09.2019 | Strider Raises $2 Million in Financing | Strider, the world’s first risk intelligence platform leveraging proprietary datasets, machine learning and human intelligence to illuminate economic espionage risks beyond the cyber domain, announced today that it has closed $2 million in ... |
| 11.08.2019 | Democratic presidential nominees are ignoring the issue of our cybersecurity infrastructure | Robert R. Ackerman Jr. Contributor
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| 31.07.2019 | Prevailion Secures $10M Series A Investment Led By AllegisCyber | Prevailion, a high-growth cybersecurity company transforming the way businesses approach risk discovery, evaluation and mitigation, today announced completion of its Series A funding led by AllegisCyber, a Silicon Valley and Maryland-based ... |
| 29.07.2019 | DataTribe is hosting its second cyber startup competition | DataTribe just announced a pitch competition seeking cyber startups from around the world.
The Fulton-based startup studio detailed plans Tuesday for its second annual DataTribe Challenge. It’s open to “startups with a vision to disrupt cyb... |
| 25.06.2019 | DataTribe Invests $1.9 Million in BlueRidge.AI | BlueRidge.AI announced today that it has closed a $1.9 million seed funding led by DataTribe, a global cyber foundry that creates and co-builds next-generation cybersecurity and data science companies.
BlueRidge.AI is integrating the Indust... |
| 25.06.2019 | DataTribe Invests $1.9 Million in BlueRidge.AI | BlueRidge.AI announced today that it has closed a $1.9 million seed funding led by DataTribe, a global cyber foundry that creates and co-builds next-generation cybersecurity and data science companies.
BlueRidge.AI is integrating the Indust... |
| 27.01.2019 | Too few cybersecurity professionals is a gigantic problem for 2019 | Robert R. Ackerman Jr. Contributor
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| 26.12.2018 | Cyber breaches abound in 2019 | Robert R. Ackerman Jr. Contributor
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| 31.10.2018 | Emerging Leader Attila Security Announces First Round of Funding | Attila Security, a company providing visibility, control and threat defense across physical, virtual, and cloud applications is pleased to announce it has completed its $2.5m seed round of funding led by DataTribe, the country’s leading sta... |
| 09.08.2018 | The healthcare industry is in a world of cybersecurity hurt | Robert R. Ackerman Jr. Contributor
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| 20.06.2018 | Prevalion Lands $1.7M Seed Investment From DataTribe | Prevailion, the predictive platform for advanced cyberdefense and third-party risk, today announced that it has closed a $1.7 million round of seed funding led by DataTribe, the country’s leading startup-studio for cybersecurity and data sc... |
| 15.05.2018 | Wes Blackwell joins Scout Ventures to invest in early-stage, veteran-led startups | This post was written by Anthony Ha (TechCrunch) and originally posted here.
We haven’t written much about Scout Ventures, but the New York City-based firm has built up a big portfolio over nearly a decade of investing, with exits like Ola... |
| 11.05.2018 | Wes Blackwell joins Scout Ventures to invest in early-stage, veteran-led startups | We haven’t written much about Scout Ventures, but the New York City-based firm has built up a big portfolio over nearly a decade of investing, with exits like Olapic (acquired by Monotype for $130 million) and Kanvas (acquired by TechCrunch... |
| 18.04.2018 | Can data science save social media? | Robert R. Ackerman Jr. Contributor
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| 16.04.2018 | Maryland cybersecurity companies head to San Francisco for RSA Conference | For Joel Benge, the RSA Conference presents a chance to talk about the “why.” Or, in this case, the “Y.”
Benge, who is based in Columbia, said the company where he serves as communications director that was founded as Emergent Network Defen... |
| 06.02.2018 | DataTribe competition is looking for the ‘next big thing’ in cybersecurity | Fulton-based DataTribe is opening a competition to find a cyber startup to throw its weight behind.
The “startup studio” opened the DataTribe Cyber Funding Competition on Monday, putting out the call for cybersecurity and data science start... |
| 27.10.2017 | Allegis Capital Rebrands as AllegisCyber, Appoints David G. DeWalt as MD; Expands to East Coast | Allegis Capital, a San Francisco, CA-based early-stage cybersecurity venture capital firm which is changing its name to AllegisCyber, appointed David G. DeWalt as managing director, actively expanding to the East Coast.
DeWalt, 52, is the p... |
| 17.10.2017 | The Trump team has failed to address the nation’s mounting cybersecurity threats | Robert R. Ackerman Jr. Contributor
Robert R. Ackerman Jr. is the founder and managing director of AllegisCyber, a venture capital firm specializing in cybersecurity, and the co-founder and executive at DataTribe, a cybersecurity startup fou... |
| 17.08.2017 | Changing the security landscape for entrepreneurs | Robert R. Ackerman Jr. Contributor
Robert R. Ackerman Jr. is the founder and managing director of AllegisCyber, a venture capital firm specializing in cybersecurity, and the co-founder and executive at DataTribe, a cybersecurity startup fou... |
| 13.05.2017 | Trump’s cybersecurity executive order is a good first step | Robert R. Ackerman Jr. Contributor
Robert R. Ackerman Jr. is the founder and managing director of AllegisCyber, a venture capital firm specializing in cybersecurity, and the co-founder and executive at DataTribe, a cybersecurity startup fou... |
| 28.09.2016 | 1776 is doubling down on cybersecurity | 1776 is hiring its first director of cybersecurity ventures.
It’s a new role that points to the incubator’s plans: “Cybersecurity is going to be a huge focus for us in 2017,” said communications director Erin McPike. The incubator previousl... |
| 25.08.2016 | Fulton-based cybersecurity company raises $1.2 million | Fulton-based cybersecurity startup Dragos closed a $1.2 million seed round this week.
The money was raised from DataTribe, a “startup studio” that launched this summer in the Howard County city.
The startup was founded by CEO Robert M. Lee,... |
| 28.07.2016 | Allegis Capital Leader Co-Founds DataTribe To Tap Government Research | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
In 2015, Silicon Valley venture firm founder Robert Ackerman was helping the founders of Maryland startup Onyara to prepare for a fundraising round that would allow them to mi... |
| 29.01.2015 | In Communications, Privacy And Security Are Illusions | Robert R. Ackerman Jr. Contributor
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| 06.01.2015 | Happy New Year — Unless You’re A Startup | Robert R. Ackerman Jr. Contributor
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| - | Investors are pouring money into 'zero-trust' startups that help catch hackers in the act — here's where 5 insiders are placing their bets | Chenxi Wang of Rain Capital. Rain Capital This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
Investments in cybersecurity were 19% of all early venture capital deals in Q3, a record high, ac... |
| - | The power players of cybersecurity: 50 CEOs, leaders, investors, and hackers who will lead the tech industry as it emerges from the pandemic | This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
The past year has challenged the cybersecurity industry to adapt to new challenges, particularly around remote work and election security.
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